steven_seitz Posted January 1, 2002 Share Posted January 1, 2002 I will be travelling to the Houston-Austin TX area this spring and would like to spend a couple of days with the spring wildflowers. I have some flexibility in travel dates, so I would like to know both the best times and locations in TX for shooting the flowers. Any suggetions? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neal_shields Posted January 1, 2002 Share Posted January 1, 2002 http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/wildflower/plainsflo.htm <p> April May is best. <p> Neal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hans_berkhout Posted January 1, 2002 Share Posted January 1, 2002 see http:/www.englander-workshops.com/, Joe Englander conducts a Texas wildflowers photo wokshop. Highly recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn_kroeger Posted January 1, 2002 Share Posted January 1, 2002 Statistically, mid April is peak. Depending on winter rain and temperatures, it can be earlier, last week of March and early April. May is too late and too hot. <p> Best areas are west of Austin, in the Llano-Johnson City area, Inks Lake and west of Lake LBJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilhelm Posted January 2, 2002 Share Posted January 2, 2002 What are the chances of combining a trip to Fotofest and seeing the wildflowers? (And not finding myself in the middle of a tornado, or flash floods, etc. I wanted to go last year, but the weather reports seemed to be one disaster after another.) TIA -- Wilhelm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_kimbler1 Posted January 2, 2002 Share Posted January 2, 2002 I've always found Fredericksburg and areas around the Frio River to be great locations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neal_shields Posted January 2, 2002 Share Posted January 2, 2002 "Everything in Texas either bites, stings, or kicks". LBJ said "the Viet Nam war was like a west Texas hail storm, he didn't start it, he couldn't stop it, and there was no place to hide". Tornados are very selective. If you don't live in a trailer park or have done something lately to envoke the wrath of God, you are usually OK. It all boils down to how bad you want the picture. Predicting Texas weather is an exercise in futility. <p> Neal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_vener_photography Posted January 3, 2002 Share Posted January 3, 2002 Fotofest is in March and most of the wildflowers (that people want to see) are blooming in April and May, especially in the Houston and Austin latitudes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven_seitz Posted January 4, 2002 Author Share Posted January 4, 2002 Thanks for the advice especially about the tornados and hailstorms - LBJ was such a font of wisdom! <p> Any advice on state/nationalparks or other public locations in the Houston-Austin area for shooting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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