A group of fans in minion costumes attending the UT Longhorns’ game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at DKR Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin on Saturday, October 31st, 2026.

For the technically inclined...

• Aperture: ƒ/5.6
• Camera: OM-1
• Focal length: 8mm
• ISO: 500
• Shutter speed: 1/60s

Soon-to-be-ex-Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott seen during the UT Longhorns’ game against the Florida Gators at DKR Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin on Saturday, October 17th, 2026. Abbott, Governor since 2015 and Attorney General for 13 years before that, lost his reelection bid to Democrat Gina Hinojosa on November 3rd, 2026.

For the technically inclined...

• Aperture: ƒ/4
• Camera: OM-1
• Focal length: 80mm
• ISO: 500
• Shutter speed: 1/1000s

An overhead view of the UT Longhorn Band taken in DKR Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin during the game against the Florida Gators on Saturday, October 17th, 2026.

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• Aperture: ƒ/2.8
• Camera: OM-1
• Focal length: 120mm
• ISO: 160
• Shutter speed: 1/8000s

A UT Longhorn Band trumpeter plays as members of the football team take to the field before the game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at DKR Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, on Saturday October 31st, 2026.

Find my 2026 Longhorn Band pictures at https://davewilson.smugmug.com/UT-Longhorn-Band/2026 and the galleries from all the band photographers at https://utexasbands.smugmug.com/LonghornBand/2026.

For the technically inclined...

• Aperture: ƒ/9.5
• Camera: OM-1
• Focal length: 335mm
• ISO: 200
• Shutter speed: 1/30s

With a football game on Halloween, the fans really got into the spirit with some fantastic costumes. This group of ladies in the student section were happy to smile at my fisheye-on-a-stick during the third quarter. The extra fun support obviously helped the Longhorns who beat the Mississippi State Bulldogs 31-3.

For the technically inclined...

• Aperture: ƒ/5.6
• Camera: OM-1
• Focal length: 8mm
• ISO: 500
• Shutter speed: 1/60s

Five members of the Longhorn Hellraisers’ front row can always be found painted with the letters of “TEXAS”. Here’s “T” from the Longhorns’ game against the Ole Miss Rebels at DKR Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, on Saturday October 24th, 2026.

Find all my game pictures at https://davewilson.smugmug.com/UT-Longhorn-Band/2026/Ole-Miss-October-24th.

For the technically inclined...

• Aperture: ƒ/4.5
• Camera: OM-1
• Focal length: 150mm
• ISO: 6400
• Shutter speed: 1/250s

A trumpeter from Mariachi Paredes, UT’s mariachi ensemble, who took part in the Longhorn Band’s half time show on Saturday, October 24th, 2026 at DKR Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin.

For the technically inclined...

• Aperture: ƒ/4.5
• Camera: OM-1
• Focal length: 189mm
• ISO: 4000
• Shutter speed: 1/1000s

I bumped into Spiderman outside DKR Texas Memorial Stadium before the Bevo Boulevard parade last Saturday. He had reverted to his secret persona before the Longhorn Band took to the field.

Find all my game pictures at https://davewilson.smugmug.com/UT-Longhorn-Band/2026/Ole-Miss-October-24th. The combined images from the whole band media team can be found at https://utexasbands.smugmug.com/LonghornBand/2026/2026-10-24-vs-Ole-Miss.

For the technically inclined...

• Aperture: ƒ/4.5
• Camera: OM-1
• Focal length: 73mm
• ISO: 200
• Shutter speed: 1/250s

Gracie Williams is in her second year as Feature Twirler for the University of Texas Longhorn Band. She is seen here during the band’s pre-game performance in DKR Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin on Saturday, October 24th, 2026.

You can find all my photos from last Saturday’s Ole Miss game at https://davewilson.smugmug.com/UT-Longhorn-Band/2026/Ole-Miss-October-24th.

For the technically inclined...

• Aperture: ƒ/4.5
• Camera: OM-1
• Focal length: 400mm
• ISO: 2000
• Shutter speed: 1/1000s

I wasn’t out at Circuit of the Americas last weekend for the 2026 United States Grand Prix so I delved into the archives to see what I could find from previous races. Here’s an image of Valtteri Bottas, then driving for Stake F1 Kick Sauber, during qualification for the race three years ago on Friday, October 20th, 2023.

For the technically inclined...

• Aperture: ƒ/6.3
• Camera: OM-1
• Focal length: 400mm
• ISO: 1000
• Shutter speed: 1/2000s