From today at the San Antonio Botanical Gardens. This was kind of a grab shot, an instant later and it was gone. I wish I had gotten a bit more depth of field.

She is the most inquisitive cat we’ve ever had.

It was drizzling and foggy this morning. I got this shot in a bed of baby clover growing in my back yard.

Shot hand held – Nikon D300 w/ Nikon AF-S 85mm f/3.5G ED VR Micro

The Eastern Fox Squirrel is ubiquitous around this area of Texas. I’ve seen and photographed so many of them over the years that I’ve lately been reluctant photograph. But something about the backlighting on this one caught my eye.

From San Pedro Park, San Antonio, Texas.

A scene from San Pedro Park in San Antonio, Texas.

This view of the park shows what was once a public pool. I believe the pool was originally feed by the active springs in the park. (The largest of the springs are located at the far end of the pool, and aren’t really visible in this shot.) It was later converted to a traditional style chlorinated pool. As you can see, it’s now fallen into disuse.

San Pedro park is the second oldest municipal park in the U.S. It was declared public land in 1729 by King Phillip V of Spain.

From the Show Horse arena at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo grounds.

The lighting in this building was terrible. I was really pushing the limits of my camera. Shot with my Nikon D300 at ISO 3200! There is WAY more noise than I would like, but it was the only way to get the shot. (Handheld, with no flash).
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From the carnival area at the Stock Show and Rodeo grounds in San Antonio Texas. This was the "Power" ride. And no, I didn’t ride it…

Nikon D300 w/ 18-200vr. I didn’t expect much from this lens in this situation, but it did a pretty darn good job.

The band "Two Tons of Steel" performed at the San Antonio Stock Show grounds on Feb 6th, 2010. They really got the crowd moving!

Front man Kevin Geil, shown here, describes their sound as “countrybilly”. For eight years, the band has been voted "Best Country Band" by the San Antonio Current. IMHO, calling them a "country band" falls far short of describing their musical versatility. These guys really rocked!
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Mission San Juan in San Antonio, Texas. This is a view of the main building, looking through the window of one of the out buildings.

Nikon D300 w/ Nikon 18-200vr. HDR effect created with a single exposure, using multiple blended "Topaz Adjust" layers.

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