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best city to live in for the next decade

Austin is number 1 on Kiplinger’s list of 10 best cities for the next decade to live in. Here is what they say: Source: Kiplinger we love Austin. Yesterday we went to the 11:15 service at Austin Stone. Then we … Continue reading

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photeaux on phridai

I have been using the film cameras much more than digital recently. On April 15, I went out to take pictures of the Tea Party Rally on the south steps of the Capitol and didn’t even take a digital camera. … Continue reading

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phridai photoes

love depth of field, bokeh and flowers rediscovering film photography with a Nikon F5 and Fuji velvia 100. wide angle lens and a polarizer

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photo phridai

rain and cool brought out the wildflowers (new header picture) sunrise last week and williamson county fall league ball has begun

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phriday photos

just something about film that looks different. really hot out at Waterloo Park last weekend almost 90

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foto friday

squirrel fight aggie bench bokeh golden light on the North side of the Capitol

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sunday night

we went to the Long Center front lawn last evening for the concert in the park series from the Austin Symphony. It was big band night and it was great. Took a picnic. brought the camera and listened to the … Continue reading

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phridai photos

down Lady Bird Lake sunset there is just something about film and B&W that makes me like this picture of the dizzy bat race

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phridai photoes

went out last Saturday evening to take some pictures of the power plant on first street. as long as I was down there, I walked around and took some more pictures. here is the Lamar Street bridge and here is … Continue reading

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friday fotos

more flowers a bit abstract solo in the sun

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foto friday

spring is here with flowers with baseball and with new leaves on trees

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foto friday

spring is springing. here is a bee on a redbud on the Capitol grounds. My new spring header came from this. Love the determination on 2’s face: and I just can’t seem to get enough of flags:

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photo phridai

Here is the uncropped version of this picture that was the first one I posted on this blog. I am entering this uncropped version in a photography contest. and it is basketball season defense rebound

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foto friday

sunrise at the quarries sunset in Salado sunset at the Pickle

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this morning's expedition

a couple from this morning’s expedition moon set sunrise

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Merry Christmas

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perigree moon

closest biggest brightest most awesomest full moon of the year.

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foto friday

moon over the capitol dome the same moon this morning. a wider shot

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Sparkly

I just love making sparkly light pictures.

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enjoying the cool morning

the birds were really frolicking today.

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which one?

this is a 30 second exposure at f10 this is a 30 second exposure at f14

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Hold real still

trying to get three teenagers to be still for 15 seconds.

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Friday fotos

colors on a wall city hall

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evening out

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I love my city

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