Story Behind the Photo: Gig 'em Aggies
I was on the playing field photographing a kids soccer camp one morning recently when something in the bleachers caught my eye. Most of the kids were quiet and even a bit contemplative; after all, it was early morning. Who's got time to get too excited on a hot summer morning sitting in the Texas sun? But right there in the middle of this group of calm children sat the most enthusiastic and pumped future Texas Aggie I have ever seen. He was anything but calm.
In photography, a group of subjects in a picture can create patterns or repititions. Breaking the pattern makes for the most interesting photographs. In this photo for example, ten of the eleven children are very quite and controlled, forming a pattern of sorts. Our future Aggie interrupts the pattern.
You almost have to be from Texas, and maybe even from Texas A&M University, to fully comprehend this thing called Aggie Spirit. Actually, come to think of it, Aggie Spirit is pretty much indescribable. Can you imagine this little guy ten years from now at an A&M/UT game? Watch out Longhorns! Gig 'em Aggies!
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