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Using the 19th century process of "wet plate collodion," you don't TAKE a picture...you MAKE a picture.

 
It's a very slow process which must be executed very quickly, and
 has more to do with what you feel, than what you see.

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The "Round Rock" and the water tower - Round Rock, TX (2019)

“…an extraordinary combination of pure science, pure witchcraft, and wishful thinking.”   Ansel Adams, 1948

Texas People

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Colorized Collodion Tintype,  Austin, TX (2019)
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"A photograph is a captured record of a specific moment in time.  And then, the length of time the photograph itself can exist."

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Silver images can last for centuries

Texas Places

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San Jacinto- Camp location of the Army of Texas - Colorized tintype (2019)
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McClure-Braches House and the Sam Houston Oak tree,  Gonzales Texas (2018)
Eggleston House,  Gonzales TX (2018)
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Presidio La Bahia - Goliad, Texas (2018)
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The Alamo- Near Bracketville Texas (2018)
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"Come & Take It"  battleground- near Gonzales, Texas (2018)
San Gabriel River Crossing - Georgetown Texas (2019)
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Llano River Dam - Llano Texas (2019)
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Plum Creek battlefield - Kelly Springs
near Lockhart Texas (2018)
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San Gabriel River Dam - Georgetown Texas (2018)
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The Round Rock - Round Rock Texas (2019)
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Lone Wolf Bridge - San Angelo Texas (2019)
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Williamson Co. Courthouse - Georgetown Texas (2019)
Architecture on the Square - Georgetown Texas (2019)
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The Concho Pearl Icehouse- San Angelo Texas (2019)
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Georgetown City Jail -  Georgetown, Texas (2018)
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Riley House Visitor, Georgetown Texas (2018)
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Cemetery Post - Temple Texas (2019)
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Sheriff's Posse Arena  -  Georgetown, Texas (2019)

Texas Things

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Moonrise and the Garden Bed (2019)
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Great-grandfather's Fiddle - (2018)
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String is in the Air (2019)
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Old Flames (2019)
Shooting Photography (2019)
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Mother Dragonslayer  (2019)
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The Mystery Stone of Georgetown  (2019)
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Jacks- A pre-electronic entertainment device (2018)
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Texas Hard Hat -  Georgetown, Texas (2018)
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Locks of Love - San Angelo (2019)
Civil War Bullets and Domino's (2019)
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The Solo (2019)
Dad's Branding Iron (2019)

If you're interested in purchasing a print of a particular photo, send me an email at "owner@thomascavness.com" or by hitting the "Contact" button at the top of this page.

A photograph is a return ticket back to a moment otherwise gone.

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