This photo of 6th Street in downtown Austin was shot about 7:50 one evening. The great thing about photographing night shots shortly after sunset is you you get that nice “Speilberg Blue” nighttime sky. The bad thing about photographing night shots on 6th street shortly after sunset is that for a spot that is known for it’s lively crowds, there are very few people.  6th street doesn’t really get started till around 10:pm. (To get an idea what 6th street looks like on a busy night check out the SXSW posting that was shot at Maggie Mae’s right across the street from here looking towards the Blind Pig Pub.) Meanwhile… I had no choice but to take the shot while the light was right, the carriage driver could just relax and enjoy the evening while she was waiting on the night.

Trey Ratcliff of www.stuckincustoms.com hosted a photo walk recently here in Austin TX to the Texas Capitol. Needless to say, a great time was had by all. This is the first (of many) shots I took that evening. This photo was actually taken at 6th & Congress of one of the Guitars that were created as part of the GuitarTown Austin Art project in the fall of 2006. Gee, do you think Austin is a music town?…

Another reason Austin Texas is known as “The Live Music Capitol of the World” …

Every year thousands of visitors travel from around the world to attend the Music, Film & Interactive SXSW or ‘South by Southwest’ conferences & Seminars in Austin Texas. I went down to 6th Street Friday night and took a few photos. This one was taken from the balcony of Maggie Mae’s over looking the Blind Pig Pub.