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Farm on FM 521, Texas

Daily Photo – Farm on FM 521

What first struck me about this scene was the crop spraying plane that was buzzing around. I didn’t get a useable shot of the crop sprayer – it was too far away for my 75-300mm (B&H) and I loused up the exposure for the plane. However, I did like to scene of this farm with the contrast of the red barns, sand house and green alfalfa fields, so I tried a few shots and this one was my favorite. In […]

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Palacios Harbor

Daily Photo – Palacios Harbor

I was struck by the lemon-yellow building in this scene. It sits at the entrance to the leisure boat marina in Palacios, Texas. In the background is part of the fishing fleet – shrimp, crabs and oysters being the main business in this town. The yellow building typifies one of the things I love about the houses that line the Texas Gulf coast – bright, vibrant, saturated colors. The blue sails and awnings and the red covers on the boats […]

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Cows in a River

Daily Photo – Cows in a River

One of the cows is adventurously sampling the tree while the others seem to be waiting for her opinion. Is it better than the grass? Does it taste like chicken? Why am I standing in this river?

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Swirling Water

Daily Photo – Swirling Waters

Without having said what this was an image of, it’s difficult to know. It could just as easily be a shot of some metamorphosed rock or perhaps the bark of a tree.

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Trash Cans

Daily Photo – Trash Cans

It’s said that the eye is immediately drawn to red items. I think that’s certainly the case in this image where I find my eye is immediately drawn to the Dr. Pepper can. But what I find even more curious is the total absence of Coca-Cola cans. I’ve looked over and over but don’t see a single one.

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Joshua Tree

Daily Photo – Joshua Tree

I spotted this particular specimen having left Grand Canyon West, gotten back onto Pierce Ferry Road, and heading north to Pearce Ferry and South Cove. In the background of this shot is Grapevine Mesa.

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