Prior to this recent visit, the last time I was down at Space Center Houston was for a Cub Scout camp which allowed me to spend large chunks of the night...
Last weekend’s “Joy Day” at our church featured face painting and brought back memories of a decade or so ago when our kids were in weekly...
Heat-shielding tiles under the nose of “Independence”, the mock-up space shuttle which sits on the Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft outside...
Another detail of space shuttle mock-up “Independence” sitting on the Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft outside Space Center Houston.
During our visit to Space Center Houston recently, I took a few pictures of the mock-up shuttle “Independence” and Shuttle Carrier Aircraft...
Last weekend was the annual Founders Day celebration in Dripping Springs with a parade on Friday followed by a weekend craft sale and barbecue competition....
I spent half an hour last night taking a few portraits of my eldest with his euphonium. He’ll be leaving us in a couple of months to start his next...
Some more fun with my new toy, today. This is the grandstand in the new football stadium at Dripping Springs High School. I’m used to seeing it from...
This is another of my favourite images from Railey’s senior portrait shoot at Rippy’s Feed Store. Her parents were great helpers here, with...
I think this is probably my favorite image from Hannah’s senior portrait shoot at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. We took it down by the little...
For Railey’s senior portraits, we shot around the center of Dripping Springs. The main location here, and one which has become almost legendary in local...
I’ve had the pleasure of shooting a couple of senior portrait sessions this spring. This shot of Hannah was taken during the peak of this year’s...
On the final day of FRC competition, team 6537 took a break to visit Space Center Houston. It had been at least 6 years since I was last there and I was keen...
Technically, this isn’t my photo since I’m in it and the shutter was pressed by Jennifer Navarrete, the FRC media relations person, who took...
A robot drive team seen through the perspex panel that separates humans from the robots at the FIRST Robotics Competition, Alamo Regional, St. Mary’s...
Continuing the theme of cool headgear at the FIRST Robotics Competition Alamo Regional, David, the Field Supervisor, was sporting not only the obligatory...
Bunny ears, graciously handed out by Team 4063 “TriKzR4Kidz” from Del Rio, Texas, were everywhere at the FIRST Robotics Competition, Alamo...
The stands at the FRC Alamo Regional in San Antonio, Texas were a fun place to be as team members led cheers, conga lines and dances egged on by a DJ playing...
A member of FRC team 3035 “Droid Rage” from Corpus Christi, Texas, sporting their signature top hat at the Alamo Regional in San Antonio, April...
I spent a fair bit of the weekend hanging out next to Luis, one of the robot inspectors at the FRC Alamo Regional. He had put colored duct tape to good...