I was accompanying two other people on a venture along the Canadian river in the far western region of the Texas panhandle. As we paralleled the river a storm broke and sunlight created this beautiful rainbow over the river. I jumped from the vehicle and ran quickly to the rivers edge and exposed this image just as the light from a setting sun ignited the sand dune and sage brush.
Canon F1N, AE motordrive and Canon 20-35mm F3.5L lens. Fuji Provia 100 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.