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. 

Longview Homecoming

Longview's Spirit and Colors
Homecoming 2015

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.

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

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.

Golden Hour Earth Day Flowers

Happy Earth Day.

Rugged Maniac Dallas

A couple of Saturdays ago was Rugged Maniac Dallas.  I was down and dirty shooting the barbwire crawl (as per usual) and these are some of my favs from the day.  I drove home that afternoon taking a circuitous route out of the "cross timbers" of the Trinity River valley and into the East Texas woods and hills, the trees are on fire and it's good for the soul. 

But I digress,  this weekend is the Savage Race Dallas, no barbwire crawl for me this time, but it's always a good time documenting the memories that people are making when they conquer these OCr's; whether it's just the simple act of finishing, or competing for the best time, I will be there freezing those moments.

random

Since moving to East Texas I have been a stay at home dad during the week, which saves us on childcare, but not on my sanity.  Somedays I have to break out the camera and just shoot whatever is available, and lucky for me we have a rose bush that is blooming out in the front against the house and we have a south facing bay window; that the wife put up sheer curtains.  When those days come that I have to DO something or go insane there is a little bit to work with and I am grateful for that.

These shots were just hanging out on one of my CF cards with which, I had't done anything.  This weekend is work and a drive to Dallas, but until then the boys need breakfast, and we are out of coffee so I may just kill someone later. 

Lonely Live Oak

This past weekend I was on the road on a Friday evening to get to a hotel room in Mexia Texas for a Tough Mudder race the next morning, so of course I had my camera with me and as I was driving south down FM 2015 just north of Tyler I came across this lone live oak standing sentinel in a field with the sun setting through it's boughs so I had to stop and capture the moment.  As is my new habit I grabbed my 5D my Lomo and my Iphone, and used all three.  The Iphone photo can be seen on my Instagram feed @utsanati and I am waiting to fill up my two rolls of 120 from the Lomo before I have one developed so that should be a fun day when I get those back.

Morning on Montgomery St.

This morning I took the wife to work since we are down to one car at the moment, and I need to run an errand today.  I took these on the way back from the high school on Montgomery St, right outside of Gilmer, with just the 5D and my phone this time; I have to change the film in the Lomo.  I had to stop and get this great light especially since I have to send the 5D back to the rental place, mine had to be sent in for repair, and we are stretched too tight right now for me to send in the repair fee, so I don't know when I will be able to take pictures like this again.  I rent so I can do paying work, but my art doesn't pay the bills.  Such is life. 

Sunset and Rust

I have been living here in Upshur county Texas now for two months.  I have yet to make it to all points on the compass throughout, but I have made it to a few places, and I found a nice one yesterday.  A back road bridge that is obviously frequented by the younger members of the community (hence the stencil) but I got to shoot the sunset on the bridge over the Sabine River.  I took these shots with a Canon 5D Mark II, but I also shot the same ones with my Iphone for Instagram (@utsanati) and a twin reflex Lomo that I bought off e-bay and have loaded with some black and white film (we'll see how those turn out). 

The hubcap with the bullet hole was on a gate right off the bridge that I hadn't noticed until I was pulling out from where I dropped the car.  The old gas pump; that I had to race back to catch, before the sun got too low, is back in town and 20 miles north of the river.

There is a singer/songwriter that I follow named Adam Carroll, his first couple of records are a lot about this part of Texas, so at least I have a soundtrack that fits the rust, the muddy Sabine and the sunset low in the pines of my new home.