Pics From The Show

The Gwar-BQ of 2014 was utter and complete chaos. They expected 5-6 thousand people, what they got was over 11 thousand screaming metalheads.

The ran out of food.

The ran out of beer (not that I drink)

They ran out of soda.

They ran out of water.

But they didn't run out of insanity. Witness the following band: Eat the Turnbuckle. EtT are a wrestling-themed thrash band who flail around and smash each other with various things, doors, chairs, etc. The music is energetic and the fans are into it, but the blood they spill from each other is real.

Like I said, insanity. Can't wait to go back next year.

Lazy Llama

There was a Scottish Fest yesterday that promised, among other things, 55 exotic animals to see. Yeah, right. They had a pig, some rabbits, a sheep, a donkey, and a very fat llama. Hardly exotic, and hardly 55. The whole fest was gone through in about 5 minutes, and the llama was so lazy, it refused to get up to eat, instead laying down and stretching out for grass nearby.

In any event, here is Mr. Lazy Llama.

Everybody Dance Now!

Had an opportunity to see the band Bio Ritmo at a park across the way from where I live. Latin-infused jazz, or maybe Caribbean, I'm not sure. My tastes in music are *very* narrow from studio work, but I love seeing any band play live (probably channeling my inner failed musician.)

The band encouraged people to dance and I caught this couple doing their swing.

Taken on an overcast day (weather forecast calls for chances of rain all week) with my 50mm wide open, on my Nikon D1x.

These Boots Are Made For Walkin'

Went to a bull rodeo the other weekend, they started too late at night for any good action shots by me, but I did catch this cowgirl's boots standing next to me.

50mm manual len on my D1x

Ceremony

I don't think the people in the ceremony were much paying attention to the photographers there, and that's just fine by me, makes for more candid work, but in this case I got the girl (I think) just as she was looking up.

Worked well in my opinion.