Texas City Wetlands Sunset is a photograph by Ray Devlin which was uploaded on March 3rd, 2014.
Texas City Wetlands Sunset
The family and I have spent many weekends driving back and forth between Galveston Island and Houston these past couple of years, and this has given... more
by Ray Devlin
Title
Texas City Wetlands Sunset
Artist
Ray Devlin
Medium
Photograph
Description
The family and I have spent many weekends driving back and forth between Galveston Island and Houston these past couple of years, and this has given me the opportunity to explore locations for potential sunset shots. This is one such location that I spotted from the drive along the Interstate 45 between Texas City and Galveston Island.
These rather inviting wetlands seemed like an obvious spot to go hunting for a location to take the shot, but being very picky I couldn�t quite find a location that offered all that I needed from the composition, i.e. a suitable foreground and lead line combination. Over the course of the evening, I actually drove back and forth along the frontage road of the freeway, split between two different locations. I ended up settling down underneath the sole tree on the horizon; choosing to use the local foliage as a foreground and framing tool. I ended up getting exactly what I wanted from the shot, including some glorious golden colours on the horizon.
Rather than quench a thirst for this type of shot from South Texas, this image has actually peaked my interest in such shots, so much so that I will likely be spending more and more time looking for similar locations.
Uploaded
March 3rd, 2014