When I am hiking and taking photos, and the temperature is above 50 degrees, I typically wear a Magellan shirt. This shirt is 100 percent nylon, and the mesh lining
Continue reading…Shirt I mostly wear for photography and hiking
Recently temperatures got down to around 10 degrees, and it had not been this cold in thirty-plus years. I still went out for walks and took pictures, and layered up
Continue reading…How I stayed warm when it got down to 10 degrees
Recently Cedar Park received six inches of snow, and the lows got into the single digits, which is extremely rare for Central Texas. It also was below freezing for 144
I recently bought a used Nikon 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S VR II from KEH.com for $650.00. I wanted a lens with a big zoom range, and this lens is a
Continue reading…Playing with my new Nikon 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S VR II
Cedar Park recently had a large amount of snowfall for the area. Typically, it will snow about a half-inch and then melt in a few hours. This time it snowed
Continue reading…Snow in Cedar Park, TX and why your light meter will be wrong
Round Rock cemetery is located in Round Rock, TX. You can click here for the exact location of the cemetery, or you can enter the coordinates below: 30°31’03.9″N 97°41’45.6″W The
When I go hiking, I always carry a Camelbak, which weighs about ten pounds. It holds three liters of water and also has zip pockets. When selecting shoes or boots
In Austin, TX, it typically doesn’t get cold, and most of the time, temperatures are above 70 degrees. When I am hiking, and the weather is above 70, I wear
Good flash photography will always look like a flash was not used. Back in the day, most of us probably took flash pictures that look something was lit up with
Lighting can make a big difference in a photo. I am not very good at carving a pumpkin, but I can improve my picture by light painting. I went ahead