by Paula | Jun 22, 2017 | Photography Blog
June 21, 2017 in Allen, Texas I was fortunate enough to get to borrow (rent) a Sony A7 RII camera for a week to play with. I’m totally intrigued by mirrorless cameras. I’m determined to find one that I like. I got it in this morning, and have not been...
by Paula | Jun 12, 2017 | Special Photo Shoots, Wildlife
Sunday, June 11, 2017 at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge I woke up very early on Sunday, so I could head out to Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge to see if I could get some fun pictures of birds, animals, etc… I had not been back since Spring has sprung, so I...
by Paula | Jun 10, 2017 | Photography Blog, Sports Photography
Friday, June 9 in Allen, Texas What started out as a gloomy, rainy day, ended up in a game of Street Ball in the Cul-de-Sac! What fun! As I was watching my son and his buddies play ball, I was reminded of my childhood. My childhood was WAY back in the 70’s,...
by Paula | Jun 10, 2017 | Special Photo Shoots, Wildlife
June 8, 2017 at Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary My kids and I headed over to the Heard to visit the Native Texas Butterfly House to see what all the fuss was about. I had received an email announcing that it was open and ready for visitors, but...
by Paula | Jun 7, 2017 | Photography Blog, Wildlife
June 6, 2017 at Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary The Painted Bunting really does exist! I was amazed, and so excited yesterday to see my very first Painted Bunting! After hunting for this particular bird at 4 different birding hotspots, I...
by Paula | Jun 5, 2017 | Wildlife
June 3, 2017 in Plano, Texas This morning, I was sitting happily in bed when a friend of mine texted me a photo of a very large bird sitting on a trash can outside of an indoor soccer facility in Plano. She said she thought he was injured because they were able to...
by Paula | May 28, 2017 | Photography Blog, Special Photo Shoots, Sports Photography
May 20, 2017 Team pictures for my son’s baseball team! I was so excited I was asked to take these pictures. I had been taking action shots all season, and now I was excited to try my hand at team pictures. Easy enough, right? Well…I wouldn’t call...
by Paula | May 19, 2017 | Wildlife
May 18, 2017 Recently, on one of my adventures, I discovered a new bird I had not seen before. The Cattle Egret. I was taking some pictures of a baby calf and his momma, when I noticed some funny birds hanging around. They were Cattle Egrets. What an interesting...
by Paula | May 15, 2017 | Photography Blog, Wildlife
Saturday, May 13 On Friday night, my family and I were at Watters Creek eating dinner. If you haven’t been there, they have a wonderful green space with a playground and lots of open space for kids and families to hang out and play. There is also a little...
by Paula | May 9, 2017 | Wildlife
May 7, 2017 I headed out to Colleyville Nature Center early on Sunday morning. I had heard tales of some owls in the area, and I was hoping to get a shot of one. I have never seen an owl in the wild – well…until now! I spent a few hours hiking around...
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