Southwest Texas (too much clear air, not enough clouds)

[lphilpot]

I recently spent four days in southwest Texas photographing the desert landscape. My plan was to be there in the middle of the wet season (late June to early September) and take advantage of clouds, atmosphere and fewer visitors in this normally dry, blue-sky area. Well, apparently the weather missed the "wet" memo. There were some isolated thunderstorms the first afternoon / evening I was there, but that was it. Clear blue skies, hot and dry ...although to be honest, it didn't feel as all-emcompassingly hot as it does here at home in Louisiana now that I've returned. Given the clear skies I had to do the best I could. More images are on my Flickr Photostream https://www.flickr.com/photos/14015058@N07/

With the showers just dying off, I was driving 60 miles to a sunset location when I saw this scene. I pulled over, hastily shot a pano and roared off again to make my appointment with the sun. Don't look too closely -- You can see it was hastily done. I'll just say "black and white covers a multitude of sins" and leave it at that...

• Canon - Canon EOS Rebel T8i
• 17.0 - 70.0 mm
• 48.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/160 sec
• Pattern
• Manual exposure
• ISO 100

Sawtooth Mountain and Balanced Rock

• Canon - Canon EOS Rebel T8i
• 17.0 - 70.0 mm
• 17.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/50 sec
• Pattern
• Manual exposure
• ISO 100

Davis Mountains golden hour panorama (11 frames)

• Canon - Canon EOS Rebel T8i
• EF70-200mm f/4L USM
• 118.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/30 sec
• Pattern
• Manual exposure
• ISO 100

Star Mountain in the morning light, viewed from Wild Rose Pass

• Canon - Canon EOS Rebel T8i
• EF70-200mm f/4L USM
• 94.0 mm
• ƒ/11
• 1/30 sec
• Pattern
• Manual exposure
• ISO 100

 

[TripleC]

Beautiful images

 

[RBIV]

Yes, Beautiful series.

 

[lphilpot]

Thanks!