Dewberries look tasty.
My friend Jess has encouraged me to shoot at Cullinan Park here in Sugar Land for as long as I can remember.
This was one of the few wildflowers I spotted.
So last Saturday morning, I decided to finally check it out . . . with Jess as my guide.
A large, white flower absorbs the sunshine.
The two of us had a great time walking the trails, chatting away and listening to the birds chirping. I discovered that Cullinan Park is a local, natural treasure.
A heron takes off across Oyster Creek.
As I prepared to leave for the park, I had one main thought: What camera equipment will help me best document this adventure? How will I be able to shoot both near (macro) and far (telephoto)?
Sidebar: My second thought? Don’t forget the bug spray!
A butterfly enjoys the local cuisine.
I opted for a two-camera approach. On my Nikon D700 was my trusty Nikon 105mm macro lens for closeups. Attached to my monopodded Nikon D300 was my Nikon 70-200mm lens for long-range photo ops. I used both and was glad I had brought everything along.
A large dragonfly just hangs around.
Although the park isn’t very big, it’s filled with interesting sights and sounds. I was hoping to see some dragonflies, and I wasn’t disappointed.
A green dragonfly tries to blend in with his surroundings.
We spotted a few of the flyers in the woods among the butterflies.
A blue dragonfly rests on the lake’s plant life.
But we scored big at the park’s lake. D-flies were buzzing about, enjoying the water and plants.
A green dragonfly is happy to pose.
Although I was sad that there were no alligators to shoot, just watching the dragonflies flit about made me smile.
Is this curious caterpillar hungry?
After our adventure, Jess and I sat on benches, resting and talking. This little critter shared where I was sitting, so, of course, I snapped some pix with my macro lens.
I wonder what he’ll be the next time I stop by Cullinan Park. Which I’m sure will be sooner than later.
Subscribe to RSS Feed
I haven’t been back in there in years….I thought it had sort of been let go….I’ll have to check it out.
Suzanne
It looks very nice now. They’re working on improving the park.
The kids and I tried to mountain bike there, and we thought the same as Suzanne. After we saw a kid walking down the path with a red party cup, we decided to turn around and go to Memorial Park in Sugar land. But your pictures are pretty. Maybe we needed to stop and smell the roses.
If you give it another try, let me know how it goes!
Susan, it was great spending time with you there. Looks like the park could use another citizen action cleanup. I’m so glad you got to enjoy. Thanks for the SD card rescue, and if you want to go again…let’s go “early”.
Thanks for being my guide!