A couple of weeks ago, three other photographers and I spent three days shooting fall foliage and other subjects on the Block Creek Natural Area near Comfort, Texas. For most of us, the temptation was strong to focus on birds. The first morning, we were working a nice red barn in the middle of a grassy field when we flushed a long-eared owl. Though tempted to pursue the long-winged bird, we remained dedicated to the landscape photography for a while, at least. By the end of the week, we had photographed many more subjects than anticipated, including butterflies, finches, Canada geese, hawks, owls, creeks, rivers, trees, sunsets and more.
Sharron and Larry Jay and Myrna and David Langford were wonderful hosts. They guided us to many of their favorite areas, kept us well fed, and provided excellent accommodations. Check out their web site at www.blockcreeknaturalarea.com
Right after the fall foliage shoot, I headed to Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico with a group. You will see some of those photos in the next newsletter. The following shots were done on the Texas hill country trip.
Texas hill country covered in golden grass and spotted with red and yellow oaks in autumn.
Afternoon light streaming through a yellow leafed Spanish Oak.
Barn and soapberry tree shot at first light.
Not the gingerbread house; this cottage near to the main ranch house has a living room, bedroom, kitchen and bath.
It was completely dark when I took the time exposure of this cottage. I just set the shutter timer to 2 seconds, set the camera on mirror lockup, and pushed the button.
Chuck Wagon and Star Trails
A captive red-tailed hawk with jesses removed in Photoshop.
Captive Great Horned Owl with jesses covered by wings.
Bald Cypress along the Guadalupe River is bright red at sunset in mid-November.
Frost on Sycamore Leaves
Gulf Fritillary resting on dried flowers.
Orange clouds framed with the limbs of a moss-covered live oak at sunset.
Wonderful work as usual Larry, really shows me there is so much to Texas, I need to get out and explore it.
thanks, Seth. It’s pretty country in the autumn and lots to photograph.
Great stuff Larry…..the fall Cypress on the Guadalupe looks awesome, as do the “captive” birds….thanks for sharing….continue to be blessed and have an awesome Christmas…..sylvia
Thanks, Sylvia. It was a fun trip.
Larry,
Love the shots….this makes me want to head to Comfort ASAP.
Take care,
gmt
Glad you liked it, George. Merry Chrismas.
Nice photos. . . I was there, and I can attest that we had an awesome time photographing birds, fall foliage, landscapes, captive raptors, butterflies, and night light painting. The food was great, and I had the cutest cottage to spend my nights downloading photos.
Larry, thanks for a great workshop of learning.
Kandace, I’m really glad you had a good time. Thanks for the wonderful comments. How did you raptor shots turn out?