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Happy New Year! My 2010 Pictorial Year in Review

Posted on January 7, 2011

One of the many roof-top dogs in San Miguel de Allende Mexico

More ruins in Mineral de Pozos, Mexico

Night time reflections in Colonia Independencia in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Basket weavers in the Copper Canyon, Mexico. I shot this image from the train.

Igor, my daughter’s cute little Boston terrier.

Texas wildflowers were the best I’ve ever experienced this year. These were shot near New Berlin, Texas.

Locked gates prevented me from exploring many fields of bluebonnets in Texas.

Mineral de Pozos during a festival in May. Multiple exposure.

Aria Resort in Las Vegas, NV

View from the top of St. Stephen Basilica in Budapest, Hungary. HDR

Prague, Czech Republic

Typical street scene in Prague, Czech Republic

One of the more amazing cemeteries I’ve been to in Europe. Olšany Cemetery where it is said over 1 million people are buried.

(Left) Terezin internment camp in Czech Republic. (Right) Blanco State Park in the Fall.

Another of the many village dogs I’ve photographed in Mineral de Pozos, Mexico.

Dia de los Muertos in Mineral de Pozos, Mexico.

Scenes from San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.

For the Love of Pozos – Textures and HDR

Posted on December 18, 2010

The new home of our art gallery, Mineral de Pozos in central Mexico, is filled with textures and colors that makes it a joy to photograph. One of the best ways to capture these textures is through HDR photography. These series of images were shot in Pozos and processed using HDR Efex Pro from Nik software. Some of the images are 3 shots at exposures 1 stop apart and some of them are single exposures.

The left image is a reflection in the window (you can see me near the bottom). The right image is a multiple exposure combined in my Nikon D300 camera.

This is night time at Posada de Los Minas, a beautiful boutique hotel in Pozos. It’s one of our favorite places to gather for freshly prepared food in their courtyard restaurant.

I have a soft spot for the village dogs in Pozos. I have started a whole series of photographs of these dogs.

Pozos is magical at night… Note the little black village dog in the shot too.

Pozos has a great panteon (cemetary).

Ruins…. beautiful ruins everywhere in Pozos.

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Palm Spring Photo Festival – one of my favorite photography events

Posted on December 6, 2010

Imagine spring in the desert and immersing yourself in photography 4 days and 4 nights. I’ve attended this festival every year since it’s inception except for last year (due to another travel commitment). I took workshops from some master photographers including Stephen Wilkes, Jock Sturges and Steve McCurry. This year they will have a whopping 18 workshops to choose from! Imagine being inspired and guided by the likes of Graciela Iturbide, Keith Carter or Amy Arbus, just a sampling of the master instructors during the festival. The toughest part will be choosing among the sessions!

The photograph shown below was taken at the Salton Sea by Stephen Wilkes. I happened to be there attending his workshop when he took this shot with an amazing ring light!

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High School Senior Shoot – Erica

Posted on December 5, 2010

Erica is the definition of the cover-girl-next-door. A natural beauty, Erica was a joy to photograph. Here are some of my favorites from the two photo shoots. Images were photographed in the late spring in Austin and Johnson City.

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Copper Canyon in Infrared

Posted on December 5, 2010

In February of this year I rode El Chepe, the train that takes you through the Copper Canyon of Northern Mexico. I traveled on this trip with my mother and my aunt. It was an amazing experience and we didn’t feel unsafe at all even considering the negative press relating to drug violence in Northern Mexico.

Here’s some of my favorite digital infrared shots from that trip.

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“Beauty in Silence” opens at Seton in Austin on Dec. 9th

Posted on November 30, 2010

Seton Hospital, as part of their Art and Healing program, is displaying an exhibition of my photography titled “Beauty in Silence”. The exhibition is currently hanging in the North Lobby and will stay there for approximately 6 months.

The Opening Reception will be held on Thursday, December 9, 2010 from 6:00 to 7:00 pm.
Seton Medical Center Austin North Lobby
1201 West 38^th Street
(Validated parking available for the South Garage)

I hope all of my Austin and area friends and supporters can make the opening!

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