Portuguese Man-of-War Acrylic Print

Portuguese Man-of-War is actually a colony of organisms, each with its special function. The gas-filled bubble or float is blue to pale purple and transparent. The long, thread-like tentacles can reach up to 15 meters and are armed with thousands of stinging cells called nematocysts. Some tentacles are short and straight and others are long and coiled. These Man-of-War float on currents and are washed up on Texas beaches during the spring to late summer. They are carnivorous, feeding on small fish and other small animals that get caught in the tentacles.

South Padre Island, near Brownsville, Tx is one of my happy places. The Laguna Madre bay lies on the West Side of the narrow island, and the Gulf of Mexico is on the East side. We try to visit every year in fall, when the crowds are diminished and we try our hardest to eat all the shrimp we can stomach. There are always multiple opportunities to photograph birds, sunsets, sunrises, boats, waves, etc. etc. It never gets old.

Steve Templeton spends his retirement days operating a small professional camera & lens rental operation in Abilene, TX. When he can get away from the day to day grind, he loves taking pictures of God's creation, which encompasses a plethora of subjects. Whether you are an interior designer, a buyer for hotels or corporate offices, or shopping for wall art for your own home, you'll find a little something for everyone in his portfolio. If you don't see what you are searching for, please feel free to contact him, as this is just a small sampling of his body of work.