Archive for Austin Recreation
Serengeti Resort Bergheim, TX
Only an hour and a half outside of Austin in Bergheim you will find a small piece of the African plains tucked away in the Texas hill country. The Serengeti Resort is home to a variety animals and you get the chance to get up close and personal with them. They also have plenty of [...]
Wimberley Valley Winery
Austin is very fortunate to have so many wineries within a few hours from downtown. The Wimberley Valley Winery is only about an hour drive Southwest from Austin. While the winery has been around since 1983 in April they opened their new tasting room. The building was previously the home for the large tanks and [...]
The Hangar Hotel
As a former air traffic controller I have a love for airports. Pre 9/11 I used to take my scanner and tune into ATC frequencies while parked near the airport to watch and listen as the areal orchestration takes place. It probably wouldn’t even take 20 minutes for the police to show up these days. [...]
Fun Fun Fun Fest 2011, Sunday
FunFunFun Fest 2011 is in the books. Sunday gave way to some wet stuff from the sky to knock down some of the dust but overall it was a perfect overcast day for a festival along with plenty of good music as far as the ear could hear. I think the choice to move the [...]
University Of Texas Women’s Soccer
Thanks to Our Game Magazine I photographed four UT women’s soccer soccer games at Michael A. Myers Stadium. At the time of this post they are preparing to play in the 2011 Big 12 tournament in San Antonio. Click on the picture to see a video montage of some of the pictures
Texas Longhorns vs Rice 2011
Rather you like it or not, if you live in Austin September marks the beginning of Longhorn mania. Personally, I love it. I love to tailgate, I love going to the games, I love yelling on third downs and I got the chance to do all of these on week one of the season against [...]
Austin Symphony Concerts in the Park
From May through August the Hartman Foundation along with the Austin Symphony put on the seventh year of Concerts in the Park. The Long Center gave just enough protection from the setting sun to make the sometimes unbearable Texas heat not much of a factor. Some came with nothing but a blanket to sit on [...]
How to Photograph Basketball
I recently photographed the Austin Toros, a D-League team for the NBA. I felt like I got some good shots, my favorite being an “in your face dunk” by former Duke player Lance Thomas. After I posted the pictures I got a few questions about the settings I used and any tips I may have. [...]
Austin Toros
Formerly the Columbus Riverdragons from Columbus, Georgia the Austin Toros have been cultivating NBA talent in Austin since 2005. In 2007 they were acquired by the San Antonio Spurs becoming the second D-League team ever to be owned by an NBA team. Up until this season the Toros called the Austin Convention Center home but [...]
Greg Davis RIP Season
The 2010 Longhorn football season is shaping to be one of the worst in recent memory. Offensive coach Greg Davis has been the target of a large amount of the criticism. As Mack Brown said in an ESPN interview, “People want to hang somebody. They want somebody fired. The want somebody put out on the [...]
