At 3 AM in the morning I arose from my sleeping bag and trudged over the dunes to my Pelican camera case some 200 yards away. I was thankful that the camera case was dust proof as the wind almost buried it beneath a mini dune of sand. I had forgotten to bring a watch so I counted off the 3.5 minute exposure that documented this intriguing scene of moonlight and its illumination on the Guadalupe sand dunes
Hasselblad 501 CM and a Zeiss Sonnar 150mm F4 lens. Fuji Velvia 50 ISO film.
Wyman Meinzer is the only official State Photographer of Texas. He was raised on League Ranch, a 27,000-acre ranch in the rolling plains of Texas. Since then, he has traveled across the state many times to capture the first and last rays of sunlight as they kiss the Texas landscapes.
He started his career as a professional predator hunter. He transitioned into a research associate for the university and now teaches a senior-level course in Special Problems Photography at Texas Tech University in addition to his ongoing book projects and freelance magazine assignments.
Would love to transfer this image to my new prothesis… I have my leg built in OKC and am trekking to Mt. Everest in October… Would consider it an honor to wear this image of what I consider to be one of the finest photos I have seen… Am Having my leg built on August 8th… If you would respond soon I would be thrilled…..Peace Rhonda Graham
HOLYSHIT!!!!!!! This man is great !!!…guess you can’t publish this response since i cursed…oh well…Wyman Meinzer is the best wildlife photographer in Texas…oh hell… the whole damn bidness…i love Wyman and his lovely bridal elect, Sylinda…braver,bigger or better Texans don’t exist…i’ll be seein’ y’all soon…love, dougsmith