Medina River in Drought

[kwhite]

In the ten years I have been photographing at this location the river has always been flowing. I was shocked to be standing in the middle of the riverbed making images. Shot with E-P2 20mm 1.7 and E-PL2 24mm 2.5 legacy lens.

[TXhummer2]

Incredible images! Sad situation....

[Todd Lambert]

It's crazy how dry we are, isn't it? I was out last night, at a large lake near here and was completely floored to find it completely dry as well.

[MichaelW]

Very nice shots. All too common sight lately. Hope this changes soon.

[kwhite]

Thanks for the comments. Texas needs a good soaking that is for sure.

[jeffro20]

Oh my....that's awful. Is that taken on Hwy 16, south of Medina, just north of Bandera?

[kwhite]

Originally Posted by jeffro20

Oh my....that's awful. Is that taken on Hwy 16, south of Medina, just north of Bandera?

You know the spot. I happened to be driving by and spotted the dry river bed. Had to stop and shoot a few images.

[lhdvies]

Nice shots!!-Unbelieveable conditions, Hope the Cypress trees survive!!

[jeffro20]

Originally Posted by kwhite

You know the spot. I happened to be driving by and spotted the dry river bed. Had to stop and shoot a few images.

I'm in disbelief....I recognized the tree line and other characters. Very hard to believe. Would have never imagined. Have stopped their many a times for "water" pictures and to let my lab have a quick swim.

Always wondered what the riverbed looked like. Good ol Hill Country limestone.

[txww]

I like #3. The root system of the tree. Those are things that you don't get to see when theres water.

Agreed, we are in need of a lot of rain. Lake Lewisvelle is 9 feet low.

[Tom]

Oh man. I used to go out to Camp Bandina a couple times a year to swim in that river. :sad: