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Ocotillo in Texas

By Anne McKinnell / April 2, 2012 / 14 Comments

This week I want to show you some of the interesting cacti I came across while in Big Bend National Park in Texas. This first one is an Octillo (although

Grapevine Hills, Texas

By Anne McKinnell / March 28, 2012 / 15 Comments

This is Grapevine Hills in Big Bend National Park, Texas. You have to drive 7.5 miles on an extremely bumpy road that requires a high clearance vehicle or 4 wheel

Balanced Rock, Texas

By Anne McKinnell / March 27, 2012 / 3 Comments

Big Bend National Park in Texas is a love it or hate it kind of place. I heard a few people say they hated it. It’s a harsh landscape with

Postcard From Big Bend, Texas

By Anne McKinnell / March 26, 2012 / 6 Comments

Travelling in the National Parks in the USA I have noticed many of them have these really cool postcards. They are old fashioned cartoonish drawings of iconic locations in the

Photographing Mexico From Texas

By Anne McKinnell / March 22, 2012 / 21 Comments

This is actually Mexico. Photographing Mexico from Texas isn’t something I really thought about before. I’ve never been to a Mexican border town, and I still haven’t because they closed

First Glimpse of the Rio Grande, Texas

By Anne McKinnell / March 21, 2012 / 12 Comments

I do like to mix things up a bit here on the blog and in my photography in general by trying out different things. A little lensbaby play, a few

Pine Glades Lake, Everglades National Park, Florida

Pine Glades Sunset

By Anne McKinnell / February 10, 2012 / 12 Comments

I’m working on my second eBook right now, so for today enjoy this peaceful image of a sunset I made at Pine Glades Lake in Everglades National Park, Florida. Please

Red Shouldered Hawk, Everglades National Park, Florida

Hawk Eye

By Anne McKinnell / February 8, 2012 / 10 Comments

Are you starting to think I want to be a wildlife photographer? Well, I really do actually, but it is going to take years of practice. I’m still working on

Pelican, Everglades National Park, Florida

Early Rise for the Pelican

By Anne McKinnell / February 7, 2012 / 12 Comments

At the far end of Everglades National Park, we set up camp at the Flamingo campground. The name is a misnomer though since there are no flamingos to be found

Alligator, Everglades National Park, Florida

Is That An Alligator Or A Crocodile?

By Anne McKinnell / February 6, 2012 / 15 Comments

Did you know that southern Florida is the only place in the world where alligators and crocodiles can both be found? Me either! I always thought it was alligators in

Conveying Emotion in a Landscape Image

By Anne McKinnell / February 2, 2012 / 29 Comments

How do you make a sunset more than a pretty picture? To really connect with your audience some emotion or feeling needs to be conveyed. What are you feeling when