Timothy Renner Photography

Bisti, Hiking In (2026)

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These rocks were formed by heavy erosion.

Pipe Organ, but Rock at the Bisti (2026)

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Looks kinda like a pipe organ.

Bisti Rock Formation (2026)

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This rock formation stood out away from the others.

Bisti Towers (2026)

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The Bisti goes on quite a ways. People get lost pretty easily out here. Thankfully, my uncles are pretty good explorers and got us through it just fine.

Bisti Lava Rock (2026)

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The red rocks are lava, according to my uncle (a geologist).

Bisti - Another World (2026)

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Hiking into this place felt like entering another world.

Bisti - Formations Everywhere (2026)

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Everywhere we looked we saw formations like this. Some of them look like they're defying gravity.

Bisti - Stacks (2026)

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They look like stacked rocks, but they're not.

Bisti - Dark Rocks (2026)

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I don't know what the band of dark rocks are there, but they're pretty cool.

Bisti - Towers for Miles (2026)

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It feels like the towers go on forever.

Bisti - Empty (2026)

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We ran into only one person when we were out there. He was hauling a gong for social media posts. Otherwise, the place was empty.

Bisti - Inaccessible Places (2026)

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Some of the places were pretty inaccessible. We didn't want to break any of the rock shelves climbing.

Bisti - City (2026)

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Here the rocks look almost like a distant city skyline.

Bisti - Layers (2026)

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The rock towers have layers. stacking one over the other.

Bisti - Window (2026)

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This was a cool view, like the rocks were a window.

Bisti - Defying Gravity (2026)

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More rocks that appear to defy gravity.

Bisti - Hand (2026)

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This rock looks like a hand or a glove.

Bisti - Hand Holding Rock (2026)

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This is my favorite of the rock formations we saw on this trip. It looks like a hand holding up the rock.

Bisti - Desert Clouds (2026)

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I like the way the clouds look here. At this point in the evening, it was starting to cool off.

Bisti - The Alien Throne (2026)

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This rock is known as the Alien Throne. It's frequently photographed.

Bisti - An Alien World (2026)

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It really does just go on like this for a long time.

Bisti - The Alien City (2026)

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Another skyline-looking view of the Bisti.

Bisti - Mushroom Face Rock (2026)

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A rock that looks like a mushroom with a face on it. Featuring my dad and uncle in the background.

Bisti - Sunset (2026)

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The clouds broke just as the sun started to set. I shot this on our way back to the car. We didn't want to be out there after dark.

Mantis With A Water Droplet (2025)

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Mantis in our front yard. The water droplet on its head came from the hose. The mantis started to move when my wife began to water the plants out front, so she called me out to take a picture.

Water-covered Mantis (2025)

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Mantis in our front yard. The water droplets are from our water hose; my wife was watering the plants and ended up watering the mantis, too.

Sunflower (2025)

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Sunflower in the back yard.

Fresh Cicada (2025)

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A freshly emerged cicada. I shot this on the suckers of one of the backyard trees.

Robber Fly (2025)

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Robber fly. These predatory flies catch their prey in mid-air. This one was hanging out on a bench in our backyard, which is the blue in the background.

Green Anole, but Brown (2025)

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Green anole. Despite the name, these lizards change color. This one was hanging out on our water hose out front. Normally they're skittish but this one was enjoying the sun too much to be bothered by the camera.

Kern's Flower Beetle (2025)

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Kern's flower beetle, enjoying a pink evening primrose in our front yard.

Bold Jumper (2025)

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Bold jumper on a rose. It was living in a spot near our front door, so I relocated it to our flowers.

Woodpecker Sniffing Its Nest (2025)

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A woodpecker that made its nest in the dead branch of our ash tree.

Woodpecker Peeking Out Its Nest (2025)

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A woodpecker that made its nest in the dead branch of our ash tree, sticking its head out to take a look around. I sat outside for about 45 minutes to get this shot. It was like 75 degrees out so ... not exactly a hardship.

Jumping Spider in Bark (2025)

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Jumping spider of some kind, not sure which. I shot this in a park with my compact camera. We were looking for things to do while our house's floors were being worked on.

Jumping Spider on a Plant (2025)

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A lakeside plant with a guest -- a tiny jumping spider. I didn't see the spider when I took the shot.

Ice in a Rose (2025)

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Ice captured on our Roses during a Texas ice storm.

Moo (2024)

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Moo.

Barn Spider (2024)

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A barn spider (southern, N. Crucifera) guarding our front door. Mostly they like to live in trees but if there are a lot of them they will make their webs on the roof of the house.

Ducks (2024)

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Ducks at a local park.

Millipede Crossing the Road (2024)

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Millipede crossing the road. I shot this on a morning walk near my house.

Sunrise on a Field (2024)

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Sunrise on the field near my house. Cows sometimes eat out there. It's a weird part of my town: it used to be very rural but very quickly became a fast growing suburb due to the tech boom in Austin. There are strip malls right next to ranch land in some parts of town.

Sheet Web Covered in Dew (2024)

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A spider's sheet web, covered in dew. Some grass spiders do this. I shot this while on a morning walk while near my house.

Seashell on the Beach (2024)

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Close up of a sea shell, shot during our trip to Galveston in 2024 on the compact camera.

Shell Collection (2024)

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My daughter's shell collection up close. My dad and kids are there in the background, headed back into the water.

Striped Shell on the Beach (2024)

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Close up of a sea shell, shot during our trip to Galveston in 2024.

Lake Waco Sunset (2022)

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The sunset over Lake Waco. I shot this during a camping trip with my dad and son.

Fishing (2022)

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My dad teaching my son how to fish. This is one of my favorite pictures of the two of them.

Green Anole (2022)

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A green anole, actually looking green. These lizards can change their color. They also shed their tails if you grab them.