A lone tree sits in a sea of dirt during a dust storm in Lubbock, Texas on February 27, 2011.

Nikon D90, Nikon AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D. Shutter Speed: 1/1250 sec., Aperture: f/4.5, ISO: 100, Adobe Photoshop CS5 for Black/White conversion.

The Texas Rangers were playing the Houston Astros. There was an awesome sunset.

Canon EOS Rebel T2i, Adobe Photoshop CS5.

Full of memories, an abandoned barn. Beeville, Texas.

Canon EOS Digital Rebel T1i, 18-55mm f/10. Paint.net, Google Picasa 3.

Here's a shot of the Pennybacker Bridge in Austin, Texas. I took this after midnight under a full moon on a warm Friday night late last summer. I had to wait a while to claim a good spot amongst all the young couples having a late-night "picnic." I shot this at f/8, ISO 200 for 30 seconds on a sturdy Manfrotto tripod. The wind was blowing harder than the photo suggests, so I had to hold down the tripod for the duration of the exposure to keep it steady, and it's a fairly heavy tripod. I wasn't planning on working out the old guns that night! I think by the time I took this particular shot my arms were shaking from all the work, so I do notice a bit more softness than I'd like in the image. Hopefully someone out there enjoys it...

Nikon D90, Tokina AT-X 116 PRO DX AF 11-16mm f/2.8 shot at 16mm, f/8, ISO 200 for 30 seconds. DXO Optics Pro 6, Adobe Photoshop CS3.