TexasGirl Photography

For July’s Frugal Film Project outing, I took my Diana F to the new bridge and trail project the city of Round Rock has been working on at Chisholm Trail Road. I’ve been there many times, since it’s also the location of the famous Round Rock for which the city is named, and I wanted to see how the project was coming. I wasn’t disappointed!

While the bridge is a recent addition, it echoes the past when another bridge stretched over Brushy Creek. For many years only the old supports were left, and they were picturesque but I sure do love the new bridge, especially since it gives pedestrians a safer way to cross the street. At the moment it smells strongly of creosote and freshly cut wood, which is also appealing to me. Below you can see another view of the bridge, perched on the reclaimed supports, with the Round Rock itself sitting pretty in plenty of water beneath it. (It doesn’t always look like that – we have had a lot of rain this summer!)

Without getting myself too far into the realm of misquoting history, since I am certainly no expert on it, let me get back on the topic of photography! The city is also revamping some historic structures along the same road; they were moved there relatively recently. They make a nice photogenic prospect from the bridge and I suspect they – with the whole area – will just keep getting nicer and nicer to look at.

Another reason I chose this part of Brushy Creek for my July roll of film: I love how the plants grow from practically nothing into gorgeous green giants that overwhelm the edges of the path. It’s hot during the summer, but it sure is beautiful to see all of that wonderful growth! Granted I was using b&w film (Kentmere Pan 400) for my Frugal project, but I also took along with me some color film AND a roll of Lomo Purple; neither of those have even made it to the lab yet so y’all will have to doubly wait to see them.

We had several days of rain leading up to my walk, so the creek was rushing like a river. The paths and infrastructure that work their way around nature are photogenic as well and made it into several frames. (You’ll notice I opted for the 16-frames-with-no-mask thing again)

East of the Round Rock, you can see old wagon trails worn into the rocky creek bed, which is often at least partially exposed in a way that I can’t resist photographing.

And there you have it: the whole roll! Thanks for looking! For August, I am toying with the idea of going out on World Photography Day (the 19th). We are into some scorching weather now, but maybe if I go early enough. . . . . Anybody else planning to photograph that day?

Thanks for being here, y’all!