Dave Wilson Photography http://davewilsonphotography.com A photoblog by Dave Wilson of Austin, Texas. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:26:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.davewilsonphotography.comhttp://www.davewilsonphotography.com/images/masthead.jpgDave Wilson Photography Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DaveWilsonPhotography/~3/39M5U329ip8/ http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/09/07/planet-hollywood-las-vegas/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:26:05 +0000 Dave Wilson http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/09/07/planet-hollywood-las-vegas/ The wall of the Planet Hollywood casino in Las Vegas offered some great opportunities for architectural abstracts like this one.]]> Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas


]]> http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/09/07/planet-hollywood-las-vegas/feed/ 0 http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/09/07/planet-hollywood-las-vegas/ Lucchese Boots at Allens http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DaveWilsonPhotography/~3/bYCJlnbfMtU/ http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/09/06/lucchese-boots-at-allens/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:04:40 +0000 Dave Wilson http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/09/06/lucchese-boots-at-allens/ I've not posted a cowboy boot picture in a while so here's an archive shot taken in Allens Boots on South Congress Avenue here in Austin last year.]]> Lucchese Boots at Allens


]]> http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/09/06/lucchese-boots-at-allens/feed/ 0 http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/09/06/lucchese-boots-at-allens/ Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DaveWilsonPhotography/~3/RtIiRuHBohg/ http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/09/04/texas-memorial-stadium-austin/#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:15:13 +0000 Dave Wilson http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/09/04/texas-memorial-stadium-austin/

Since it's the first weekend of the college football season, here's a shot I took at one of the UT games (UT vs. Kansas) last year.

The stadium has a policy of not allowing cameras with "professional, detachable long lenses" so I gave up on the frustrating business of trying to get a decent shot with the 17-105mm kit lens and opted for an ultra-wide that night and tried to convey the sheer enormity of the stadium.

The official capacity of the stadium is currently 100,119 which is about 10% of the population of Greater Austin. It's always completely packed on game day and the atmosphere is amazing.]]> Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin


]]> http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/09/04/texas-memorial-stadium-austin/feed/ 2 http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/09/04/texas-memorial-stadium-austin/ Racing to the Finish Line http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DaveWilsonPhotography/~3/cUvk_sfYdPY/ http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/09/03/racing-to-the-finish-line/#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:46:22 +0000 Dave Wilson http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/09/03/racing-to-the-finish-line/ I had the pleasure of spending a morning shooting a local barrel racing competition with Don Schulte a couple of Saturdays ago and this is one of my picks from the event. Most of the shots I liked best were taken at high shutter speed but this one, taken at 1/90 second, caught my eye. It's not sharp but I love the sense of motion and the expression on the rider's face as she and the horse race towards the finish line.]]> Racing to the Finish Line


]]> http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/09/03/racing-to-the-finish-line/feed/ 0 http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/09/03/racing-to-the-finish-line/ Aria Hotel Towers, Las Vegas http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DaveWilsonPhotography/~3/8ZtToKAOtQw/ http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/08/25/aria-hotel-towers-las-vegas/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 02:55:04 +0000 Dave Wilson http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/08/25/aria-hotel-towers-las-vegas/ Here's another infra-red HDR taken in the City Center development in Las Vegas, Nevada. This shows the towers of the Aria Hotel.]]> Aria Hotel Towers, Las Vegas


]]> http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/08/25/aria-hotel-towers-las-vegas/feed/ 2 http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/08/25/aria-hotel-towers-las-vegas/ Boot and Stirrup, Dripping Springs http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DaveWilsonPhotography/~3/iBZGl6rGkCU/ http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/08/21/boot-and-stirrup-dripping-springs/#comments Sun, 22 Aug 2010 04:44:07 +0000 Dave Wilson http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/08/21/boot-and-stirrup-dripping-springs/ The boot and stirrup of a young rider at a barrel racing competition in Dripping Springs, Texas.]]> Boot and Stirrup, Dripping Springs


]]> http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/08/21/boot-and-stirrup-dripping-springs/feed/ 0 http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/08/21/boot-and-stirrup-dripping-springs/ Reflection Abstract, Las Vegas http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DaveWilsonPhotography/~3/CZUoKZh2BdE/ http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/08/18/reflection-abstract-las-vegas/#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:50:04 +0000 Dave Wilson http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/08/18/reflection-abstract-las-vegas/ This is an abstract, infra-red HDR. Does it get more convoluted than that? The scene is from the rather fabulous City Center development in Las Vegas, Nevada and it was shot using an IR-converted Canon Powershot G9. This particular camera has a colour conversion which I tend to find yields rather odd results (they're great if you like orange images) so I pretty much always colour-shift the output or downmix to black-and-white as I've done here.]]> Reflection Abstract, Las Vegas


]]> http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/08/18/reflection-abstract-las-vegas/feed/ 0 http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/08/18/reflection-abstract-las-vegas/ Spaceship Earth, EPCOT http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DaveWilsonPhotography/~3/3lXYPcZzEhI/ http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/08/14/spaceship-earth-epcot/#comments Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:07:49 +0000 Dave Wilson http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/08/14/spaceship-earth-epcot/ Sticking with the Disney World theme, here's a dramatic rendering of the Spaceship Earth building in EPCOT. Until I visited Animal Kingdom, I was definitely of the opinion that EPCOT is the best part of Walt Disney World. That's probably still true but Animal Kingdom comes pretty close these days too.]]> Spaceship Earth, EPCOT


]]> http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/08/14/spaceship-earth-epcot/feed/ 3 http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/08/14/spaceship-earth-epcot/ Grand Floridian Reflection http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DaveWilsonPhotography/~3/iy66Ysq9rik/ http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/08/12/grand-floridian-reflection/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:49:47 +0000 Dave Wilson http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/08/12/grand-floridian-reflection/ This image was taken during our June trip to Walt Disney World in Florida and shows the view of the Grand Floridian hotel from the beach outside the Polynesian. this was taken a bit later than it should have been but the sky still retained enough colour for it to work.]]> Grand Floridian Reflection


]]> http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/08/12/grand-floridian-reflection/feed/ 0 http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/08/12/grand-floridian-reflection/ Shadows on Adobe, Santa Fe, New Mexico http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DaveWilsonPhotography/~3/1zschCZ9rwg/ http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/08/11/shadows-on-adobe-santa-fe-new-mexico/#comments Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:44:36 +0000 Dave Wilson http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/08/11/shadows-on-adobe-santa-fe-new-mexico/ Side lighting, exposed beams and adobe make a great combination. This image was shot near midday in the Santa Fe summer but the light angle worked beautifully to bring out the texture in the adobe and to cast great shadows from the exposed roof beams.]]> Shadows on Adobe, Santa Fe, New Mexico


]]> http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/08/11/shadows-on-adobe-santa-fe-new-mexico/feed/ 1 http://davewilsonphotography.com/2010/08/11/shadows-on-adobe-santa-fe-new-mexico/