Dianna Bartosh
Born and reared in De Witt County, Dianna Spinks Bartosh has loved photography since childhood and is a charter member of the DeWitt County Shutterbugs. She began shooting with a small Brownie camera that did not have a flash and during high school graduated to an “instamatic” that had a flashcube for illumination. After she attended college and worked for a while, she purchased her first SLR, a Mamyia Sekor in the early 1970’s, and began studying the elements of photography from books, classes, and from other photographers. After the turn of the twenty first century, she discovered digital photography, which made the applied science of photography into a creative art as well. Bartosh enjoys photographing many subjects, but her favorites include historical subjects of any kind, cultural and folk events, and macro photography for nature (especially wildflowers). Since retirement from the field of education, she has tried to combine her other hobbies and photography so that they compliment the other. She believes, like Georgia O’Keefe, that if a subject is viewed up close, its beauty is more evident, so make it big.
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- Dianna Bartosh
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- Cheapside Non-Demoninational Church: While the town of Cheapside no longer exists, it was once a thriving farm town. The farmers remain in the area, but the town is represented only by the remains of a few old buildings, and this well kept church, which houses the spirit of the community which lives on.
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- Rural DeWitt County Countryside Scene
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- Bee Balm, aka Horsemint, up close this plant is a very intricate piece of nature.
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- Won’t You Come Into My Parlor? Lynx spider enjoying it’s meal of a fly while sitting on a pink zinnia.
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- All wildflowers are photographed in DeWitt County except the pink Texas Prickly Poppy
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- Texas Groundsel, a plentiful wildflower in DeWitt County
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- Liberty Bell, Philadelphia
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- Gonzales County ghost town, Oak Forest Store: The abandoned store is located on Highway 90, but the cotton growing settlement of Oak Forest was on the Guadalupe River, south of the store. the community could not withstand constant flooding.
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- DeWitt County Courthouse: In 1886, this Romanesque structure replaced the old wooden one which was moved from the former county seat of Clinton, to Cuero.
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- The Lindenau Rifle Club was established in 1901. This structure stil serves the community as a venue for both public and private events.
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- Schroeder, in Goliad County, was once a thriving community. This store was still in operation.
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- Bluebonnet, The State Flower of Texas, always a favorite subject.
Michele Bennett
Michele is a lifelong resident of Cuero. She has always been creative and crafty. She vividly recalls designing and sewing doll clothes by hand with scraps from her mom’s material pile. She was constantly creating something. Her creative pursuits continued into adulthood with sewing, painting, writing, drawing, wood-burning, digital scrapbooking, reading and photography. She has always enjoyed photography, and the love for it has grown tremendously through the years. She enjoys trying new ideas and techniques with her photography, and tries to think outside the box. She devours books and tutorials, increasing her knowledge and continuing to improve and develop her craft. She loves to capture the beauty all around her, from the minute details of a flower, the determination on her daughter’s face as she competes, to the intricate setups of a still life. God’s artistry is all around us, and photography is a passion. Each photograph is connected to a memory. . . an idea. . . or a feeling. . . each one is special and unique in it’s own way.
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- Michele Bennett
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- Tulips arranged on a lightscreen.
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- Flamingo at Tyler Zoo.
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- Field of Honor for Warrior Weekend, Victoria, TX. The flag was on my daddy’s casket, the boots represent his work boots.
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- Sunset at a Christmas light walk through display in San Antonio.
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- One of my gladiola blooms submerged in carbonated water.
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- Steel wool spinning
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- Sunrise in front of my house.
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- Sunrise in front of my house.
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- Bible verse still life series
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- Tiger at Branson Zoo
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- Faded Beauty still life
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- Three Rivers Petroglyphs, New Mexico with a storm rolling in over the horizon.
Debbie Granberry
Debbie Granberry is a former elementary schoolteacher who retired to Cuero with her husband in 2011. Her interest in photography dates back to the days of instamatics and magicubes. “Having grown up in the Iowa and Illinois, I enjoy the beauty of winter weather and especially enjoy photographing scenes of my native state of Iowa.”
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- Debbie Granberry
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- Entrance to Longhorn Caverns in Burnet, Texas
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- Volcanic Caldera, Maui, Hawaii
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- Barn in Ida County, Iowa
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- Snowy day in Iowa
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- Snowy day in Iowa
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- Snowy day in Iowa
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- Snowy day in Iowa
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- High Trestle Bridge Bike Trail-Madrid, Iowa
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- Senior Moment
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- Still life fun
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- Iowa corn stored for the long winter.
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- Abandoned barn-Milford, Iowa
Glenn Robertson
Fain Zimmerman
My main interests in photography are birds and wildlife. Roger & I like to travel to different areas to seed any new wildlife that we might have missed before, but we also just enjoy trying to take better photos of those we’ve already seen. It’s a great excuse to be out enjoying nature! We’ve very fortunate to live in an area with so many species of birds within easy driving distance as well! We have traveled to Africa several times, and this is my very most favorite place to be!
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- Fain Zimmerman
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- Caracara – Crested caracara on fencepost ready to fly
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- Antelope Squirrel – Antelope squirrel eating prickly pear fruit – Arizona
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- Baboons – Male baboon grooming the female who is quite content – Tanzania
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- Dowitchers – A large flock of dowitchers in flight-Port Aransas
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- Heron – A Tricolored Heron – Port Aransas Birding Center
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- Port A – The Port Aransas marina at sunset
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- Snow – Our front yard on a rare snowy day in 2017
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- Wasp – A yellow wasp getting a drink on a hot day -Arizona
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- Zebras – Two Zebra friends looking out for each other – Tanzania
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- Egret – A Reddish Egret enjoying a windy day – Rookery Island in St. Charles Bay
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- Pyrrhuloxia – A pair of Pyrrhuloxia sharing a post – South Texas
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- Impala – An Impala at rest in the Serengeti – Tanzania
Ryan Parker
Ryan Parker, originally from Pipe Creek TX, in Bandera County, recently relocated to Yoakum TX. Although he misses the Hill Country, he is loving the charm of DeWitt County. His favorite photography subjects are plants, animals & abandoned structures
He has a love of nature and growing things, and looks forward to seeing all the new plants & animals in DeWitt County. He is very much looking forward to learning more about photography from the members of the Shutterbugs Photography Club.
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- Ryan Parker
Dee Henneke
Dee Henneke is a charter member of the DeWitt County Shutterbug Camera Club. She originally wanted to help organize the club to encourage people to take pictures of the local wildflowers. She enjoys ‘clicking’ her camera for making memory images. Her interests include Bible studies, ranching, travel, reading, and also photography.
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- Dee loves flowers. The butterfly was taken in her garden.
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- Traveling has brought Dee many joys. She has been to over 20 countries and still going. This is a gannet colony in New Zealand.
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- Collecting Geisha girl porcelain was a long-time hobby. The 700 piece collection is on display at the Cuero Historical Museum.
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- Dee is a volunteer photographer for First United Methodist Church in Cuero.
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- Dee, a widow for 20 years, enjoys the cows on her ranches.
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- Dee loves to garden.
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- These orchids are a composite of several orchids from various places.
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- Dee’s very protective dog, a miniature Australian Shepherd.
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- Dee has edited six genealogy books written by her mom. This is a photo of her great grandmother.
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- Dee loves to make jelly.
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- In addition to growing vegetables, Dee enjoys growing flowers. This is a purple datura with a spider.
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- On Dee’s never-ending bucket list was this Capsicun monkey found in Costa Rica.
