Rust and Snow

Photo Information

Taken:	30 March 2008 11:53 near Yorktown, Texas
Camera:	Canon PowerShot A550
Exposure:	ISO 80
	5.8mm, 0 EV
	f/2.5
	1/500

Backstory

I tried several settings, but these thistle flowers are so white, they always appear to be ripped out of the page.

Each of the full blooms has at least one insect crawling around in the pollen.

—13 August 2012

Dad at Sunset

Photo Information

Taken:	29 March 2008 19:56 near Yorktown, Texas
Camera:	Canon PowerShot A550
Exposure:	ISO 200
	5.8mm, 0 EV
	f/2.6
	1/60

Backstory

This is pretty much the same shot of Dad as the one of Suna posted earlier. But Dad’s face is less washed out in the flash.

Sunset and Suna

Photo Information

Taken:	29 March 2008 19:56 near Yorktown, Texas
Camera:	Canon PowerShot A550
Exposure:	ISO 200
	5.8mm, 0 EV
	f/2.6
	1/60 flash

Backstory

The flash kinda washes out the highlights of Suna’s face, giving the foreground an almost poster-ish quality. It also, flattens the background into almost a grayscale. I think the overall effect is really cool—especially since I got it with a point-and-shoot camera.

—10 August 2012

Demon’s Eyes and Oil

Photo Information

Taken:	29 March 2008 19:55 near Yorktown, Texas
Camera:	Canon PowerShot A550
Exposure:	ISO 250
	5.8mm, 0 EV
	f/2.6
	1/60

Backstory

Do you ever get the feeling someone or something is watching you?

I love the way the sunset through the clouds looks like eyes—maybe demon’s eyes, maybe a space alien’s.

The short white phallus in the middle is the first oil well drilled around the farm. We were all so excited, filled with anticipation about what it would mean for the Yorktown, for the farm, for us. That was back before we even knew what the Eagleford Shale was.

—9 August 2012

It’s a Dog’s Life

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Taken:	25 March 2008 18:39 The Meadows at Brushy Creek
Camera:	Canon PowerShot A550
Exposure:	ISO 200
	5.8mm, 0 EV
	f/2.6
	1/50

Backstory

Rose isn’t allowed on the indoor furniture without explicit invitation. Even then she can be a little shy about it—but not out here. She’s giving me a look like, “I ordered a margarita. That looks more like a daiquiri.” Or I guess, “Whaat?!” would be more age appropriate.

—30 July 2012

Dragon’s Flame

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Taken:	25 March 2008 18:59 The Meadows at Brushy Creek
Camera:	Canon PowerShot A550
Exposure:	ISO 100
	5.8mm, 0 EV
	f/2.6
	1/60

Backstory

I love the way the color of this flower pops against the siding and brick of the house. I no longer remember the name of it. I want to call it “dragon’s flame” or something equally Asiatic, but who knows. If you know, please comment.

I thought I had blogged about it at The Hermitage, but no. At least, I couldn’t find anything.

This was just me wandering around with Suna’s camera taking pictures around the house. The siding is a little washed out in the direct sunlight, but that’s a tradeoff for the way the sunlight reflects from the water drops on the leaves.

—5 August 2012

Retaining Wall

Photo Information

Taken:	22 March 2008 19:05 The Meadows at Brushy Creek
Camera:	Canon PowerShot A550
Exposure:	ISO <#ISO#>
	5.8mm, 0 EV
	f/2.6
	1/160

Backstory

This was the first retaining wall project I built around the house. I guess I got a little carried away, but I sure wish I had time for projects like this again. It’s just not as satisfying to pay someone else to do the work.

Suna took the picture.

—9 August 2012