In 1979 I had just started my photographic study of the Texas Roadrunner. In this photo a beautiful male Paisano heads toward the nest with a male collared lizard that he had killed. Intercepting the wary bird along its return route to the nest I lay on the ground and grabbed only one photo before he dashed in another direction.
Canon F1 with Canon 200mm F2.8 lens. Kodachrome 64 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.
Amazing shot. Nice balance of darks and lights.