Having learned a few things along the way, these readers choose their subjects wisely. All we know is, with this many years of experience behind the camera, you’re bound to have a few big shots.
Tom Slott, Grayson-Collin EC: “A different perspective on what really matters.”
Michele Bennett, GVEC: “Wild turkeys in DeWitt County stay off the dinner table.”
Laura Brewer, CoServ: “Vibrant gazania flowers—almost a flush!”
Paul Garcia, Medina EC: “During a rare snowfall in Castroville, when we were struggling to keep warm, I found beauty just outside my front door.”
Anna Spaulding, United Cooperative Services: “I was lucky enough to catch this longhorn along State Highway 22 as we were on our way home from a wildflower spotting trip.”
Paul Garcia, Medina EC: “I set up my little birdhouse so it would be in direct sunlight near my house so I would have a good view.”
Randall Rickets, Wood County EC: “Sunrise through a morning fog.”
Tina Webb, Bluebonnet EC: “This will always be one of my favorite rodeo pictures of the kids at a mounted shooting competition. We love rodeo!”
Debra Ballard, United Cooperative Services: “Every spring is heralded by the beautiful sight and intoxicating scent of wild daffodils.”
Sarah Leslie, Pedernales EC: “A barbed-wire fence with animal hair and the sunrise in the distance.”
Kay Bell, Heart of Texas EC: “Walking off-trail at Big Bend National Park, we almost missed this tiny ping-pong ball cactus hidden between rocks.”
Brian Gordon, United Cooperative Services: “Old Glory waves proudly on a fall afternoon in Cloudcroft, New Mexico.”
Kelley Price, Wood County EC: “My grandson, Huxtyn, 5, son of Beau and Cassidy Alcorn, and his show pig, Dennis the Menace, are living the pig life in the show ring.”
Wayland Clark, Pedernales EC: “Barn spiders, commonly found in North America and Canada, help control insect populations by consuming human pests such as flies and mosquitoes.”
Paul Garcia, Medina EC: “I have a few cats on my property. They are all beautiful and very loving.”
Franki Saldivar, J-A-C EC: “This burrowing owl in a field near Whitesboro uses the round bales for protection and camouflage.”