For the past few years (starting in 2008), Austin has hosted the Lone Star Championships, a swing competition featuring Jack and Jill, Strictly, Blues and Charleston divisions. This year, I could only attend Friday and Saturday. I competed, social danced and took photos during competitions and performances for fun. Here are a few highlight pictures from the event.

Performances

Adrienne Weidert and Shesha Marvin performing a cabaret routine.

Well, it has been a busy few months, and unlike Adrian, I haven’t blogged at all along the way. So, I’m going to blog in reverse order since that is simplest for me. Big Bend first, then Lone Star Championships then New Zealand and finally the wedding I shot just before my New Zealand trip.

Every winter for the past several years my dad and my uncle Dennis (author of the world famous Missy Fritz blog) head out to Big Bend National Park in west Texas for a few days of camping. Sometimes it is just the two of them, other times, like this year, there is a large group. In any case, I’ve been trying to go along for a number of years and this year the stars aligned and everything worked out.

Santa Elena Canyon