Tag Archives: Houston

29.71529 N, 95.47829 W — Burnett-Bayland Park

Posted on 24 May 15 by rcmckee

GULFTON — There are days when making a living as a photojournalist doesn’t seem like the best idea I ever had. Last Saturday wasn’t one of them. Newspaper work , at its best, can be interesting and far from routine. … Continue reading →

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The Queen is dead. Long live the King.

Posted on 04 Sep 14 by rcmckee

As some of you know from Facebook mentions, during the last run down to Space Center, I discovered that my favorite walking-around camera, my little Panasonic GF1, wasn’t working. So I took a deep breath and bundled her up (I … Continue reading →

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To The Moon!

Posted on 21 Aug 14 by rcmckee

It’s important to remember that while we (the Good Guys) were sticking tin cans on top of missiles, and stuffing brave young men into those tin cans, and launching them out into the big fat middle of nowhere, we were … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Belle…

Posted on 17 Aug 14 by rcmckee

Little-known and totally useless aviation factoid: I have a great liking for the old Douglas DC-3, the “Gooney Bird.” (I actually have a great liking for almost ANY old machine that just keeps going and going and going, year in … Continue reading →

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Truck Stop

Posted on 15 Jun 14 by rcmckee

So I mentioned the car show in the last episode, and while I was processing the pictures I decided I liked a few more and wanted to share them, and since I shot them for the fun of it on … Continue reading →

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Harris County Courthouse

Posted on 06 Sep 11 by rcmckee

The Harris County Courthouse, originally built in 1910, was renovated sometime during the late 50s. According to historians and conservators, the renovation was if not botched at least not particularly desirable from a conservation standpoint. Consequently, over the last several … Continue reading →

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