Blocked

At a basketball game, the defense is jumping up and down trying to not let the offense score. It was quite an amazing jump. The teams played very hard to the end, but one had to win and that was my team. 

Merry Christmas and happy holidays

Near my house, there is a house that has many Christmas decorations. Some of them more floating in the air. It almost looks like the ornament is just there in the air with nothing holding it.

Wet and Dry

On the sides of the waterfall ice had formed, in some part better than others. I captured the edge of the ice where it meets the rock. The bottom must be partially gone because we can see the air pocket where the ice meets the rock.

Rolling Sunset

The clouds were rolling in right as the sun was setting. I was very disappointed when the clouds blocked the sunset leaving me with no sunset and dark, gray clouds.

Icy Waterfall

In the same place as yesterday's picture, the center of the waterfall was flowing and not solid. The water came out of the overhang and splashed a little. I set my shutter speed high and took a picture of the 'flying' water.

Icicle

At our frozen pool, icicles formed. The pool was a liquid but on the little waterfall we have, the sides of it were ice. Some were bigger than an inch thick!

Ocean Sunset

The sun literally sitting on the ocean. I would have never gotten this picture if it weren't for Chris C.  What another element the clouds make too.

Needle in the Sky

A church is a perfect place to take photo's. I saw this church and had to take some pictures. I took more than a few that's for sure.

Fall in the City

While at a stop light, I noticed some yellow and green trees. I thought they were gorgeous. Sadly, the road construction was in the way, but it still is an awesome picture.

Rain dropped Leaves

The rain hit these leaves and left very pretty drops. Zoom in and you'll see them very easily, not so much right here.

Street River

During the same time as the Icy River, the rain made many rivers and many good photography opportunities. Like the last one and the many photographs following, this rainstorm is going to be the star of the website.

Light in Darkness

Thanks again Caroline G., sometimes a little lamppost is helpful in the night. This is exactly what she did. I don't know if it was actually dark or if she just made it dark, but the light and dark contrast is one of the best I've seen.

Up High

Down below a flag pole, Caroline G. took this picture. A gust of wind must have just come in because if you look at the flag seems to be flowing ever so slightly.

Up the Cactus

Tip of the hat to Henry M. In this picture, we can see a cactus, which I don't see everyday, and a dark, absolutely beautiful sky. He took the picture from the bottom, which adds some more character to the picture.

Icy Waterfall

During a little rain storm, some water rushed down the side of a street. I call it "icy" because the water was icy cold and I was wearing open toe shoes. Does anyone see the tiny circles (or raindrops) in the stream?

Water Sun

Thanks to Chris C., we can see water and the sun, two words I thought I would never say in a sentence. In this picture they mix perfectly together, the specks of water on the leaves are beautiful.

Dark Walk 

Thanks Caroline G. for this great picture. The camera is leveled right on the ground, perfect for a shot of someone walking. To make the picture even better, she put it in black and white. What a cool picture!

Whole Field

Thanks to Alex S., we can see what a field looks like when no one is on it or in the stands. Normally you see a game going on and fans all around in the stadium, but not today. 

Rolling Waves

Another fabulous picture by Chris C., the rolling "waves" are approaching the sandy beach. I like the darkness of the picture, it makes it seem either early in the morning or late into the sunset.

Gone Fishing

Thanks to my friend Chris C., I have this amazing picture of the ocean and a fishing rod. What goes better? I like how the line is neon orange and the ocean is, obviously, blue. It's a really good contrast of light and dark.

Moon and Sky

The sky and the moon met today. They stayed out extra late and the sun came up a little early. I haven't even mentioned the tree, which is like the rest of the picture, a bit dark like the moon and bright like the sun.

Through the Tree

Like some of my other pictures, this picture features a sun, grass, and some trees. The new thing in this picture is the house and street which adds some more dimension to the picture. The real question is, do you think it is a sunset or sunrise?

Leaves in the Sky

The way that I took the picture makes the branches look almost like water rolling down the window. If you look closely, you can see that the top of the trees are red and the bottom is green.

Frozen Plants

In the morning, the frost covers the edges of most of the grass and leaves that are on the ground. The frost almost makes the plants look like they are sticking out from snow, which I find very interesting because I love the snow.

Fresh Trees

Happy Thanksgiving! Now to the picture, the tree, bright leaves, and blue sky make a beautiful picture. The sun also adds a new element because of what it does to the trees. It brightens some parts of it but not the other parts.

Sun Capped

During the morning hours, the sun just barely hit the tops of houses. What a good shot it made, the fact that half the house is light and the other is dark. The light side and the dark side, Star Wars, if you don't know.

The I-have-no-idea-what-picture-this-is Picture

Somehow I forgot what this picture is. I think it is a tree in front of a street light post. You can only see some of the light and it was at night so you can't see anything else. I will assure you that this is no fire; that is a fact.

Floating Away

A leaf fell into the pool and it floated away. Sadly, my camera isn't waterproof so I couldn't get one of those cool half water and half sky pictures. This angle almost makes it looks like the leaf is floating above the concrete.

Riding off into the Sunset
The ending of a movie, two people riding off on horses into the sunset. Well these three flowers were doing the same thing, riding off into the sunset only they weren't moving, they just were watching the sunset.

Ghostbusters 2

Does this car see familiar to anyone? It sure does to me. It looks like the Ghostbusters car speeding away to catch some ghosts. I kind of blurred the picture to make it look like the car  was speeding by, but assure me it was only going 10 miles per hour.

Boo!

Happy Halloween everyone! Once upon a time, a not so very far time ago, this picture was taken. In front of a spooky house with Halloween decorations scaring everyone away from it. No not really, its just a house, with decorations, that might scare some people away.

Street View
While taking this theme of pictures, I noticed this in the street. I waited for the cars to pass then took the shot. Like the last picture, this one too is a little blurry.

Sky High
Way up top in the sky there is this tree. The tree goes up so high that planes have to dodge it. Well not really, but from this view it looks like planes have to dodge it and the sky is touching the tree.

Facedown
Unlike humans, lizards can climb walls and hold there position on walls. This one just happened to be on the window sill when I was walking back from taking the previous and future pictures.

Fuzzy Clouds
Extremely similar to yesterdays post, Nature, this post also features two trees and some clouds. Unlike yesterdays post, this is a little more blurry and the clouds look more like cotton candy, except the fact that they are not blue or pink.

Nature 

Outside my house there are some trees, now the trees do not completely cover the sky so I took a picture of them and let the sky take the background. Not even realizing this, there was another tree in the background too, double the tree double the awesomeness.

It's Good

After the score by number 2, the kicker kicked up the ball and I let smack dab in the middle of the up-rights. I know the picture is really fuzzy but hey, at least I got the shot.  

Duck
When entering the end zone you need to do it in style right? Well if you talk to number 2 he will tell you just what to do when entering the end zone, duck your head and let your arms fly behind you.

Green Grass

The focus is on the grass but you can still see the game going on in the background. Can you see the green and white jerseys and the hints of pink on their sleeves and undershirts?

 Sunset on the Field

Although the sunset is not the absolute best sunset, you can see a partial sunset over an empty football field. I haven't even mentioned the clouds up top, they look like tiny drops of water placed in the sky.

Hut

On my last picture of the Red River Showdown series, I had to choose this picture. The reason I named this picture Hut is because is you look closely than you can see that the ball is midway between the center and quarterback.  

Lines of People
To the left of our seats you can see the rows and lines of people. Somehow I took the picture right as 5 of the people in the camera view looked at me, I'm just taking a picture people come on!

Daylight and Shade
In the Texas heat some shade is pretty nice considering there are metal bleachers and 92,000 people around you. It is like you are stepping out from a sauna and into the sweet AC. I said that the heat probably was blamed for 70% of the injuries.

Flying High Over the Stadium
No matter what event or pretty much where ever you are you can see the American or, in this case, the Texas flag. Sadly, the camera crew and part of the crowd was in the way of the shot.

Half and Half

If you have even been to the Red River Showdown you would know that half the stadium is red and the other half is orange. I know this picture is not the best, but can you see the separation?

The Red River Showdown

Howdy folks! Welcome to the Red River showdown/ Texas State Fair photo theme. Starting off with the Texas/ OU football game then heading into the state fair theme. Trust me, I've got many pictures lined up for the next multiple days.  

Bright Lights

Extremely similar to my last picture, "The Only thing Shining," I used both my flash and the same tree to take this picture. The only thing I changed is that fact that I have another tree in the picture. Just if you were wondering, the back tree is not dead, its just the way the flash is.

Double Waterfall

It not everyday that you see a double waterfall but I was lucky to see one, well if you call the water flowing swiftly over the rocks a waterfall. It is almost as good as the one at Yellowstone National Park or something!

 The Only thing Shining

Just outside my front door there is a tree. During my short walk between the newspaper and front door I took this picture. Obviously I used my flash because the tree looks like it is in day time while the sky is black.

Specs on a Flower
Succeeding a rain storm and while the clouds where still gray and the rain had not evaporated yet, the flower had specs of rain water on it. The rain water kind of looks like tiny, tiny mirrors.