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Glasgow University Chapel

Dave Wilson — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:49:17 +0000

This is the chapel at my alma mater, the University of Glasgow. I took this shot during our summer 2009 trip back to the UK on a morning when I got together with Karl Williams to wander around the west end shooting pictures. Take a look at Karl's work on Flickr - it's superb.

Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin

Dave Wilson — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:15:13 +0000

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.

Aria Hotel Towers, Las Vegas

Dave Wilson — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 02:55:04 +0000

Here's another infra-red HDR taken in the City Center development in Las Vegas, Nevada. This shows the towers of the Aria Hotel.

Spaceship Earth, EPCOT

Dave Wilson — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:07:49 +0000

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.

Grand Floridian Reflection

Dave Wilson — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:49:47 +0000

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.

Shadows on Adobe, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Dave Wilson — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:44:36 +0000

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.

Sculpture and Adobe, Santa Fe

Dave Wilson — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:55:41 +0000

Santa Fe is a wonderful city – great architecture and great art. I tried to capture an element of both in this image which shows one of the downtown adobe buildings through an opening in an Allan Houser sculpture.

This image is an HDR but you can find a slightly different, single exposure version over on Flickr if you would like to compare.

Threadgill's Jukebox, Austin

Dave Wilson — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:05:51 +0000

The jukebox at Threadgill's Restaurant on Barton Springs Road in Austin, TX. This was our gathering place following the Austin World Wide Photo Walk a week or so ago.

New Mexico Storm

Dave Wilson — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 13:19:09 +0000

A storm brews over Alamogordo in New Mexico. We saw tropical weather patterns during most of our recent trip - pretty clear mornings with thunderstorms rolling in during the mid-afternoon usually followed by another relatively clear period later. This shot was taken at a pistachio farm and the wind pump offered some foreground interest.

Capitol from Alamo Memorial

Dave Wilson — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:01:19 +0000

Here’s one from the archives which I’ve had queued up for about a year but left to post on a rainy day. This is the Texas State Capitol (as if you hadn’t figured that out already) shot through the Heroes of the Alamo Memorial. This monument has the rather embarrassing distinction of having about half its inscribed names spelled wrongly. It also has 47 names on it which don’t actually appear to relate to people who fought at the Alamo. So much for fact-checking.