Last Season

Some highlights from last season shooting for ETSN.  Texas High School Football at it's best.

Film

A few years ago I bought a little TRL toy off of Ebay for $40 and five rolls of 120 film.  I finally had the three rolls that I could find developed, two are still floating around the house here somewhere. 

Weeks 2 and 3

 Weeks two and four here in East Texas top image from Newton v Henderson and the bottom 3 from Van @ Spring Hill.  Football in full effect here.

Back on the Field

First game of the new season here in East Texas. Covering the game for ETSN.FM so while I was waiting for the boys to take the field I had to entertain myself, and the Kilgore Bulldog drill team help pass the time.
I'm sure I will have more of these in the coming weeks as the season unfolds.

USA Football International Bowl

Three of my favorite images from last weekend's USA Football International Bowl U-17 game against team Canada at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.

A new Year, a peek at the old

Two shots from the last assignment of 2014. The bride in her reception Sari.

Rose City Triathlon

Today was the Rose City Triathlon at Lake Tyler.  Yesterday a cold front came through so it didn't get above 65, I think everyone was pleased with that, even if they were a little cold. Images (c) EnduroPhoto

Uglyhat and Flag Day

Yesterday was Flag Day, and the Caveman Crawl in Bridgeport.  I took the first shot waiting for the first runners to show up to my obstacle, UglyHat  looks pretty good, all J.J. Abrams/Micheal Bay-ed with the lens flare.  Then while on my way home I saw this and thought, "Only in Texas."  I have been to about 40 out of the 50 states and have never seen the state flag fly with Old Glory on top of a crane. 

Golden Hour Blackberry Buds

Until a few weeks ago I hadn't noticed that the house we are renting is surrounded by blackberries on the fence line, it was a happy surprise, and something that my 3 year old really enjoys; hunting for the ripe ones is a little game we play now.  Looks like we will have another round in a little while.

Survival Race Sunday

Sunday was the Texas Survival Race outside of Dallas.  Mother Nature thought she would be funny and add to the mud, by throwing down a thunder/hail storm, just as the first runners where getting to us.  Thankfully #uglyhat saved my head.  I was perched on top of the climbing wall, slipped on a wet 2x4 and fell, didn't drop my camera though, so that was fun. 

After the morning water works it was business as usual though, hung out up there all day and stayed relatively clean, and dried out eventually.  Got done and as I was leaving saw a couple of guys drinking cold ones in the parking lot so I stopped of course.  

Thanks for the beers guys.

Golden Hour Earth Day Flowers

Happy Earth Day.

600 Miles: The Results

Here are a few of the shots I took over the weekend.  The finish line is always fun but it can get backed up and then its just not as cool.  Out on the course is low stress, but its all very repetitive, so when you get something out of the ordinary you remember it.  Hence, the dribbler and the ladies making faces at me during the Rock n' Roll Dallas half on Sunday.

Oh and it is always highly important to do your make-up before you go jump in the mud.

600 miles

This weekend was Warrior Dash Texas down in Bastrop on Saturday, and the Dallas Rock N Roll Half Marathon on Sunday.  I dropped down to the hill country on Saturday morning under the cover darkness, after waking up at 2:30 am, for a 7:15 call time, for which I was late.  I shot the finish line, got some muddy hugs, and generally wallowed in a mucky mess. Hence the mud covered footwear.

After the final participants came across what was the finish (they weren't runners and by then they had taken down the finish marker), this was 2.5 hours after the start of the last wave, at 3 pm.  I drove up to Dallas so I could get up and shoot the Rock n Roll half marathon on Sunday. Thanks to interstate 35 I didn't get to the hotel until 10, and then of course I had to have a couple of beers to decompress after the 20 hour day. 

I had been in shorts and a t-shirt on Saturday, got a little cloudy day sunburn, and thanked the creator that I didn't get any rain.  On Sunday though it was a different story.  It was coat and stocking cap, with the temps in the 40s when I left the hotel for my location, and I was still cold in the wind. You've just got to love Texas weather.

Oh the glamorous life of a freelance photographer.

Metroplex Challenge

This past weekend was the Metroplex Challenge in Ft Worth.  On Saturday night there was a NCAA division one women's meet, I got to photograph from the floor.  Here are a few of my favorites, the purple is LSU the maroon is OU the red is University of Arizona.  These ladies were on their game, it was the Texas heavy OU team that ended up winning the competition.