Feb 4, 2010
Jan 23, 2010
FlickrClubSA.com meetup photos, 1/23/2010.
Post Your Blue Star Meetup Photos Here!
 | Silent Butler Great turnout! If I didn't get to meet you I'll catch you next time. It was nice to see so many new faces. I managed to finish just as the 50 mph winds blew in. |
 | Cobaltski |
| Cobaltski One more. |
 | I was shooting in the infrared spectrum today: |
 | S_Thayer It was nice to have met so many wonderful like minded individuals and I look forward to the next meet up. Check out what I captured.... www.flickr.com/photos/stephen_thayer_photography/?saved=1 |
| Silent Butler Looks like Mike might have had the prettiest shot of the day! |
 | Jonathan E. James says:It was great getting out to shoot and meet everyone today!! I look forward to the next one!! Here's a couple from today...    Posted 2 hours ago. ( permalink | edit | delete ) |
| Cobaltski Pobre Nino |
 | guitar_guy599 Nice seeing everyone again! |
 | pichado photography says:A tad late (I know, I know), but Photofritz (Mike) and myself are headed back to Blue Star for some Strobist stuff.Come join if you'd like. :-) -- Chris 210-273-5411 Posted 84 minutes ago. ( permalink | edit | delete ) |
| guitar_guy599 Im in! |
| Silent Butler Ain't got no Strobist stuff. Already drove 56 miles round trip to Blue Star from Bulverde. But post your photos here!!!! |
| Cobaltski Bulverde?! |
 | Wow! There are some really amazing photos here. I almost don't want to share any of mine now, after seeing these ... Still, I got a few unique shots that I like a lot. |
| Here's another one that I really like: |
| Cobaltski Bad backlighting but at least no one blinked! |
Jan 15, 2010
A few photos from the drained Riverwalk...
Flickr Meetup on 1/23 at 2pm at Blue Star.
SA Flickr Meetup (day set) 1/23 at 2pm at Blue Star.
 | .banzai 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 23, 2010, meet and greet at Blue Star Brewing Company in the Blue Star Complex then head for the new Riverwalk Extension. |
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You're right--it certainly isn't too hot anymore. |
 | Beadcharmer If the doc clears me to go without a brace.... I'm in!! |
 | DOLINICK I hear a lot about the new hiking trails south of town... I can get more info if anyone is interested. perhaps if the weather cooperates a cookout might draw more folks. I could bring some chicken thighs or fajitas to grill... |
| Beadcharmer ... lol... is this what it's come to... luring photographers with food?.... |
| guitar_guy599 lol! Hey I just like going to grab something to eat afterwards. Thats why I take pictures. Its an excuse to grab something to eat. : ) jk |
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Fred Rd east of I-10? |
| S_Thayer I would be up for some kind of photo walk....I don't know about the food part. Mustard and cameras don't mix (I know from experience). I have never participated before and I think it is time...Let's shoot!! |
| Silent Butler The new riverwalk section that just opened up near Blue Star? I would feel safer with more people with me. There's also a restaurant at Blue Star. Here's a good photo. |
 | emeraldcitycreative I'd definitely be interested in going. I've finally gotten out to take pictures for the first time in months and want badly to get out more. |
| Beadcharmer Blue Star?... me likey that idea. |
 | SOO-zun Re: Blue Star & the new river expansion in that area- I'd be up for that! |
 | Anthony.RAW oooo....sounds cool. im down! |
| DOLINICK i'm down. |
 | dog_o_thunder says:I'm new to the group as well....lurked for a long time, but now that it's not 105F, I'm up for something like this.Posted 2 weeks ago. ( permalink | edit | delete ) |
 | nenoirenediaz Happy New Year to all! Let get out there to shoot some pictures! I have not stopped. I was out there last night in the cold but loving it. The food is good at the Blue Star brew then we can go shoot. See you there soon let's make it a date and go and capture the moments. Hugs to all. Prince is doing great! We are so blessed to have him alive... |
 | cptesco This is the most NONCOMMITTAL group I have ever belonged to :) Just pick a day, place and time......anyone want to step up and make the decision? I dont care where or when we go but lets just DO IT :) |
| Silent Butler Cptesco, it's always like this - take it from someone who has been in this group a long time. |
| .banzai Sounds prefect SB :P. I'm there. I'll edit first post. |
| SOO-zun I'm going to *try* and make it ~ my son made regionals band and they have practice and a concert that day, but I'm not sure on the time yet - hope to see y'all there! |
| cptesco Silent Butler....I was just playing incase it didnt come thru that way :) I know it is a great group of people....even if everyone is noncommittal :) |
 | Evangeline Fotografie I'm new around here & don't know anyone ...so how does this work, just show up with my camera? :( :) |
| Beadcharmer ... and there's a blood oath.... |
| guitar_guy599 Beadcharmer don't scare her! lol. Man that kind of scares me! Just show up and have fun. |
| Beadcharmer *sorry... I've got cabin fever and I'm feeling a little goofy.* |
| Silent Butler Evangeline, |
| DOLINICK I have been to a couple of meet ups. It's cool. I should be able to make it to this one. |
| Silent Butler Pretty much. The Tropicano is on the left. |
 | Elle Limon Woohoo! I love meetups! |
| Evangeline Fotografie Great! Meet y'all there....I'll show up even if we have to take a blood oath ;) |
 | Photofritz (Michael J. Dominguez) Jan 23rd sounds good to me 8) |
 | Gman... says:I am new to San Antonio and enjoy shooting. My name is Gary and hoping I can join! I am not the greatest photographer, but I want to shoot... Is that ok?Posted 2 days ago. ( permalink | edit | delete ) |
| guitar_guy599 No Gman you are not adequate for this meet up! J/k Of course you can join! There's no requirements as to who can or can't shoot, everyone is invited. : ) Welcome to SA! |
| Silent Butler I sure hope we have a good turnout. After the meet and greet part and before we set out, let's take some group shots. |
 | Erik J. Gustafson Sounds fun! |
| Evangeline Fotografie Erik - I'm down with some strobist action ;) I'll join ya. |
| guitar_guy599 Erik, I dont have much, SB600 and a combo diffuser / reflector kit but I'd like to have some fun. |
| Photofritz (Michael J. Dominguez) Sounds Good - I can try out the cactus V4's I ordered |
| Cobaltski Hell, I'll be there, just in the hope that I can be included in Erik's local ICC (Incomparable Catalog of Characters). |
| Gman... says:ha, ok.. I don't have a lot of gear just my camera and lens...Posted 7 hours ago. ( permalink | edit | delete ) |
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Thanks for setting this up! I'll invite lots more people... |
Nov 23, 2009
Christmas Lights Around San Antonio
This is a list of various places around San Antonio that have major displays of Christmas lights. Got more for me to add? Email me at jwrider [[at]] gmail [[dot]] com!
(Note to photographers: to photograph these events at night, I'd recommend a camera with manual settings as well as a tripod. The tripod can double as a bat to fight off attackers as well. Happy holidays!)
1. The Schitterbahn's Hill Country Christmas probably the biggest and the best display around San Antonio. Turn down your computer volume before you visit their website. Tickets are $18 a person, which is kind of expensive. Here's a map. We visited the site last year, and ... probably won't go back this year. It was awfully crowded and expensive, and during our visit the weather was quite cold. I took a few photos, which you can see here.
2. The Village of Bulverde will hold their annual Christmas lighting on November 27th. Here's a snippet of an article from mysa.com describing it.
"On the Friday evening after Thanksgiving, thousands of local citizens will gather in the Village of Bulverde for the 19th Annual Christmas Lighting. This year, the lighting display has been donated by H-E-B, The Home Depot, Broadway Bank, and Jess and Leslie Shurbet. From 5 to 9 p.m., free goodies and activities will be provided to children throughout the village. Village merchants will be offering a variety of fun, from cookie decorating to ornament-making, as well treats such as hot chocolate and hot dogs."
3. One of the biggest holiday events in San Antonio is the River Parade, which starts at 7pm on November 27th. It is a massive parade of floats. The lights will stay up through January 1st. From their website: "The lighting ceremony is the official kickoff to the Paseo Del Rio Holiday Festivities. Tickets are sold through the Paseo Del Rio Association at (210) 227-4262. For over 20 years, the spectacular one-hour parade along San Antonio's River Walk features decorated, illuminated floats with celebrities, bands and lavishly-costumed participants. Over 150,000 people will gather along the River Walk to watch the spectacle live along the parade route. Millions more will join in the fun watching the television broadcast. Reserved seating is available along the parade route."
4. FORD Fiesta de las Luminarias, 12/4/2009 - 12/20/2009.
See the original announcement here. "Experience the Holiday serenity of the River Walk as you stroll along the lush banks of the San Antonio River guided by more than 6,000 luminarias. Warmly glowing candles in sand filled bags line the walkways to symbolically mark the "lighting of the way" for Holy Family. This centuries old tradition begins at dusk Friday, Saturday & Sunday only."
5. Holiday Arts & Crafts Show. 12/11/2009 - 12/13/2009.
See the original announcement here.
A perfect setting for unique holiday shopping-the banks of the San Antonio River Walk. Local and regional artists, craftsmen, and jewelers offer holiday gift items for that special someone. Located along the River Walk Extension near the Chamber of Commerce, this Arts & Crafts Show displays some of the most unique hand made merchandise available anywhere. Whether it's jewelry, pottery or fine art you are interested in, you can finalize your holiday shopping. Enjoy a stroll along the picturesque River Walk, stop to talk to our vendors who are anxious to share information about their craft, and take home an item that will enhance your home, wardrobe or garden. When: 10 a.m. - 11 p.m. Where: The River Walk.
Oct 23, 2009
Kinky Friedman
Oct 6, 2009
Sep 29, 2009
Chalk It Up!
Quote from artpace.org: "Families, artists, and art lovers-save the date! Artpace's 6th annual Chalk It Up festival is a full day of viewing and creating chalk art. This year's festivities feature thirty-five artists, forty youth groups and organizations, Kidzone activities, and a colossal public mural. Free admission."
Donate to ArtPace here.
Here is a slideshow of my photos of ChalkItUp from 2008.
Sep 28, 2009
Nice review of a few photo exhibits
FotoSeptiembreUSA, the annual month-long celebration of all things aperture organized and curated by SA’s own Michael Mehl, causes both excitement and dread each year: Yes, there will be a few exceptional art shows, but many spaces will resort to showing pedestrian photojournalism, which as brilliant as it can be, isn’t art. So September can feel like an art diet if you love contemporary work. It’s not Mehl’s fault; he can’t curate everything, and fortunately he has some capable participants at the Southwest School of Art & Craft and at the UTSA Satellite Space (this is not a definitive list; put down the pitchforks, folks).
Sep 27, 2009
Aug 17, 2009
Urban photo exhibit on 9/5. 6pm to ...
It's going to be a urban culture/lifestyle skateboarding photography theme.
where/when?
The Webhouse
517 E. Woodlawn (Corner of St. Mary's and Woodlawn)
Saturday, September the 5th. 6pm start.
It's going to be a good time. It will be up for a whole month. We will also be having a closing show at the end of the month.
Aug 12, 2009
San Antonio Museum of Art announces Photo Contest winners
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 | AndYaDontStop |
 | zette_stewart says: Why not post a slide show of all the winners? |
 | Susan_J |
 | Photofritz |
 | digi.film ~ occasional tourist ~ |
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| AndYaDontStop |
| KeithAlanK says: Thanks to the staff and judges for all their hard work. |
 | Somar jams says: There are so many awesome pictures that were submitted. Thank you judges and staff for your efforts. Congradulations to all the winners and to all who participated. It's an honor to have had my photo chosen. |
 | ogaryo |
| Silent Butler |
 | newsjeff |
 | FlickrClubSA.com |
Aug 10, 2009
Tony Romo hands off to Marion Barber
Aug 4, 2009
Exhibit Aug 28-30
July 13, 2009
For immediate release
SAMA Announces Judges and Special Prize for Inaugural Flickr Photography Contest
Museum hosting photographs of new Riverwalk extension
San Antonio – The San Antonio Museum of Art launched a new online community project on June 1 in honor of the opening of the Museum Reach: a photo contest to document the Reach over the summer, using the popular online photo community Flickr. In six short weeks, more than 1,000 entries have been submitted and almost 100 photographers have joined the Flickr group. The contest has been so popular the submission date has been extended to this Sunday, July 19.
After the contest closes, judges David S. Rubin, The Brown Foundation Curator of Contemporary Art at SAMA; Mike Adkisson, Art and Architecture Project Manager at the San Antonio River Foundation; and Trish Simonite, photographer and associate professor of art history at Trinity University; will choose 12 photographs from the submissions. The San Antonio Museum of Art will showcase this work in a special exhibition on display Friday, August 28 through Sunday, August 30, 2009.
“We’ve been overwhelmed with the enthusiastic response from the community for both SAMA’s River Landing and the Museum Reach overall. The Flickr contest has been so successful we are already developing the next one, inspired by our upcoming exhibition Culinary Delights, focused on the photography of David Halliday,” said Emily Jones, Deputy Director of the Museum.
For more details, become a fan of SAMA on Facebook. For a complete calendar listing of public exhibitions, lectures and other special events open to the public, visit SAMA’s Web site at www.samuseum.org
Aug 2, 2009
Inflatable Vince Lombardi Trophy
I guess not. The Steelers now have six of 'em.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Lombardi_Trophy
AM Ale -- the breakfast beer!
This fine gentleman finally succumbed to the hawker's call for beer. It was 9am on a Sunday morning.
Jul 25, 2009
Jul 23, 2009
Grandpa Howard's car
Originally uploaded by FlickrClubSA.com
I have almost 400 other photos of his from the 1940s to the 1960s. He photographed places between Niagara Falls and Mexico City. You can see them here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/www_317537_com/sets/72157621676780545/
If you can identify the cars, the cities or the people, please do so by commenting on the photos on my flickr stream.
These photos were given to me on Kodachrome Transparencies (slides, really). Not wanting to do all the scanning and photoshop tweaking myself, I sent them on to www.ScanCafe.com, a fine company that did all the work for me.
