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Rosie Jack and the Bangtails – the final four

Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Rosie Jack and the Bangtails – the final four

Eight humdred exposures netted six usable images – ab I actually like half of them. Actually not a bad result for b&w. Not to mention the excess labor involved from shooting in the very, very low light of a speakeasy. My head is a little bruised from beating...

Rosie Jack, James and Jesse – The Bangtails at MacGregor's

Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Rosie Jack, James and Jesse – The Bangtails at MacGregor's

I have to slow down a little on these, a lot to catch up on and a book to work up. But if I try to stick to one image at a time, I can probably handlle the multitasking. Besides, I feel like I’m cruising again – the 500 chess.com puzzle rating points I lost...

The Gordon Brothers / Base and Drums / Rosie Jack and the Bangtails

Monday, July 22, 2024
The Gordon Brothers / Base and Drums / Rosie Jack and the Bangtails

The Gordon brothers, Nate and Caleb, play base and drums for Rosie Jack and the Bangtails. Nan and I attended their Speakeasy at MacGregors the other evening – everyone was dressed up for the occasion. But, true to the atmosphere, lighting was so dimmed...

Come Alive – I was convinced I didn't catch the moment…

Friday, July 19, 2024
Come Alive – I was convinced I didn't catch the moment…

In a, what seemed futile, effort to catch everyone at once coming alive, I held the shutter down at five frames a second. Only now did I bother to go through them – this shot was the result. It even catches James’s eye behind Bre on the far right end, Melissa’s...

Wicked Little Town / Phantom of the Opera / Love You to Pieces

Thursday, July 18, 2024
Wicked Little Town / Phantom of the Opera / Love You to Pieces

Onekey moment from each of "Wicked Little Town”, "Phantom of the Opera” and Jimmyo Buril's "Love You to Pieces” from Silver Scream (there are a couple of numbers written for Silver Scream that should be used more often our there). Approaching the end quarter...

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Rosie Jack and the Bangtails

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