Archive for December, 2007

Remember this

December 31, 2007

austin texas 2007

I shot this for the talented people at Design&Rhetoric.  We were on the roof of Bridges on the Park at Lamar and Riverside, looking north up Lamar across Lady Bird Lake Town Lake the Colorado River.  Remember when the Cedar Door was right there on the other side of the footbridge?  What a great spot.  I’m sure something cool will be built there, and whatever it is, it’s underway.  So remember this view, because it won’t look like this for long.

Big Red Sun

December 31, 2007

backyard pool designed by Big Red Sun

Texas Monthly

December 24, 2007

texas bound for golf cover 2008

Be on the lookout for this, due out Feb 2008.  Texas Monthly, Jason Stone (author of The Texas Golf Bible) and I have teamed up with Texas Economic Development & Tourism to produce this.  Stone wrote it, I shot the pics, Leslie Williams designed it, and Missy Colbert made sure we all did what we promised to do.  Having tried publishing things before, I’m relieved to be working with someone who knows what they’re doing.

Texas chandelier

December 24, 2007

star ranch chandelier

At Star Ranch in Hutto. 

Texas golf

December 23, 2007

texas golf courses photographed

Here’s a map of where I’ve released the shutter on a golf landscape.  So far.  Strange how I’ve managed to avoid Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston.

Cap

December 21, 2007

ut golf club hat

It’s sure hard to find a brown hat these days.  I didn’t go to UT, but I sure like this hat, and I like that club.  Things are done very well there.  Steve Termeer and Greg Garner and the rest of ‘em know how to run a club.

Name that hole

December 21, 2007

texas golf

Hint:  It doesn’t look exactly like this anymore.

Austin

December 7, 2007

Austin Texas Congress Avenue SOCO HDR Photography Capitol

Christmas on Congress Avenue.

Cowboy Hilton

December 6, 2007

Frio Country Concan Texas Tubing Hunting Golf Weddings Cowboy Hilton Cabins

Hunters and tubers who frequent the Frio River area north of Uvalde might recognize this place.  You golfers can stay here, too.  About 20 of you.

HDR Photography

December 6, 2007

hdr photography high dynamic range imaging

HDR is really taking off, and I’m seeing lots of the same thing out there.  It’s a great tool for those who consider themselves artists.  For me, it’s a business tool.  It allows me to capture a scene for a client with no violation of the environment.  I’m not referring to the environment of which the dirtball politicians speak.  Beyond sunsets, HDR is absolutely necessary for accurate display of texture.

Margarita Villas

December 2, 2007

concan texas frio river golf tubing hunting margarita villas rentals

Just got back from Concan.  Here’s where I’m staying next time I go.  I figure I’ll round up five other families and book this one.  It’s incredible.