Evening on the Pier

A 6 second long exposure (at f/11) of Galveston Pleasure Pier, taken on a late autumn night in 2013.

Texas City

This is Pierce Marsh - a wetlands between Texas City and Galveston, 2013. Interstate 45 runs right alongside it, and i remained true to my word that one day i would take the exit and shoot some photos. Glad i did.

Morning Sky

This is probably my favourite spot and favourite time of the year for sunrise shots of the Galveston Pleasure Pier. The sun comes up right behind the ferris wheel, creating these fantastic glowing backdrops. This was my second year trying out this spot, in 2015.

Pleasure Pier

I don't usually like black and whites with a lot of detail; but this one works for me given the contrast offered by the bright lights of the rides - this is Galveston Pleasure Pier, 2015.

Galveston Sunset

An eight second exposure from the primary shot in an HDR process - lots of different ways to shoot the Galveston Pleasure Pier in low light, and all lots of fun. 2015

Bright Lights of Galveston

An eight second exposure (at f/10) of the Galveston Pleasure Pier. This was taken on a July Saturday night, after I had spent a few hours on the jetty waiting for a sunset. It didn't actually happen, so I waited a little while longer to capture the long exposure. 2015

Pleasure Pier

A six second exposure, I believe taken with a 'big stopper' filter, of the Galveston Pleasure Pier on a summer's night in 2015.

Galveston Island State Park

This is an evening shot of the beach at Jamaica Island State Park in Galveston. Most of the day trippers had gone, leaving the seagulls to investigate any remnants. Texas, 2013

Texas City

A textured image of the Pierce Marsh wetlands adjacent to I-45 near Galveston Island, Texas, 2013.

Galveston Sunrise

I stopped to take this one because i loved the way the sunrise reflected on the sand ripples - this is the Galveston Pleasure Pier, October 2013.

Rippled Beach

A glorious morning view of Galveston Island at sunrise; Texas; 2013. I love these kind of shots that allow me to capture the detail in the extreme foreground.

Wild Sunrise

A personal favourite of mine - A distant tropical storm make for some nice waves at sunrise on Galveston Island, 2013. I did get my feet wet taking this one, but it was totally worth it.

Piercing Sunset

I was expecting the sunrise to light up the underside of the clouds and waited in anticipation. Didn't get what I expected, but this was more than ok. Galveston Island Seawall at sunset, January, 2014, Texas.

Glorious Morning

I was all set up to take long exposures and HDR images, but this one was taken with just one hand held shot. Loved the way the waves were crashing and thought it deserve the long exposure treatment. Galveston Island Pleasure Pier, Texas, 2013

Glorious Sunset

I loved the very long shadows in the Galveston Island Seawall sunset image - so typical for this time of year in Texas, January 2014.

Moonrise over Kemah

This was taken on Halloween, when I unwittingly was treated to a magnificent moonrise over the City of Seabrook and Kemah, Texas, 2012. Shame about those political banners - trying to soil a lovely evening view.

Kemah Fairground

This is a heavily treated image of the fairground (or the 'shows' as we say in Scotland) at the Kemah Boardwalk, Texas, 2012. Took a while to get this shot, as I waited patiently for the ferris wheel to stop before the viking ship swung.

Kemah Boardwalk

This is another treated image of the Kemah Boardwalk, on Galveston Bay in Texas, 2012. I applied bubble wrap texture to the star field and bumped up the saturation on the tower for this more unusual effect.

Kemah Tower

One of my favourites from a trip to the Kemah Boardwalk on Halloween night in, Galveston Bay, Texas, 2012. This is a more pronounced 'bubble wrap' treatment on the night sky, with colours and highlights cranked up.

Fairground lights at Sunrise

This is a 36 second exposure of the sunrise over Galveston Island, Texas, 2015. From prior visits to shoot the pier, it seems they turn the lights on and test the rides at dawn, which very much helps with the lighting for these images.

Glorious Galveston

This is one of my favourites of my sunrise images on Galveston Island. No HDR processing for this image as i loved the way the rolling waves had been captured. Another glorious sunrise in Texas, 2015.

Fall Sunrise

One of the reasons that I go to Galveston Island to capture the sunrise in October is because the sun comes up over the Gulf right behind the pier - creating such great opportunities for silhouetted images like this. Texas, 2015

Port Aransas

A chance photograph when out for dinner having spend the day on the beach at Corpus Christi - this is a glorious sunset on the marina at Port Aransas, Texas, 2014.

Pelican Sunset

We had no intention to stop at San Luis Pass, but being able to drive onto the beach was such a novelty that we had to take some time here. And I'm glad we did - the sunset was magnificent and offered up such silhouetted opportunities like this. Texas, 2013.

Sunset at San Luis

This is a view of the small jetty at San Luis Pass. The sunset was very subtle, but captivating nonetheless. Texas, 2013

USS Texas

This is the USS Texas, a World War I Dreadnought, at home in Houston, Texas.The Texas is somewhat troubled, however, with severe degradation of the hull - major works are required to keep this monument in a semi-reasonable condition.

Glorious San Luis

Possibly one of my favourite Texas image - hand held shooting with a 300mm lens; i just kept on shooting as I watched these pelicans fly into the sunset. This is the San Luis Pass, Texas Gulf Coast, 2013.

Galveston Seawall

Landry's is a familiar sight in any Gulf coast resort, so why not capture an image of their restaurant location along the seawall in Galveston. This is a long exposure on a fall night in 2015.

Galveston Sea Wall

A stormy day looking back along Seawall Boulevard in Galveston. This shot was taken during the beach nourishment works to dispose of sand dredging from the Big Reef offshore area. 2017.

Fishing on the Jetty

This is the south jetty at the entrance channel between the Gulf of Mexico and Bolivar Roads at Galveston. You can see clearly how sheltered the entrance channel is compared to the beach. Wouldn't fancy fishing out there! Texas, 2017.

Willie G's

A great place for a meal after a day on the seawall in Galveston - loads of nice restaurants along this strip next to the Port of Galveston, and plenty of photo opps too! Texas, 2017.

Long Shadows at Galveston

I love the way the winter sunset casts such long shadows on the beach at the Galveston Seawall - this was taken form the pier after a chance drive down to the coast the day after Thanksgiving, 2017.

Galveston County Beach

Not the most enticing beach in the world, but not many in Texas are. This is a single shot of the Gulf of Mexico beach on the Bolivar Peninsula, west of Rollover Pass. 2018.

Highway 87

A black and white of Highway 87 and the interesting array of telegraph poles than line this coastal road along the Bolivar Peninsula in Texas. 2018.

Pierce Marsh

Lying between Bayou Vista and the GIWW, this is a long exposure of the Pierce Marsh wetlands, adjacent I-45 and just outside Galveston. 2018. 10 second long exposure with the big stopper filter.

Pierce Marsh Flats

A 15 second long exposure, converted to black and white, of the Pierce Marsh wetlands, between Texas City and Galveston. 2018.

Summer Saturday in Galveston

A short long exposure (4 seconds) of the Galveston Pleasure Pier, on a hot Saturday afternoon in July of 2018.

Galveston Groynes

An early Spring Saturday afternoon on the seawall at Galveston. These groynes are probably border line dangerous, but people are undeterred nonetheless. Texas, 2019.

Early Evening Waves

Early evening on the Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier. The setting sun lit up the waves nicely on this early Spring afternoon. Texas 2019.