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Wylie ISD’s 2023 Combined Orchestra Concert
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Wylie ISD’s 2023 Combined Orchestra Concert

The Wylie ISD Orchestra program has seen tremendous growth in the last few years, and that is easy to see in these photos of the 2023 combined concert. A packed gym floor of Orchestra students played to packed gym risers. The orchestras of Davis Intermediate, McMillan Junior High, and Wylie High School each played their individual pieces, and then joined in concert to play “Ode to Joy” by Beethoven.

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Anatomy of Gray
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Anatomy of Gray

Opening night of the Wylie High’s Fall production of Anatomy of Gray. So proud of my son who had the lead male role!

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The Theater
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The Theater

I’m in the middle of culling and editing around 2500 photos I took last weekend during a nearly 3-hour-long production of Something Rotten performed by Wylie Actor’s Group (WAG), our local community acting group. While the editing process is still underway, I thought I’d post a couple of my favorite individual photos from the shoot.

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Onion Blossoms
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Onion Blossoms

Unlike many other flowering plants, onions, when they blossom, are unpredictable. Their shapes are whimsical, and at times, chaotic.

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Black and White Nature Photography
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Black and White Nature Photography

In my previous post, Fields of Gold, the thing that drew my attention, pulled at my heart, and made me long to take those photos, was the color; vast fields of yellow. In this post, color did not draw me in. It was the sparkle of fuzzy stalks of grass and the serenity of a black and white moth alighted on a white flower.

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Winter - A Time for Creativity
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Winter - A Time for Creativity

Taking nature photos during the winter months can be challenging. There was no snow this year, only a short-lived ice storm. There is no wildlife to speak of, and everything looks dead. So, instead of giving up, it is an excellent time to think creatively and play with black and white and muted colors.

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Artistic Choice
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Artistic Choice

A quick study of how the choices of the photographer change the message of the photo.

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