belton|tx

I never knew photography in Central Texas would lead me to exploring the towns around my area. I have been to Belton before but never spent the day on foot exploring. I went to school that day and did some work on our garden outside and on the way home, I just had an itch to get out and see what more was around me. I enlisted my friend Lyndsay to accompany me in this trek as we both heard that Belton was doing a lot to rebuild it's central downtown area. They have this great, hipster type coffee shop called Bodega Bean which is what attracted me to taking a longer visit to Belton. I found some great places for a photo session and I can't wait to test them out. Here are a few places I found in the great town of Belton.

Salado, TX

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This is such an amazing little town right outside of Temple. Before I knew about how quaint and timeless Salado was, I figured it was just another small Texas town on I-35. I have seen hundreds of these seemingly 3 mile long towns and dismissed it. It wasn't until I decided to go shopping with a friend in Austin and Salado is on the way. We decided to meet there and take one car. As I pulled off the exit and straight towards Main Street (I know, Main Street, very original) it reminded me of the one flashing light located directly in the middle of Vernonia's less than booming downtown area. But as I continued driving, Main Street opened up into this town I could never imagine. Cute shops and cafes, I knew I had to spend a day here taking pictures and exploring. A couple days later I went back. This was actually my first exploration day with my new gift to myself. Camera in tow, I set out on foot and found these great shots.

San Antonio

I was able to spend the weekend with my dad while he coached the bowl game Texas vs. The Nation in San Antonio. College seniors from around the country are chosen to participate. My dad coached for The Nation side along with June Jones as the offensive coordinator and head coach Jerry Glanville. In his downtime, we had the chance to check out San Antonio and the Alamo.

The game was great. I had a field pass and was up close with some of the nation's most talented seniors. The coolest part was seeing my dad back in action. Magnolia Lane Photography moved into action sports for the day and it was so cool to use my different settings to capture images in stadium lighting and quick action shots.

Sweet HT

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Henry is such an amazing little man. I am such a proud auntie and had the opportunity to take some candid pictures of him before Thanksgiving... and before the dreaded doom of my camera that left me picture-less for over 2 months.

Argentina

In May 2008, my mom and I went to visit Emily in Argentina while she was studying abroad in Rosario. We had an amazing time and I haven't laughed that hard since. We ventured over to Uruguay for the day and enjoyed our time wandering around and trying not to look like tourists but three blondes with a map is a dead giveaway for turistas. Here are just a few pictures of our trip.

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