The secret to finding a photo-worthy scene will blow your mind: You go looking for it.
That's it.
Luckily, just about any evening drive out into the Hill Country with a camera in hand will provide photo-worthy scenes. It's added fun because the scenes don't look like what people expect of Texas. It's not what I expected anyway.
This beautiful November sunset blasting through the keyhole in this tree is seen from a bluff overlooking Lago Vista, about 15 miles west of Austin. It evokes an Appalachian view with those low ridges in the distance. But that's a chunk of our regal Lake Travis in mid-ground.