Anyone from Texas

Im in Brownwood and Waco area

burnet44 wrote in post #13788901
Im in Brownwood and Waco area

Im not living in Texas now, but I used to go to HPU years ago.

From Texas, Yes. In Texas, No...sadly. Born in Midlothian, raised in DeSoto.

Born and raised. Moved away for a few years but I got back as fast as I could. I don't know about everywhere else, but compared to Texas, Maryland SUCKS.

McKinney here.... I was just down in your neck of the woods a few weeks ago.

There's some good old spots out that way.

I am in Austin.

Fort Worth!

Higgs Boson wrote in post #13794668
I don't know about everywhere else, but compared to Texas, Maryland SUCKS.

LOL...I'm sure everyone who's homesick feels this way about wherever it is they happen to find themselves in comparison to wherever they are from. I'm in Northern VA, and there are times I have felt the same way. Then again I've been to Maryland a few times and I agree that you may be correct with your assessment.

One might go so far as to simply say "compared to Texas, _______ SUCKS...just fill in the blank!"

Although, I wouldn't put Brazil* in that blank!


*just in case my wife reads this!

I don't know.. I live in Texas and it's okay.. there's worse places to live... but for landscape photography, Texas is right up there with Mississippi and Louisiana as some of the worst places to be a photographer.

If you like boring farms and plain, flat land... Texas has tons of that!

AngryCorgi wrote in post #13794742
LOL...I'm sure everyone who's homesick feels this way about wherever it is they happen to find themselves in comparison to wherever they are from. I'm in Northern VA, and there are times I have felt the same way. Then again I've been to Maryland a few times and I agree that you may be correct with your assessment.

One might go so far as to simply say "compared to Texas, _______ SUCKS...just fill in the blank!"

Although, I wouldn't put Brazil* in that blank!

*just in case my wife reads this!

On a side note, I think I could make a case for the phrase "compared to _______, NYC SUCKS...just fill in the blank!" as well!

Todd Lambert wrote in post #13794773
I don't know.. I live in Texas and it's okay.. there's worse places to live... but for landscape photography, Texas is right up there with Mississippi and Louisiana as some of the worst places to be a photographer.

If you like boring farms and plain, flat land... Texas has tons of that!

When I think about Texas, I reflect on the hill country and the Comal River and similar places I liked to spend vacation time. But yeah, like 95% flat and featureless.

Although, I am a firm believer in the notion that you can find beauty anywhere, and Texas is certainly no exception. It's just that you have to really work for it sometimes.

It's not "open the door and shoot magnificent scenes" like in other states (California, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, etc..)

I do find Texas challenging though and I've enjoyed the last two years shooting here.

Houston area all my life. Currently SW of Houston in Richmond / Rosenberg. Lots of squirrel and common duck opportunities.

Yeah, unless you're in the hill country, even motorcycling gets boring. All flat and the twisties are difficult to find. Frustrating to have to replace your tires when the center is going bald but your sidewall tread looks new.

Todd Lambert wrote in post #13794838
Although, I am a firm believer in the notion that you can find beauty anywhere, and Texas is certainly no exception. It's just that you have to really work for it sometimes.

It's not "open the door and shoot magnificent scenes" like in other states (California, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, etc..)

I do find Texas challenging though and I've enjoyed the last two years shooting here.

You know...us Texans acknowledge this issue and do our best to create alternative realities worth shooting...go see the Dallas World Aquarium for instance.

Ha, I haven't been to the Aquarium. On the list!