Friday, April 30, 2010

Thursday at the DMA

The Icebergs by Frederick Edwin Church used to be on the No Photography list.
This is a Triptych of a series of images of an empty barrel vault and adjacent galleries at the Dallas Museum of Art. This is a rare sight and usually can be seen only once a year after the Beaux Art Ball held late in April.

Pasture Life at the end of April

Toby enjoying the late evening
South and West facing foals
What are you doing on the ground?

Monday, April 26, 2010

From the Kitchen: Das Wienerschnitzel

This past Friday I experimented with a German recipe for wienerschnitzel. I served it with German Potato Salad and Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Last week I posted some foal photos from the back pasture, last evening I went to the back pasture and took some more photos of Toby.

Hey, What are you guys doing over there?


Running through the clover?

Running with the older gelding, Dam is in the distance in the upper right.
Camera Curious

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Front Pasture Foals

In the last 15 minutes of light I headed out to the front pasture to photograph the most recent filly foal which was born last week. I caught her running to her dam.

This is another photo of the first foal of the year. She is also a filly
I caught these two fillies visiting. They will soon be really tight buddies

Friday, April 09, 2010

Video Portraits at the Center For Creative Connections, Dallas Museum of Art

In the 19th Century, photographic portraiture was a very different process than today. In order to get a good image, the subject had to sit very still for up to a minute to avoid motion blur. Instead of the ISO of 400+ we have now with our digital portraits, the colloidal glass "Film" was rated about ASA 1. To demonstrate the time required to sit still for such a portrait, we had our video portrait taken to see of we had what it takes to keep a straight face. In this "out take" Chuck D'Arcy sits for his video portrait by artist of the month, Romie Faienza. After taking the portraits, we viewed them to see if we passed the stillness test. After this experiment we went to a lecture and demonstration of colloidal glass plate photography by France Scully Osterman.

Monday, April 05, 2010

Super Stakes Cutting Horse Sale

This past Friday and Saturday I photographed the Western Bloodstock Super Stakes Sale
in Fort Worth. Links to the images may be found on my America's Cutter Blog.


Fancy Sugar Badger

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Fasig-Tipton 2YO in Training Sale

Valid Expectations X ExcellentReview ColtThe Fasig-Tipton 2YO-in-Training sale was held today, March 30, 2010. The Sale Topper was this Valid Expectations x Excellent Review colt which was purchased by Jerry Durant from Agent Pike Racing for $100,000. To see more of the High Selling Horses please visit this Gallery If you needing a print of a horse in the gallery, please copy the gallery image number and include when you use the Pay Pal form on the right sidebar.

Monday, March 29, 2010

Toby at 2 Weeks

I took some more baby photos of Toby Sunday evening. He is 2 weeks old now and getting more independent. He was very interested in what I was doing with that camera and came too close to focus several times.

Afternoon Rest



The Vizsla Dogs rest in the afternoon on the porch, Sometimes the cats join them.

Monday, March 22, 2010

Vizsla dogs enjoy the snow

One of the highlights of this snowing spring debut, was photographing these two Vizsla siblings having one of their practically endless play fights.
Although it may seem a bit intense, they always end up laying together while resting afterward.
The Male dog is Remy, he has the collar. Kiwi is the female without a collar (because Remy removes it within a few days).


First Day of Spring in North Texas?

Yep, I woke up to find 2 inches of snow on my truck and it was still snowing. It had snowed all night. The drive to the ranch was a bit challenging on the bridges, but once I got there it was quite a sight. By the end of the day the temperature had crept up to 42 degrees F but the wind was brisk, The snow had melted leaving just a few patches where it had drifted or piled in the shadows.

Here are some of my favorite landscape images from the day.




Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Stars' Filly

This foal was born last Thursday (1 week old on Saint Pats Day). The dam here is watching me as a photograph her filly. While I was photographing this foal, the other resident of the pasture, a mare named Unquestionable Twist, was tugging at my collar and licking the back of my neck.

Saturday, March 13, 2010

New Arrival















Cordura shows off her new colt. Arrived today between 1-3pm.

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Print Special - Buy one get second for printing cost


  • Buy a 5x7 for $35, get 2nd of same image for $2 more.
  • Buy an 8x10 for $40, get the 2nd of same image for $3
  • Buy and 11x14 for $65, get the 2nd of same image for $7

Perfect opportunity to thank your buyer and keep a record photo for your files.

Shipping $5, plus applicable sales tax for Texas residents

WesternBloodstock Sale Photos

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Ranch under snow











Here are some of my favorite images from the ranch under snow. By the end of the day at about 1/2 the snow was melted. Click on any to see a larger image.