Category Archives: photos (mine)

29.78374N, 95.39728w

Posted on 20 Nov 15 by rcmckee

So yesterday afternoon the editor-beings dispatched me to the Heights to see a Citzen about a Constable. As happens I was up in the Heights one afternoon earlier this week and the traffic then had been similar to the mall … Continue reading →

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32.76092N; 97.23616W

Posted on 07 Nov 15 by rcmckee

Running a little late here on the posting…. Back in early October I ran back up to Fort Worth to do Mom Stuff again. While I was there I got the chance to duck out and see a couple of … Continue reading →

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Fiestas Patrias

Posted on 20 Sep 15 by rcmckee

It seems sometimes that close to half the countries south of Texas celebrate their independence from one colonial power or another within a very few days. Some of this is history, some is coincidence, but what it means is there’s … Continue reading →

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In the moment….

Posted on 25 Aug 15 by rcmckee

One of the risks of doing “hyper-local*” media work is that if you don’t make a constant effort to look out past the horizon, your universe gets very small. A few weeks ago I noticed in passing that a delegation … Continue reading →

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Training II

Posted on 12 Aug 15 by rcmckee

“Boooooo-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrr-dddddddd!!!!!!” (Five letters. Three syllables. Impressive.) Okay. I clamber into the front seat of the second coach, where I have a clear view of the engine on the curves, and settle in with the camera bag beside me. Wooo! Wooo-wooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! … Continue reading →

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In Training

Posted on 01 Aug 15 by rcmckee

I started to notice murals on my first major trip south – they’ve been a big part of the political and artistic landscape in Latin America for centuries, from the earliest civilizations we know of right up to now. (Simon … Continue reading →

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Update, apology, and KITTEN!

Posted on 07 Jul 15 by rcmckee

Discovered about midnight last night that for some reason the blog wasn’t coming up. I’d been backing up the archives a couple of days ago so I know it wasn’t down long, but nonetheless it WAS down. I don’t know … Continue reading →

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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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Forward into the past…

Posted on 02 Feb 15 by rcmckee

When I first got serious about black and white photography I spent days wandering the Arboretum in Memorial Park and some of the back trails at Brazos Bend. (This was a while back, long before there WERE digital cameras.) It … Continue reading →

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Onward, into the fog….

Posted on 01 Jan 15 by rcmckee

Last week I was wandering around at Bastrop, looking at fire damage and getting depressed. Then I found these guys, and they reminded me that there’s nothing to be sad about. It’s just the Wheel turning. Sometimes you’re on top … Continue reading →

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