Storms over South Padre

This past weekend tropical storm Don made landfall on South Padre Island and made for some truly epic clouds that usually form when I am a thousand miles away. Even with the rain, photographically it was a welcome sight and I immediately drove to the dunes to take advantage of the weather. All of these images can be considered HDR (High Dynamic Range) in one form or another and the argument of what is reality can come into question but in my opinion these are more true to life than what the was produced straight out of the camera. Of course thats the photojournalistic side talking. Enjoy.

July 4th Weekend

This year for the 4th, Victoria and I headed down to South Padre Island for some much needed relaxation. Since we didn't want to make the entire 10-hour trip on one drive, we stopped half-way in San Antonio to stay the night then headed to Padre early the next morning. It rained half of the time driving down but we had a beautiful two days of sun and blue skies over the weekend. I try to make it to Padre whenever I can to take in that little bit of Texas paradise.

July 4th Weekend from Andrew Buckley on Vimeo.

Lake Eufaula Preview

This past weekend I finally got a taste of the great outdoors and got away from Arlington for a much needed mini-vacation. A friend of my moms invited us to spend the weekend on a houseboat that they had as part of a timeshare at Lake Eufaula, Oklahoma. We didn’t see a drop of the predicted rain all weekend and it was beautiful. The wildlife was great and I even did some shooting for an upcoming Macro video. I wish we could have stayed longer but work was calling us back to the city. Here are a few photos from the trip and a video is coming as soon as I can find some time between work and other personal projects. The baby geese at the end are a “palette cleanser” for those who don’t like our six-legged friends. Enjoy.

A South Padre Thanksgiving

A South Padre Thanksgiving from Andrew Buckley on Vimeo.

Shot using my Canon 7D over Thanksgiving break on South Padre Island, Texas. After being stuck in North Texas for way too long, it was a welcome change of scenery if only for a few days. Relaxing and refreshing, the slow pace of the island definitely sunk in.