Texas

Move Over Picasso: One-Shot HDR is Here

Submitted by David Cardinal on Fri, 05/14/2010 - 13:36

Many of us who have wound up in photography wish we could be artists. And while automated computer tools will hopefully never be a substitute for human talent each year there are some new, cool processing options for our digital images which add artistic effects. This year’s leading contender in my book is the new HDR Toning filter in Adobe Photoshop CS5…

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Giving Raptors a Future – Photography with Last Chance Forever

Submitted by David Cardinal on Thu, 05/06/2010 - 09:45

In addition to all the great songbird photography we had during our Texas Hill Country photo safari we had a special treat when John Karger of Last Chance Forever, a raptor rehabilitation foundation, brought four magnificent animals to pose and even fly for us. As my friend know I’m very careful about any photography of captive animals. It’s easy for them to be mis-treated or bred for photography once money is involved. But Last Chance Forever works strictly with raptors they are trying to rehabilitate after some accident or mis-treatment (usually unintentional) by a well-meaning “pet” owner...

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Showing off the Old West in Texas—One Antique at a Time

Submitted by David Cardinal on Tue, 05/04/2010 - 08:55

Regular readers know that I enjoy both HDR and black and white photography. So when our hosts at our recent Hill Country Photo Safari, Sharron and Larry Jay of BCNA, rolled out their fully restored antique chuckwagon I couldn’t resist combining them. To enhance the overall effect rather than use sunlight we lit the wagon with flashlights. Everyone had a lot of fun and got some great shots, but capturing the raw images only started my fun. Read more »

South Texas Birds--Rio Grande Valley Private Ranches

Submitted by David Cardinal on Tue, 08/11/2009 - 17:37
Dates: 
Mar 13, 2011 - Mar 16, 2011

Maximum 8 photographers (starts immediately following NANPA Summit)

Based on the continued success of the Lens and Land ranches in the Rio Grande Valley and the great trip we all had this year and last year (a sold out safari with a full set of satisfied participants), I'm pleased to announce that I'll be leading another photo safari to the Lens and Land ranches next March in conjunction with the NANPA Summit which will be right in McAllen. We'll have 4 full days of private shooting at the premier award winning Dos Venadas and Campos Viejos ranches which are only open to guided groups. Hardy Jackson, our co-host, won the most recent Valley Land Fund photo contest on his ranch, Campos Viejos so you'll have every chance to take similar award winning images.

Normally I lead this safari in April, but because the NANPA Summit is in McAllen in March we'll be running it immediately after NANPA.

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What's That Big Bird?

Submitted by David Cardinal on Sun, 06/28/2009 - 13:54

As several readers reminded me when I posted the Texas Desert Tortoise photo, we see a lot more than birds on our Texas photo safaris. This year we had some great opportunities to photograph Steve Bentsen's deer when they came down to drink... Read more »

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