Dave Wilson
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Scottish photog living in Central TX and spending too much time shooting motor racing and marching bands. Tweet truncated? Visit my photoblog for the original.
Austin, Texas
Joined July 2008
After breaking an OM-1 during the UT/A&M game on 11/30, I was in a bit of a panic since I leave for my next trip on Saturday. Huge thanks to @OMSYSTEMcameras whose service folks managed to turn the repair around and have the camera back in my hands within 7 days!
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David Robert’s’ thread here beautifully articulates exactly how I feel right now.
I'm glad I don't have to write an endorsement piece, because I really wouldn't know how to go about it. Ever since 2015, when Trump descended the escalator, I have had the same feeling, which I've never quite seen articulated, so I will briefly try:
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Well said, Arnold!
I don’t really do endorsements. I’m not shy about sharing my views, but I hate politics and don’t trust most politicians. I also understand that people want to hear from me because I am not just a celebrity, I am a former Republican Governor. My time as Governor taught me to
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A barrel racer heads to the finish line during competition at Dripping Springs Ranch Park, Texas on Saturday, May 25th, 2024 as part of the annual Dripping Springs Rodeo. Find all my rodeo pictures at https://t.co/e36OM96y8n. From my photoblog at https://t.co/U7Hfrdu3cq
#rod…
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A competitor in the bull riding competition at Dripping Springs Rodeo makes final preparations for his ride on Saturday, May 25th, 2024 in Dripping Springs Ranch Park, Texas. Find all my photos from the rodeo at https://t.co/p2O3VVvdoi From my photoblog at …
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Already sitting in the chute, a bull rider adjusts his grip on the rope while making final preparation for his ride at Dripping Springs Rodeo, May 25th, 2024. From my photoblog at https://t.co/nj6Qsrox4X
#rodeo #western #bullriding #DSTX #DrippingSprings #DrippingSpringsRodeo…
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This weekend is the annual Dripping Springs Rodeo so I spent the evening behind the chutes (and in front of them) taking pictures of the competitors and the competition. I've barely started looking through the results but this image of one of the cowboys deep in thought prior t…
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Two members of FIRST Robotics Competition team 2583, Orange Dynamite, from Westwood High School, Austin seen during the FIRST in Texas District event at Bell County Expo Center, Belton, Texas on March 10th, 2023. From my photoblog at https://t.co/d23g3QPpsO
#FRC #FIRST #FIRST…
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Actor Don Daro, in the uniform of an airborne infantry member, at the Commemorative Air Force CenTex wing hangar during a WW2-themed photo shoot on Saturday, March 6th, 2021. From my photoblog at https://t.co/ClLGCv5H7Q
#portraits #portraitphotography #monochrome #blackandwhi…
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A portrait of my younger son, Drew, taken in Dripping Springs, Texas on May 28th, 2023. From my photoblog at https://t.co/neHB5pKMj9
#portraits #portraiture #DrippingSprings #Texas #TX #snap_people #snap_community
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One of my favourite frames from Ana Smith's senior portrait session at Arrowhead Ranch in Dripping Springs, Texas on April 30th, 2023. From my photoblog at https://t.co/39NhTJx2AP
#portraits #seniorportraits #portraiture #DrippingSprings #Texas #TX #snap_people #snap_community
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I spent last Tuesday evening at Dripping Springs Ranch Park taking portraits for Dripping Springs High School senior and band member Graeme MacAlpine. Graeme is a French Horn player so I couldn't pass up the opportunity of another "eyes and brass" photo. From my photoblog at …
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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 and Pride flags during last year's FIRST Championships at George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston on April 20th, 2023. From my…
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I'm staying in Canada today but moving forward to a trip we made to Vancouver Island last September. This is an infra-red image showing part of Fisherman's Wharf in the lovely city of Victoria, British Columbia. From my photoblog at https://t.co/iRljtxGtr1
#Canada #BritishCol…
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Burntcoat Point Park on the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia, Canada is a fascinating place due to the region boasting the highest tides anywhere in the world. The sea level changes between 46 and 53 feet per tidal cycle leaving strange, vertical-walled islands sprouting from the se…
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We visited Peggy's Cove for sunrise a couple of times while in Nova Scotia on our 2019 NxNW trip. This location is normally filled with tourists but, at 7am on a grey, overcast day in September, it was quiet apart from a single other person taking selfies with a large and colou…
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Time to dive back into the archives. I’m heading to 2019 this week and our NxNW trip that September to Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, Canada. This is an image of New London Lighthouse on Prince Edward Island taken at dawn on what was, most definitely, the most spectacula…
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We managed to get out today to spend some time wandering around galleries in Santa Fe and Taos. This image shows the brightly coloured columns on the front of the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts in the centre of Santa Fe. From my photoblog at https://t.co/JLjFw1VtYB
#NewMe…
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Adobe is everywhere in and around Santa Fe. While there are good reasons for this from a climate perspective, it’s also due to a Historic Preservation Zoning Ordinance passed in 1957 that mandates all buildings in Santa Fe are of adobe architecture. Rules also limit height to 4…
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Continuing the theme of backlit images taken near sunset, here’s another picture taken during my evening walk a couple of nights ago. This was taken looking westward from Eldorado towards the foothills of the Jemez mountains. From my photoblog at https://t.co/IFQoMoD1Ev
#suns…
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