Crazy clouds around here sometimes... I'm starting to realize just how many pictures I take over that fence. Same signs, same landscape, same piece of road, but they all feel so original.
I guess something special can happen in the same place an infinite amount of times. You've just got to be ready to catch it, or just be there at the right time coincidentally. 

Take full advantage of these special things. Something special will eventually happen again, but it won't be the same as the last.

The beginning of my "phonetography"!

I have left the stone age. No more 8 year old flip phone!!!!

I went and got myself an iPhone 4S yesterday, and plan to start a more casual daily entry from my phone.

Woooo! I'm really enjoying this smartphone stuff! Haha.

Angry skies rolling through.

Here it comes. We've been under tornado watch on and off until 10PM. Some areas of DFW have had hail, and severe wind damage.

 I JUST HOPE I DON'T LOSE THE INTERNET!

 -_-
 I think I was being sarcastic......... maybe?

Snowy drive home

A Texas snow storm! Yeah, it was only about 2 inches max... I was on my way back home from Lubbock, and couldn't resist opening up my camera back and wiggling out my camera for some snowy roadside pictures. This wasn't too easy seeing that way out here in nowheresville, the roads aren't fully cleared of ice and snow.

Great Tree

Behold, The Great Tree.

Okay, The Great(est) Tree in the front yard of my buddy Marks house. I really just love this one. Lots of lines and shadows and a beautiful color composition.

Memory upgrade!

Got my 8GB of RAM in the mail a few days back. Got it from Crucial They have an awesome system scanner that will pull up the compatible hardware for your machine! I'm feeling the difference for sure. 4GB wasn't limiting me, but now that I've got 8GB I can browse my iPhoto library, play around with Photomatix, jam some iTunes, keep my e-mail active, browse the internet, maybe play some Minecraft every now and again! haha. I may be being a little sarcastic with that one, but I can honestly say that I can do much more than one thing at a time without getting bogged down!

This upgrade really smooths everything out. More frequent posts?

We shall see!!!

Beyond focal infinity!

It's beginning to become more clear every day. I'm soaking up all kinds of skills recently. I've been researching time lapse, night photography, star trails, and astrophotography. I'm still not the best walker, but this post-surgery experience has been super! I can't really get in the "photographers groove" being unable to squat, bend my knee, crouch, and get in all those other crazy, yet necessary positions needed for the best shot. After seeing some amazing work by Ben Canales, who is quickly becoming one of my absolute favorite photographers. I just HAD to get out there and get my hands on some night photography! Busted out the 10.5mm f/2.8 fisheye and I was out the back door!

Here are the top shots from my brief backyard session tonight:

@ f/4 - 20 sec - ISO 2500

@ f/2.8 - 2.6 sec - ISO 2500

@ f/4 - 58 sec - ISO 2500

@ f/5 - 19 sec - ISO 2500

@ f/4 - 4 sec - ISO 2500