Archive for the ‘Texas Highways Magazine’ Category

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and Texas Highways exhbit wildflower photos by Al Braden

Monday, May 10th, 2010

Texas Highways, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and Canon, Inc. teamed up to exhibit the wildflower photos from the April 2010 issue of Texas Highways. Spring is always the wildflower feature and this year prints of each photo were made by Canon and exhibited in the McDermott Learning Center on the grounds of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center from May 3 through May 9.

Texas Highways Magazine and Canon, Inc. combined for a photo exhibit at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

Texas Highways Magazine and Canon, Inc. combined for a photo exhibit at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

Nature and environmental photographer, Al Braden contributed two dramatic close-ups to the exhibit. The first is a thistle blossom photographed close-up in Llano County.

An explosion of magenta in a thistle blossom, Llano County.

An explosion of magenta in a thistle blossom, Llano County.

Another macro image is a brilliant red Indian Paintbrush, also photographed in the spring time in Llano County, Texas with a Canon 1Ds Mark II digital camera.

Brilliant reds of an Indian Paintbrush in the spring, Llano County, TX.

Brilliant reds of an Indian Paintbrush in the spring, Llano County, TX.

Four photos featured in Capture El Paso 2009

Friday, December 11th, 2009

The El Paso Times has just released the 2009 version of their popular Capture El Paso book. Popular in that it captures the flavor of El Paso from so many aspects and view points. And popular in the broader sense that its hundreds of photos – 144 pages total – are selected by popular vote online from over 9,000 images submitted by over 500 photographers. This year’s vote total was over 725,000 online votes to select the images to represent El Paso. I was fortunate to have these four photos included, two of which appeared in my December 2008 feature article in Texas Highways Magazine on the Christmas Lights in El Paso. See pgs. 24 to 33 of the 12-08 issue.

Christmas Lights at San Jacinto Plaza in the heart of El Paso, Texas.

Christmas Lights at San Jacinto Plaza in the heart of El Paso, Texas.

Moonrise over East El Paso from Wyler Tramway State Park.

Moonrise over East El Paso from Wyler Tramway State Park.

Socorro Mission La Purisima in on the Mission Trail in El Paso, Texas.

Socorro Mission La Purisima in on the Mission Trail in El Paso, Texas.

Equestrian Statue at El Paso International Airport is the worlds largest.

Equestrian Statue at El Paso International Airport is the worlds largest.

I had two photos in the 2008 edition of Capture El Paso, one of Wyler Tramway and one of the California Poppies on Mt. Franklin.

El Paso Christmas Lights featured in Texas Highways

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

It sure has been gratifying to hear from so many friends in El Paso, many of whom I haven’t seen in many years. Writing about the Christmas Lights of El Paso for Texas Highways Magazine (Dec. 2008), sure brought back a lot of memories for my family and I as we traveled the city at night in search of our favorite Christmas displays.

You can see the full text and layout of the story under the ‘Publications’ tab on www.albradenphoto.com
To see many more photos, in addition the ones published, you can go the the ‘Stock Archive’ tab and search ‘Christmas, El Paso’ or go to the many galleries on this PhotoShelter archive.

Elaine and I especially enjoy the graceful tranquility of the luminarias at Pennsylvania Circle. And of course, Eastridge with it’s wild displays is just over the top. But on Christmas Eve, luminarias add a calm beauty to the sidewalks and walkways of Eastridge in keeping with the special night.

Christmas is especially beautiful on the Mission Trail during the season and on Christmas Eve when luminarias are glowing. Ysleta is quiet, and a joy to enter in silence and observe the shared traditions of the Tigua Pueblo. And I love the inviting path to Socorro, welcoming peaceful meditation. When I got to San Elizario, luminarias were light, but the evening’s worship was over for the evening. Tomorrow is Christmas in these historic places.