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10 Favorite Places to Shoot in Houston

Posted on August 11th, 2008 by Brian.
Categories: Photography.

I was sitting there thinking and thought “Self” (which is what I call me), “Self, what are your favorite places to shoot in Houston?”

So here they are, in no particular order:

1. Brazos Bend State Park - Okay, it’s not “in” Houston, but it’s close. I probably have taken more shots and more photo expeditions here than anywhere else. Great nature landscapes, gators, birds, hogs, butterflies, gators, stuff, and gators.
2. Houston Zoo - Where I test my lenses and techniques. Also a place I used spend early Sunday mornings alot when first learning photography.
3. St Pauls UMC - One of the best buildings in Houston to shoot and shoot in. And also Dawn’s church, so I get great access with no crowds.
4. Downtown - I love to just wander downtown for shots - architectural, abstract, art, even a trash the dress. At the west edge of Downtown is Sam Houston Park, which has some historic buildings, gazebos, skyline view, and a pond.  The new Discovery Park on the east side also has plenty of photo ops.
5. Glenwood Cemetery - Gawds I love this place, reminds me of the UK. I probably shoot here at least a dozen times a year.
6. San Jacinto State Park - Just a few minutes Southeast of Houston, but usually a peaceful place to shoot nature and stuff. The San Jac Monument is here, and Battleship Texas. Also nearby Lynchburg Landing is a fun shooting spot (channel ship traffic, waterbirds).
7. Anahuac/High Island - Okay, it’s about an hour - 90 minutes from Houston, but it’s nature galore. I also have a few “Secret” places in the area I hit where I am almost guaranteed to be undisturbed with wildlife.
8. Katy Prairie - The west side of Houston, from the Barker Reservoir to the wide prairie land up near Hockley. Lots of birdlife, even if the land is being overcome with developments. Supposedly a few bald eagles are still out here sometimes, but I have never caught one.
9. Warehouse/Industrial Districts - I spend alot of time driving through these areas looking for neat concept shots and backgrounds.  Districts are between Washington & I-10 west of Downtown (although that is becoming gentrified with townhomes) and the ship channel area east of Downtown.
10. Everywhere - Keep your camera with you - you never know what you’ll see or find.

One that used to be on the list:

Japanese Gardens / Hermann Park - quite near the zoo and a great place for nature shots, abstracts, and portraits. They also have a nice rose garden and gazebo that are cool to shoot in.  But they recently put up a new sign not allowing “professional” photography in the Japanese Gardens - and no interpretation and poor training has led staff to think anyone with a “big” camera is a professional.

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Teaser & a Trip

Posted on June 29th, 2008 by Brian.
Categories: Photography, Trips.

Tuesday I leave for a work trip to Fargo, ND for 3 days.

Still working on pics from Utah.  Here’s a teaser of a photo of the Mormon Temple in Salt Lake:

And some shots of “dockdogs” I took Friday when Dawn & I goofed off for an hour at the park:

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First Gallery from Utah up

Posted on June 19th, 2008 by Brian.
Categories: Photography, Trips.

Some of my pics from Arches National Park: http://uebelhart.net/2008utah/Arches/gallery.html

(Note: Edited 6/19 at 11:15 PM - now has 63 images and is done for Arches.)

Other Galleries to come:

• Bryce Canyon National Park
• Zion National Park
• Mesa Verde National Park
• Other places in Utah

And Dawn is starting to go through hers too, so we’ll get some of them up.

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Albums Being Processed

Posted on June 14th, 2008 by Brian.
Categories: Photography, Trips.

I am working on my images and getting into albums to upload.  I am aiming for the first set (Arches National Park) to be uploaded by Tuesday.

I’ll be using a fairly new and innovative album setup that is pretty awesome.  We’ll see how it works.

For a little bit of trivia:

Our trip was 17 days.

I downloaded 2,140 images from my camera (and I deleted numerous from my camera before downloading).

Total size on my drive for these pictures: 27.2 GB

I anticipate uploading about 400 images total to the albums (average of about 100 per park we went to)

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Sitting in Salt Lake City

Posted on June 6th, 2008 by Brian.
Categories: Photography, Trips, Camping.

We fly out back home tomorrow, and are in Salt Lake for the night.  I’ve been sick all day, hopefully a quick bug, don’t look forward to flying with this.  Yuk.

Some quick pics since I finally have good net access.

Dawn windering how long it took to make Bryce Canyons with just one small dozer

Painting from a photo of Bryce

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In Utah - Day 1

Posted on May 22nd, 2008 by Brian.
Categories: Trips.

We’re here! Dawn & I landed in Salt Lake City around 4 and are now in Beaver, Utah.

Tomorrow we’ll meet up with her parents around Zion.

First shot of the trip - we pulled over in a little town names Nephi and saw this western tanager:

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One week to go

Posted on May 14th, 2008 by Brian.
Categories: Trips.

One more week until Dawn & I are off on Vacation.

We’ll be heading out Thursday the 22nd via air to Salt Lake City, then via ground to Zion, then Bryce, then Arches, and finally Mesa Verde until the drive back to Salt Lake to fly home on the 7th.

I can’t wait.

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Painting

Posted on May 6th, 2008 by Brian.
Categories: Photography, Trips, Art.

Haven’t uploaded a picture in awhile, so here’s something I thought about due to a conversation I had with friends at dinner.

It’s a “painted” rendition of a shot I took in Norwich, UK last year.

(click on the image for a bigger version)

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2008 in 2008

Posted on April 17th, 2008 by Brian.
Categories: Photography.

Another set up (83 new pics) in the Graffiti of San Antonio

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2008 in 2008

Posted on April 15th, 2008 by Brian.
Categories: Photography.

Added another set of images: Missions of San Antonio (mostly black & whites)

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