Whole Nuther Country

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 3, 2010298 views15 comments

Sony A700
Tokina 828 AT-X Pro @ 200mm
ISO 200, 1/3 @ f22

Poteet, Texas
Put 620 miles on the car yesterday exploring the area south of San Antonio and then up into the Hill Country. After a lousy 2008 and 2009 the wildflower bloom this year is really looking good. Around Poteet there was great variety while further north and west the bluebonnets begin to dominate. So far the season is off to a really good start. My only complaint was a mild but persistent breeze that put some motion blur in some of the coreopsis and paintbrush in the MG. Could have used a slightly higher ISO but my camera likes 200 the best so I just put up with it. All comments welcome.>=))>

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by David Bostedo on April 3, 2010 at 1:48 PM

Very nice Bill. Interesting to see the cactus (prickly pear?) interspersed with the wild flowers. And I like how there are loosely defined layers here with the paintbrush in the middle. I do think it looks a bit soft overall, even accounting for the wind effects.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on April 3, 2010 at 2:13 PM

Pretty, Bill, i was skiing yesterday in 7 degrees with many feet of snow on the ground, so this has me ready for Spring!

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Comment posted by Paul Gasior on April 3, 2010 at 2:21 PM

beautiful shot i like leyers from different kind of flowers and color

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Comment posted by Bill Pelzmann on April 3, 2010 at 2:30 PM

Nice rainbow of color. Glad to see Texas is having a good bloom.
Wow, 640 miles, and you still found time to snap a few pictures!

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on April 3, 2010 at 4:43 PM

I was there once in early April and will never forget it. This is a beautiful reminder. I hope you have a great year.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on April 3, 2010 at 4:45 PM

Man, this makes me miss the Hill Country and Texas!!!! Gorgeous color Bill.

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Comment posted by Paolo De Faveri on April 3, 2010 at 5:26 PM

Gorgeous!! The cactus - totally unexpected to my eyes - adds tons of interest to an already marvelous scene.

Paolo

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Comment posted by Bob McQuade on April 3, 2010 at 5:29 PM

Very nice, I am envious, after putting up with the rain there this winter that produced these beauties, I had to leave for home 3 weeks ago, and it looks like I am missing something special. Especially like the vertical comp with the prickly pear.

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on April 3, 2010 at 7:25 PM

Beautiful, Bill! You have the primary colors plus a nice anchor point with
the cactus. I haven't been to Texas since the mid 90's, but this motivates
me to return. I could look at this everyday. Well done, Bill.

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on April 3, 2010 at 8:16 PM

I was thinking that must be Texas. The cactus kind of confirmed it for me. Very nice pallette of colors in this one.

Chris

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Comment posted by Brad Mangas on April 4, 2010 at 9:24 AM

Good stuff Bill, I was hoping to see some shots for your area. I'm hearing the wildflower season may be a very good one. Take care, have fun and keep them coming.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on April 4, 2010 at 6:21 PM

Wow, what a gorgeous shot! The comp has great layers of color and textures. Just a wonderful shot, Bill!

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Comment posted by Genny K. on April 4, 2010 at 8:50 PM

Wow. (sigh) That's more color than I've seen in 7 months........ Nice layers of color, and the catus pulls it together.

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Comment posted by Barry R. Byrd on April 4, 2010 at 8:53 PM

Outstanding capture Bill- drove south toward Mason yesterday and there were as nice a bloom as I've seen in years. Well done!

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Comment posted by Angela Classen on April 12, 2010 at 12:23 PM

I don't know how I missed this one. Wow! I absolutely love all the vibrant colors you captured. The cactus is a nice element in the scene as well. The slight motion blur really doesn't bother me. We're used to the wind here in Kansas

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