I guess spring's here (Central Texas GTG ?)

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

03/20/2008 02:23:17 PM · #1

Just had a couple of Monarch butterflies land on my windowsill. Bluebonnets are appearing by the roadsides. I guess Spring is here.

Any plans for a central Texas GTG/ wildflower shoot ?

bergiekat

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

Canon EF 24-70 2.8L II

03/20/2008 02:30:23 PM · #2

If you plan it...~~they~~ we will come...

Message edited by author 2008-03-20 14:30:32.

Patents4u

Canon EOS-40D

03/20/2008 02:32:55 PM · #3

For purely selfish reasons, I vote for somewhere near Houston between April 3rd and 6th....and not between 9am and 5pm. Or make it a combined golf course architecture and wildflower shoot with golf from 9-5. :-)

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM

03/20/2008 02:37:51 PM · #4

Originally posted by Patents4u:

That's about 3-4 hours east of 'Central' Texas :)

kawesttex

Apple iPhone 11 Pro

03/20/2008 02:44:57 PM · #5

Brady?

Patents4u

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

03/20/2008 03:14:37 PM · #6

Originally posted by Gordon:

That's about 3-4 hours east of 'Central' Texas :)

What's a measly 3-4 hours in a land as vast as Texas??

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM

03/20/2008 03:23:12 PM · #7

I'm in Houston and might be interested, depending on exactly where it is. I live in far west Houston so already kinda that way ;-)

Brenham area maybe? Or the Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park?

JaimeVinas

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV

03/20/2008 03:26:02 PM · #8

Brenham or Fredericksburg area (hill country) would work nicely for bluebonnets.

Limbo and I were in the plans of getting a Houston GTG soon. We could just combine these two and make it a Texas GTG.

April 5th in the afternoon would work nicely for me. I am going to be in Brenham in the area that day photoshooting some models and bluebonnets anyway :)

Message edited by author 2008-03-20 15:31:00.

Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux M MF - Chrome

03/20/2008 03:32:17 PM · #9

I've been to Brenham before, it isn't too far from Austin - couple of hours I think. Could be a good option.
There was an old car junk yard out there that I would have loved to have gotten access to the last time I went
to shoot. Rusting 50's cars with bluebonnets growing out of the smashed headlamps and the like. School busses
with wildflowers cascading down the stairs.

signal2noise

Leica M9

03/20/2008 03:32:55 PM · #10

I am traveling out of the country until April 18. I would definitely join in if you can delay until my return.

And I'll obligate

Scarbrd to join as well.

Message edited by author 2008-03-20 15:37:50.

nadiaC

Nikon D70s

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5D

03/20/2008 03:37:16 PM · #11

i'm in. . .whenever, wherever.

the weather is ridiculously gorgeous right now. . .we should enjoy it while it lasts.

:o)

scarbrd

Leica M10

Leica 35mm f/1.4 Summilux M Aspherical MF - Black

03/20/2008 03:54:43 PM · #12

Originally posted by signal2noise:

I am traveling out of the country until April 18. I would definitely join in if you can delay until my return.

And I'll obligate Scarbrd to join as well.

Gee thanks! I'll go if I can.

Last year we took a drive from Houston to Brenham, went North from there to Washington on the Brazos then looping back to Brenham from the West. Absolutly spectacular.

This shot is a compsite for an Expert editing challenge, but all the shots came from that day in the Texas Hill Country

This was for the Chain challenge taken on the same day.

And this one

Message edited by author 2008-03-20 19:11:59.

bergiekat

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

Canon EF 24-70 2.8L II

03/21/2008 06:49:09 PM · #13

How long a drive is it from Dallas to Houston??
Guess I could take a vacation day on Friday to drive.
....I wanna play..........

Although you guys shoot WAY outta my league. (I might not be fun to have around.)

Message edited by author 2008-03-21 18:50:28.

03/21/2008 07:00:57 PM · #14

Originally posted by bergiekat:

Although you guys shoot WAY outta my league. (I might not be fun to have around.)

lol, I hoping some of their talent will rub off on me ;-)

I'm heading to Brenham with the family this Sunday to see how it is. Never been up there. I want to get some family portraits done in the wildflowers. If I get any good shots I'll post them up.

03/23/2008 09:47:02 PM · #15

The wildflowers aren't quite there yet. Hopefully they will be full on in a couple of weeks.

Here are some shots from todays adventure.

03/24/2008 11:28:59 AM · #16

Originally posted by Limbo:

The wildflowers aren't quite there yet. Hopefully they will be full on in a couple of weeks.

I'm hearing it is going to be something of a quiet year for wildflowers. Not enough rain in the autumn.