West of Austin there is a wildlife preserve that is open to the public. ; It is also the home to a natural "pool" that is open for swimming so long as the bacteria levels are not excessive (usually the case after a rainstorm). You have to walk a half a mile on moderately rugged terrain to get there (although they do have a steep paved path for emergency vehicles!), and there are a few miles of trails through the preserve as well. The view from the "beach": The pool is fed by the stream seen in the upper right side of the pic above. People like to sit underneath the flow: (I know it's not sharp, but you try handholding a 500mm lens (750 equiv) at 1/40 sec!) The backside of the same "waterfall":
that is one neat looking place. Still playing with the tamron roger? 1/40 at 750mm !!! not bad actually. I couldn't do it. It would be one big blur
Some of the rocks under the lip of the pool: (Yes it was very wet and very slippery to cross behind the pool area!) Looking at the pool from under the lip: A close up view of the one "cave" you can kind of see in the last pic above, near the center just to the right: And just for perspective's sake: The last pic was at 500mm (750mm equiv), the one before it was 28mm (28mm equiv).
Oh umm these are from that same weekend, so the tele is the Tamron. ; I think I misunderstood your statement!
no problem. I thought these were recent and then when you said you only had it for the weekend I thought you got a prime 500mm for these as in you bought one. does this make any sense ?I need more coffee. went out real early for shooting today at forsythe
Nahhhhh if I rent a prime 500 for a weekend it'll be for the spring when the Whooping Cranes come through to nest down at the Gulf of Oil, I mean Mexico.
