I’ve not posted any portraits recently so here’s a nice segue from Canada to portraiture. I took this portrait of a team member sporting Canadian...
My choice of location for yesterday’s image was made partly due to my enjoyment of a good pint. In Houston, one place to get a good pint, and a good...
I’ve posted a large number of portraits recently so let’s change gear for a while. I took this picture a week or so ago during my trip to Houston....
A member of Team 7428 “Gigawatts” from Fort Payne, Alabama seen sporting their signature sparkly gold uniform during the FIRST Championships...
A steampunk-themed FIRST Robotics Competition team member seen in the pits during the FIRST Championships at George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston,...
One of the mentors for FIRST Robotics Competition team 2169 KING Tec from Savage, MN shows off some 3D-printed headgear during the FIRST Championships...
Crowds in George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, TX wait for the start of finals competition on Einstein field at the FIRST Robotics Competition World...
Wow – what a week! I’m just back from 4 days in Houston where our local high school robotics team was competing in the 2023 FIRST World Championships...
I had intended moving on from robotics competition images but our local team, 6357 “The Spring Konstant” attended the Texas State Championships...
Team 4639, The RoboSpartans, from Katy had some center of gravity problems with their robot during the FIRST in Texas District Space City @ Clear Lake...
Teams 118 Robonauts and 324 Chips place game pieces on the “grid” during a match at the FIRST in Texas District Space City @ Clear Lake robotics...
These five gents, Michael, Enrique, Leo, Shaun and Gavin, piloted FIRST Robotics Competition team 6357’s robot “Breaker” to victory as captains...
Continuing this week’s theme of seriously colourful images, here’s a section of the fantastic art installation “Double Physichromie”...
Another abstract view of Carlos Cruz-Diez’ wonderful sculpture entitled “Double Physichromie” which can be found on the campus of the University...
I’m just back from a great weekend in Houston where our younger son was taking part in the Houston Underground Saxophone Competition (more of which...
The business end of one of the fossil carnivores (possibly a T-Rex though I’m not entirely sure in this case) in the Morian Hall of Paleontology...
This is the last of the four architectural abstracts from my recent Houston trip. It shows another detail from the Louisa Stude Sarofin Building of the Menil...
A detail of the Louisa Stude Sarofin Building which houses the Menil Drawing Institute in Houston, Texas.
Cloud Column can be found in the sculpture garden opposite the Museum of Fine Art in Houston. It is a work by Anish Kapoor, most famous for another of his works,...
Happy New Year! Nikki and I spent a couple of days last week down in Houston having a whirlwind tour of the many excellent museums down there. Much of the art we viewed...