McLane Stadium

Baylor has built a new football stadium on campus.  Everyone has been eager to take photographs of it.  I have a couple in my own style. Here is my picture of the stadium.

McLane Stadium

It is am impressive facility.  I wanted to go a little beyond the normal photograph, though, and I took pictures of the old Floyd Casey Stadium and superimposed on into the reflection in the water.  I call this “Now and Then.”

Now and Then

Double Helix

The Heart of Texas Professional Photographer’s Guild holds monthly competitions.  For August, the theme for one of the competitions was “Around in Circles.” Bryant Stanton is a local artist who works in metal and glass.  He was commissioned to do a chandelier and a sculpture for the new Science Building at the Community College.  His sculpture was in interpretation of the Double Helix.  I decided to work that up as my entry for the competition.  This was my final product, and it won the competition.

Double Helix

Canada Cruise

We took another cruise last week.  This one left from Montreal and went to Quebec City, Charlottetown, P.E.I., Halifax, N.S., Bar Harbor, ME, and Boston MA. This is a lighthouse in the harbor outside of Bar Harbor.

Bar Harbor Lighthouse

There were several really interesting places, but while we were in Halifax we went to “Peggy’s Cove.”  I had never heard of it, but it turns out to be a place where many photographers have made some really good images.  Peggy’s Cove is a small fishing village with probably not more than 20 houses.  We were told the lighthouse there is the most photographed lighthouse in the world. When we got there, a piper was standing in full Scottish regalia.  The picture I took had dozens of other people in it, but I managed to remove them in photoshop.

The lone piper stands in front of the Peggy's Cove Lighthouse.

Food – More Desserts

Walmart had several things in the bakery clearance yesterday.  So, more dessert pics today. First Oatmeal Cookies.

Oatmeal Cookies

Then a Brownie

Brownie

And finally two pictures of Chocolate Cream Pie.

Chocolate Cream Pie

Chocolate Cream Pie

 

Food – Desserts

I went to Walmart, and their bakery has a clearance rack.  Each day, there are new items I could use to take photos of.  These are vanilla cupcakes with orange frosting.

Cupcakes

Apple Pie

Apple Pie

Pecan Tart

Pecan Tart

Pastry Tubes with Vanilla Cream with and without Chocolate Sauce.

Cream Filled Tubes

Cream Filled Tubes with Chocolate Sauce

Food Photography – More Entrees

The last few days, I have again been able to do some food photography.  The first one is Italian Sausage with Pasta Prima Vera.Italian Sausage and Pasta Prima Vera

The Second one was Barbecued Spare Ribs and Sweet Corn.Barbecued Spare Ribs and Sweet Corn

The third one was Red Beans and Rice.

Red Beans and Rice

And finally Salmon with Grilled Yellow Squash.

Salmon and Grilled Yellow Squash

Waco Farmer’s Market

Waco has a Farmer’s Market downtown on Saturday mornings. We go almost every week, and most of the time we don’t get anything.  This time of year, though, there are lots of fresh vegetables.  Saturday I got sweet corn, green beans, tomatoes, and yellow squash.  They make a pretty good still life.

Farmer's Market

Sunflowers

Friday, Debbie drove her mother up to Iowa.  When she got there, she texted me that there was a field of sunflowers on I35 in Itasca that were amazing.  So, Saturday morning I drove up there.  There were actually several fields on both sides of the highway.

Itasca Sunflowers

Galveston

I spent last weekend in Galveston and just about all I had to do was take pictures.  I began at the harbor in my usual spot where the shrimp and fishing boats dock.  I got some reasonable pictures of birds, but I got a pretty good environmental portrait of this fisherman mending his net.

After The Catch

That evening was Art Walk.   After that, I waited until the sun was down and went to the beach.  I wanted to get a night shot of the fishing pier.  That mean a really long shutter speed which meant that as the waves came in, there was a sequential reflection of the pier’s light on the water.

61st St. Fishing Pier