The second of the Tri County Stock Horse Shows of 2025 is complete! The entire crew did an amazing job putting on the event and I can’t wait for the other events I’ll get to cover for them this year!

The second of the Platinum P Ranch Horse Shows of 2025 is complete! The entire crew did an amazing job putting on the event and congratulations to all of the exhibitors!

It was a beautiful (but freezing) evening to take a hike around Lake Ray Roberts to try and get some wildlife shots. I was NOT dressed appropriately for 25 degrees but I managed to get a few photos of some wildlife and the sunset! The cameras I used were the Sony A1ii with the Sony 200-600mm lens and the Sony A7RV with the Sony 24-70mm f2.8 GM II. I know where a family of beavers live now so I’ll be returning soon on a warmer day!

The first of the Platinum P Ranch Horse Shows of 2025 is complete! The entire crew did an amazing job putting on the event and I can’t wait for the rest of them this year!

Took a short visit to the stock show and stockyards afterwards in Fort Worth, TX today! My main career is being a rancher on our family ranch, where I raise registered black Angus cattle. The Best of the West Bull Sale would be going on the next day so I went to see all the sale lots. I figured what better time to get some more photos! I took a visit to the Stockyards after to get the Sony A1 ii out for some shots. Scroll through all the photos, hope you enjoy!

Tonight was my first time using the new Sony A1 ii. My friends and I went out to a honky tonk bar in Ardmore, OK and of course had to bring it along with the Sony 24-70 f2.8 GM OSS II lens. I really enjoyed the camera’s improved IBIS (In Body Image Stabilization), I managed to get most of photos using a shutter speed between 1/30th and 1/100th without any issue of motion blur!

My first trip to Washington DC for th Texas Farm Bureau National Affairs Awards Trip. I sit on our county’s board of directors, and was sent along with another member from our county to go on the trip!