— Boerne resident MARK HOLLY, whose mesmerizing composition of a dead tree amid a parched landscape won the grand prize in this year’s Hill Country Alliance photography contest.
FROM STAFF REPORTS
Striking photographs captured by across the Texas Hill Country will be featured in a 2015 calendar published by an Austin-based conservation group. About 400 images were entered into the Hill Country Alliance’s 2014 photo contest, an annual event that collects “stunning and evocative” depictions of the scenic 25-county region, said Christy Muse, the organization’s executive director.
— TOD GRUBBS, a Spicewood photographer who took this photograph of a railroad truss bridge over Wrights Creek in Llano County. The photograph, titled “Stars over the Rail Road Bridge,” won first place in the the alliance’s contest.
— Retired San Antonio photographer TOM CONNER, who encountered this colorful insect near his cabin in Medina County. Conner’s “Texas Alien” won second place.
— Wimberley photographer CHRISTINA ELLIS, whose photograph, “Spring Rainbows,” was shot in Hays County during an intense April thunderstorm.
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These photographs are outstanding.
Mr. Mark Holly,
I love the picture and it does brighten someone’s day, just beautiful thank you for sharing it’s just amazing how you captured such beauty. It’s very inspiring.
Nice post