Photoblog
Blog posts with images from Austin photographer Brian Combs.
Photoblog: Conyers Chapel and All Saints Church
The origins of All Saints Church in Sockburn stretch back to antiquity. Higbald was crowned Bishop of Lindisfarne in here in 780 or 781, and Eanbald was made Archbishop of York here in 796.
The majority of what was the church is now in ruins. The still standing portion, called Conyers Chapel, is considerably younger. It is named after John Conyers, who lived in the 13th century, and is my 27G Grandfather.
His stone effigy can be found in the …
Read the rest of this entry...Photoblog: Sockburn, England
Sockburn is a village in County Durham, near Darlington. It is contained within a loop of the River Tees. Today, it consists of little more than a 19th century mansion and the ruins of an ancient church.
The history of Sockburn goes back at least as far as 780, when Higbald, Bishop of Lindisfarne was crowned there. Soon after 1066, it was settled by Roger de Coigniers, my 33G Grandfather.
Earlier this month, my wife and I were honored by …
Read the rest of this entry...Video: Halftime of the Oklahoma State-Texas Game
There weren’t many highlights of last night’s game against the Oklahoma State Cowboys, but one of them was the halftime show by the Longhorn Band.
Tech Note: Shot with my Flip HD and processed in iMovie.…
Read the rest of this entry...Photoblog: Baylor vs. Texas
Just getting around to posting pictures from last weekend’s game. Enjoy!
Tech Notes: Taken on my CoolPix P90 and processed in Photoshop Elements.…
Read the rest of this entry...Photoblog: Iowa State vs. Texas
There weren’t many highlights in this game (other than the Alumni Band marching), but here are the rest of the pictures I took.
Tech Notes: Taken by my Nikon Coolpix P90 and processed in Adobe Photoshop Elements.…
Read the rest of this entry...Photoblog: Alumni Band
After the disappointing game against Iowa State a couple of weeks ago, I never got around to posting pictures. I’m trying to get things cleared up before leaving for PubCon in a few days, so here are some of the annual Alumni Band performance.
Tech Notes: Shot on my Nikon Coolpix P90 and processed in Photoshop Elements.…
Read the rest of this entry...Photoblog: Texas versus Nebraska
The Wife and I made the trek to Lincoln, Nebraska for the Texas-Nebraska game last weekend. Of course, I took a few pictures.
I’ll have some notes on the game tomorrow.
Tech Notes: All pictures taken with my Nikon Coolpix P80. Post processing was done in Photoshop Elements.…
Read the rest of this entry...Video: Halftime at Wyoming-Texas Game
The Wife took this video of the Longhorn Band during the halftime of the Wyoming-Texas game last weekend.
Tech Notes: Shot on a Flip HD handheld. Processing handled in iMovie.…
Read the rest of this entry...Video: Texas Longhorns Entering DKR-TMS
Two hours before each home game, the Texas Longhorns football team walks into Darrell K Royal – Texas Memorial Stadium through the north entrance. The Wife shot this video while I futilely tried to take still pictures.
Tech Notes: Taken with a Flip HD hand held. Video processed in iMovie.…
Read the rest of this entry...Photoblog: Wyoming versus Texas
Of course, I brought the camera with me last night to get some pictures of the home opener between the Wyoming Cowboys and the Texas Longhorns.
We watched the team walk in, but the lighting was such that the pictures didn’t turn out well. The Wife was shooting video, and I suspect that came out better. I’ll play with it next.
Tech Notes: All pictures taken with a Nikon Coolpix P80 and processed in Adobe Photoshop.…
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