Do you have a South Texas brush country photo?

[Shane Jennings]

Hi y'all. I am trying to find a good photo of some South Texas brush country to use as a reference for a pencil drawing that I'm about to start. I can't believe how hard it is to find a photo like what I'm looking for, so I thought I'd ask for help here.

Here's what I'm looking for:

1. A standard 30-55mm view - not ultra-wide and not zoomed in tight
2. "Golden Hour" light - sun low in the sky (not cloudy or foggy)
3. Sun behind the camera and off to one side a bit - doesn't matter which side
4. mesquite, acacia, Texas sage, prickly pear, and/or yucca in the view
5. Not extremely dense brush - just a good "smattering" of brush/cactus

A bonus would be all of this with a barbed wire fence in the foreground, with the fence crossing the frame horizontally from left to right. The fence could be perpendicular to the camera, or it could have a slight angle away from the camera, but I am not looking for a fence that runs vertically through the frame (from near to far in the image)

I'm going to draw this scene with a couple of whitetail bucks jumping the fence. Here is a recent drawing that I finished to give you an idea of the kind of drawing I'm talking about.



If you have a brush photo that I could use, I'd be glad to give you a print of the drawing once I have it completed. Please PM me or email me if you do.

Thanks!

Shane
ShaneJenningsFineArt@suddenlink.net

[Dobick]

it's not exactly what you are looking for, but it is something at least.

Not south texas by any stretch though...

[Shane Jennings]

Yeah, not what I need, but that's a cool shot!

Here's a basic layout of where the deer and the fence will be in my drawing. Need to fill in the brush.

[dwilliams35]

Just recording deer here, no real efforts at killer photos...got loads like this though. Sorry, few cross fences on the place.

[dwilliams35]

double post..

[Shane Jennings]

Thanks, Donnie. Those last two will work. Would you mind emailing me full-res versions? My email address is ShaneJenningsFineArt@suddenlink.net

[dwilliams35]

On the way, Shane: I'd love to have a print if it works out....

D.

[Shane Jennings]

I'll keep you posted, Donnie. The originals are a little soft, but I may be able to use them.

[Shane Jennings]

Oh, and I will definitely send you a print if I use your pics, Donnie. I have a couple other people that are sending me pics as well, so I'll wait and see which one(s) I want to use. I really appreciate your efforts.