I had no idea I was about to take one of my favorite photos of the year. I don’t take this route very often. But last week, I was heading to a boutique in downtown Athens to purchase a Christmas gift for my wife and daughter. I figured the students were gone, campus traffic would be next to non-existent and wanted to take a road less traveled.

I had been adding new photo prints in my store last week. Some images taken during that homecoming game. But I had not gotten to listing the shot I got of Dooley Field. And, I’m not going to list it for sale. Instead, I decided to offer it as a digital download - a faster way for a fan to be able to receive the artwork, save it to their computer or phone and print it out.

My favorite part of taking this photo every year lies during a few seconds of anticipation. But, it’s not my own suspense of what car will be streaking by or if my settings are perfectly dialed in.

The best part is what happens behind the lens.