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why i love the plains
From a sky- and weather-viewpoint, the day had been fairly unremarkable. And even the sunset didn’t look too promising.
But then about 8 minutes before sundown, the sun broke through the clouds, which had looked really flat and boring. But the low angle highlighted the mammatus clouds in a way that was unexpected, dramatic, and breathtaking.
And, if this very same thing had happened somewhere with hills and/or trees, no one could have seen it. And that’s why I love the plains.
Yellowhouse Canyon, Texas
photographed 5.13.2023
flower spike
These yucca don’t bloom like this every year – but when they do, they are just spectacular.
Yellowhouse Canyon, Texas
photographed 5.12.2023
edge of winter
First of all – thanks to everyone for sticking with my 28 Faces project during February. When I made the commitment to myself to be a Serious Photographer, one of the things I promised was that I would never stop learning, never stop pushing myself. It took me a long time to become confident enough to photograph people and it has been an exhilarating experience. I’ll keep doing it, but for now – here’s some of the “normal” stuff. For a change.
My family call it “movie snow” – the kind that wafts gently down, huge white flakes landing lightly on everything. And then melts soon, before it gets icy and gray and annoying. We had such a movie snow toward the end of January: it snowed in the night and through the morning. By afternoon the weather system moved on and the melt began.
Yellowhouse Canyon, Texas
photographed 1.26.2023
The Perseverance of Yellow
A foggy day is a good day to take some photos.
If you ask me.
Yellowhouse Canyon
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 1.21.2021
Moon/Shadow
Look! It’s not exactly following me, but still there it is: a moon shadow.
Yellowhouse Canyon, Texas
photographed 7.24.2020
One Day | One Image 