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Not from Lilli's List…

Friday, June 2, 2023
Not from Lilli's List…

Today is more for fun – First Friday this evening and the cast will give an “impromptu" flash-mob performance in the street outside the State Theater just after 6 pm. A great way to launch your First Friday experience. So I decided to work up four images...

From Lilli's Request List…

Wednesday, May 31, 2023
From Lilli's Request List…

Lilli Burril Gordon is the force to deal with when working with Rogue Swan – she handles the management end of things. I’m sitting on a list of about fifteen rehearsal images remaining from her b&w request list – color jpegs are given to Rogue. Her help...

Rogue Swan Invades the U.K.Cast Portraits- 4

Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Rogue Swan Invades the U.K.Cast Portraits- 4

This time around cast portraits are proving a little more difficult to schedule – in spite of the fact that there’s probably about two minutes involved in each – on my part anyway. The intro shot is L.H. James. I finally learned that he adopted the “L.H.”...

Cast Portraits - 3

Saturday, May 27, 2023
Cast Portraits - 3

There will be another cast portrait sitting soon – these finish up the fifteen so far. The intro shot is of Marion “Moxie” Jackson. Subjects were sitting in the shade of a tree that wasn’t quite as dense as I thought. I didn’t notice it, but it shows up...

Cast Portraits - 2

Thursday, May 25, 2023
Cast Portraits - 2

The next five. Nan picked Jess Langley for the intro shot – the one lady in this group and and another with Mona Lisa-ish smile. As the man with the camera, I don’t take any credit for the posint. These are show people and, for the most part, know what they’re...

Time to Start the Cast Portraits…

Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Time to Start the Cast Portraits…

At first glance, time to take the cast portraits for the program doesn’t seem like that big a deal.  Heck, they’re going to be a small inch by an inch and a half ovals, on regular paper. But I like to take the opportunity to overdo it a little. They pick...

Fake It Til You Make It…

Sunday, May 21, 2023
Fake It Til You Make It…

Tis was something of a shorter session – more instruction than practice. But I did get a couple of shots in. The title is the quote off Bre’s shirt. She finishes up her nursing degree this month and is definitely making it. I love her expression in the intro...

A Couple of Stragglers from Last Week…

Wednesday, May 17, 2023
A Couple of Stragglers from Last Week…

Finishing up with a couple of stragglers from last week, going into tonight’s rehearasl at Concord Point. The intro shot is possibly my favorite from the shoot – competing with the intro shot from the last posting. Then there’s the second shot here – cut...

Rehearsal Getting Serious…

Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Rehearsal Getting Serious…

It’s kinda cool to watch everyone working variations of their expressions at the same time they’re working on getting their steps into muscle memory and coordinating their movements and poses. Then it all comes together around dress rehearsal – minus a couple...

Fine Lines – even in rough rehearsals

Monday, May 15, 2023
Fine Lines – even in rough rehearsals

Lilli made some selections from the set of images from the last Rogue rehearsal at Concord Point (after hours). There were some fun group shots (next time), but she included all five of these. Who could pass them up? I love the face in the intro shot (even...

Addams Family Portrait – at the Opera House

Sunday, May 14, 2023
Addams Family Portrait – at the Opera House

I interrupt the present progress of Roque Swan’s latest for this. I have a number of exposures from the dress-rehearsal for The Addams Family musical at the Opera House this week – wow, definitely a must-see. And laugh-out-loud funny. Katy Gordon from Rogue...

This is what we're gonna do…

Wednesday, May 10, 2023
This is what we're gonna do…

First and second post are of Katie and L.H. James. In the intro shot, Katie is busy choreographing. Me, I’m stuck in the middle of everything with a wide-angle lens. Not the in the comfort zone of shooting from out of the fray with a good zoom telephoto.

Nate...

The Dreaded Garage Again…

Tuesday, May 9, 2023
The Dreaded Garage Again…

Once more into the breach. Garage rehearsals last hours, but I can only take about an hour and a half before I feel like I probably have anything I’m gonna get, and need to escape. Instead of working from the outside of the action looking in, I’m sort of...

Finishing May 3 Rehearsal – the Expressions Have It

Sunday, May 7, 2023
Finishing May 3 Rehearsal – the Expressions Have It

I almost overlooked the intro shot here. The positions, as confusing as they are, are interesting, but Will’s disconnected head makes it for me. He just missed getting his neck into the frame. OK, I could fake a neck line, but what would be the fun in that.
Next...

More from May 3 Rehearsal at Concord Point…

Saturday, May 6, 2023
More from May 3 Rehearsal at Concord Point…

OK, I’ll admit, I have yet to figure out a lot of this action. All I know is that it looks like fun…  A few more images from the May 3 rehearsal of Rogue Swan Invades the U.K. playing at the State Theater in June. I can’t wait to see dress rehearsal. As...

If the Audience Has as Much Fun as the Cast…

Friday, May 5, 2023
If the Audience Has as Much Fun as the Cast…

This rehearsal was a lot of fun. Light sabres, toy space guns, etc. It will take a couple of postings to get to everyone. Lilli suggested a few, so she takes the blame/credit for selecting this first bunch to work up. This should definitely be a fun time...

Rogue – Fun with New Dance First Run-throughs 2

Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Rogue – Fun with New Dance First Run-throughs 2

Like Will and Arianna last posting, April and Caleb walk through the turn and dip that comes in the middle of a longer dance number. Bu the second Coffee Shop rehearsal, these couples will be smooth at this. Some group shots next time – then another rehearsal...

Rogue – Fun with New Dance First Run-throughs 1

Sunday, April 30, 2023
Rogue – Fun with New Dance First Run-throughs 1

Some of the most fun, and trauma, the cast has in rehearsals is early on getting used to new dance steps. In this sequence Jess and new cast member, Arianna Constantini, work out some new moves – they were a lot smoother by the end…

Will and Alex...

The Rogue Band Garage – Smaller on the Inside, and a little Scary

Friday, April 28, 2023
The Rogue Band Garage – Smaller on the Inside, and a little Scary

Just a couple more images from the first, but not the last, Rogue band rehearsal at “the Garage”. The Opening shot is just the entry door, it sort of sets the tone. The first shot below is very wide-angle – making it look like one can almost move in there....

Rogue Invades the U.K – Ladies in the Garage

Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Rogue Invades the U.K – Ladies in the Garage

Attended my first rehearsal for “Rogue Swan Invades the U.K.” coming up in June at the State Theater. It was in the “Garage”. Strange, it’s sort of an anti-Tardis, much smaller on the inside than it looks on the outside. Shooting in a crowded, noisy, dark...

An Other Peoples Art Posting – Bill Buck

Thursday, April 20, 2023
An Other Peoples Art Posting – Bill Buck

“Cliff Dwellers” by Bil Buck from RiverView Gallery in town. It got a lot of attention, before we laid it away a few months ago. It’s a three dimensional multi-media wall piece – 16X25 inches and about 2.5 inches deep in places. It looks more delicate than...

iPhone faster shutter/high ISO – Part II of el gran experimento…

Wednesday, April 19, 2023
iPhone faster shutter/high ISO – Part II of el gran experimento…

This posting took a whhile – even after a week of stmach virus. My first reaction, on seeing the exposures, was to give up on this part of the el gran experimento. Crap were they grainy and noisy – just what one would expect from high ISO iPhone work. But...

El Gran Experimanto, iPhone and Belly Dance – Part I

Friday, April 7, 2023
El Gran Experimanto, iPhone and Belly Dance – Part I

We attended a nice Greek Night dinner at the Vandiver, where April Monique performed twice. Not really a camera situation, but I had my iPhone, and as others were using theirs, I decided on an El Gran Experimento. The first performance I shot at 1/40 of...

Three More Rogue Piano Reflection Shots from the Gallery 220 Opening

Friday, March 31, 2023
Three More Rogue Piano Reflection Shots from the Gallery 220 Opening

I came up with three more of the fun shots with reflections in the piano or Rogue Swan at the Gallery 220 opening in town. I had to do something to spice things up a little – it’s not often I have to deal with Rogue images where everyone is actually standing,...

Finishing up Rock of Ages…

Thursday, March 30, 2023
Finishing up Rock of Ages…

It was impossible to say no to most of these images. Some I really like on their own, others are needed to help tell the story of the shoot. Anyway, here’s the rest – at least they all fit on one page in the folio HERE… where they all appear full size, and...

The End is Near, Repent – or go see Rock of Ages at the State

Wednesday, March 29, 2023
The End is Near, Repent – or go see Rock of Ages at the State

My second batch from Rock of Ages at the State Theater – three shows remaining this upcoming weekend. I couldn’t resist using this as the intro shot. I’m torn between lamenting the shots I missed and being amazed I got what I did, with going in blind – with...

Rock of Ages at the State Theater…

Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Rock of Ages at the State Theater…

I’ll admit that as much fun as it was to shoot Rock of Ages at the State Theater, I pretty much thought I would emerge with a small set of final images (other than the color jpegs I gave them). The show is pure fast moving havoc and I didn’t have the advantage...

Rogue at Gallery 220 Opening

Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Rogue at Gallery 220 Opening

Four members of Rogue Swan provided some background for the opening of Gallery 220 in Havre de Grace Friday. Naturally I had to include the first image here, with their sign front and center– Katie, Qpril and Nate performing. Then I took a series of fun...

Rock of Ages at the State Theater – My Favorite Shot

Monday, March 27, 2023
Rock of Ages at the State Theater – My Favorite Shot

I’m busy working up the couple of images from the Gallery 220 opening, but took a break to do my favorite shot from Rock of Ages at the State Theater in town. It’s a lot of fun and laid back – just don’t dally in the aisles. I almost got run over at one...

Carolyn Blazeck – an Other Peoples Art Posting

Sunday, March 26, 2023
Carolyn Blazeck – an Other Peoples Art Posting

At Friday’s opening of Gallery 220 in town we spotted a ceramic and pine needle piece with a familiar look to it. Checking the exhibit catalog we confirmed that it was by Carolyn Blazeck, the same artist who made what still is Nan’s favorite Valentine’s...

Finishing up… with the Rogue rehearsal

Thursday, March 23, 2023
Finishing up… with the Rogue rehearsal

So I’m finishing up this Rogue rehearsal shoot with some fun images. Opening is a wide-angle view (showing all but three or four). Then, below, I caught Scott giving Caleb a “look” during their number. Alongside that is what I thought was a cool moment of...

More of the same – with some process notes…

Wednesday, March 22, 2023
More of the same – with some process notes…

I shot the Vandiver rehearsal without much in the way of expectations. It was just a rough rehearsal with jackets on to keep out the cold. But it was a good opportunity to both work a little closer in with my 16-80 f4.0 lens and try out some new processing...

Rogue Rehearsal at the Vandiver

Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Rogue Rehearsal at the Vandiver

I shot these mostly for fun – I can’t always be there to shoot Rogue’s Vandiver dinner-theater performances, so I tried the rehearsal for March’s St. Patrick’s Day Concert. It gave me an opportunity to grab a much shorter lens and stand wherever the heck...

Moonshine Hafla, Mardi Gras Edition – April Monique

Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Moonshine Hafla, Mardi Gras Edition –  April Monique

Havre de Grace’s own April Monique… performed down in front of the stage also, but caught something of a lucky break. She’s just enough shorter than most of the others who did that the stage edge and floor that provided part of the background could, and...

Moonshine Hafla, Mardi Gras Edition – Sophianna Apergis and Naimah

Monday, March 6, 2023
Moonshine Hafla, Mardi Gras Edition – Sophianna Apergis and Naimah

Sophianna Apergis… wow, even her name is cool. Sophianna is new to our local hafla. I never know what to expect as far as lighting – or if performers request certain lights vs just what the lighting man thinks appropriate at the moment. But here, even with...

Moonshine Hafla, Mardi Gras Edition – Emily Gonzaga and Jaelynn

Monday, March 6, 2023
Moonshine Hafla, Mardi Gras Edition – Emily Gonzaga and Jaelynn

Emily Gonzaga, in the first shot here was solid green to begin with, with the veil illuminated somehow separately in rainbow coloring. The entire exposure of the second image was blue, with just a tinge of purple showing up in the veil. Needless to say they...

Moonshine Hafla, Mardi Gras Edition – Sha'Vei, Katie Jacobsen and Lotus Sol

Sunday, March 5, 2023
Moonshine Hafla, Mardi Gras Edition – Sha'Vei, Katie Jacobsen and Lotus Sol

I repeat that it’s up to the ladies whether and if they post any of the color images I provide. Then again, it can be a awful lot of blue, green, orange, red and/or purple images. The girls do like their flashing color lighting. I can “usually” do something...

Moonshine Hafla, Mardi Gras Edition – Farah Fusion, Mystic Caravan and Anam Cara

Saturday, March 4, 2023
Moonshine Hafla, Mardi Gras Edition – Farah Fusion, Mystic Caravan and Anam Cara

The trickiest exposures at Haflas are of groups of two or more. There’s a lot of luck involved – one of the subjects falling outside the depth of field or moving too fast are the first concerns. Then there’s double the issue of facial expressions. But my...

Moonshine Hafla, Mardi Gras Edition – Denisse Bailla & Kalayla

Friday, March 3, 2023
Moonshine Hafla, Mardi Gras Edition – Denisse Bailla & Kalayla

Kalayla was back and I’m all to add more images of her to the folio. Denisse Bailla was part of this wonderful tradition for the first time. The intro shot is of Kalayla – quite a different performance from what we’ve seen before. She’s always a favorite...

Mardi Gras Hafla – #1

Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Mardi Gras Hafla – #1

I’ll admit that b&w images of bellydance can seem as counterintuitive as a b&w rainbow scene (hey, I’ve gone there too). But I’ve accumulated quite a collection of images from our local bellydance Haflas over the past couple of years. The Mardi Gras edition...

How do YOU wait for the parade?

Saturday, February 25, 2023
How do YOU wait for the parade?

Finishing up with B&Ws from our own Havre de Grace Mardi Gras parade. The first three images here catch three examples of waiting for it all to begin. It’s still a little light – well, one can’t have that, can we. Gotta wait for lights-out. The opening shot...

More HdeG Mardi Gras Parade Shots…

Friday, February 24, 2023
More HdeG Mardi Gras Parade Shots…

I’ve been at this for a long time and have figured out a few constants. One is that if you get one shot from any outing that you really, really like, be happy. And I am with this set of images. My intro shot last posting is that image for me. Which brings...

Mardi Gras and How close to old Tri-X at 800 can you get…

Thursday, February 23, 2023
Mardi Gras and How close to old Tri-X at 800 can you get…

Back in the film days (it’s amazing how many people have no idea what the heck I’m talking about) when shooting in low light one pushed Trim to iso 800 and overdeveloped it to bring out the shadows. The result was grainy, to say the least. That’s exactly...

Rogue Swan Enters the Silver Scream PDF eBook

Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Rogue Swan Enters the Silver Scream PDF eBook

Kinda big, but optimized for iPad. It’s in three parts – the first being exposures taken during the performance, in order of songs. The middle section takes you through rehearsals, from the beginning. Finally I include some really cool images from dress...

Two from upcoming Silver Scream eBook…

Monday, February 13, 2023
Two from upcoming Silver Scream eBook…

Lots of images not yet posted in blog entries. It’s almost finished – just waiting on last minute feedback from Rogue, and subsequent adjustments. These two images were tricky little devils to process, underexposed even at the iso 51,200 setting. I wouldn’t...

This Saturday, Easter Island Presentation at Fallston Library – w/books

Thursday, February 9, 2023
This Saturday, Easter Island Presentation at Fallston Library – w/books

This Saturday, 2 to 3:30 Nan and I will be giving a slide/video/talk presentation on the Easter Island project at the Fallston Library. Fortunately I am still able to give copies of the coffee table book The Moon has been Eaten to anyone willing to endure...

Other People's Art – Gretchen Walsh

Thursday, January 19, 2023
Other People's Art – Gretchen Walsh

A great Christmas present given to both of us – this magnificent “pot” by area artist Gretchen Walsh. That’s impressions of leaves and stems etc. on the surface. It stands about eight inches tall, and is signed (I hate it when they’re not). A fantastic addition...

Bob Greene, gentle soul – a loss that alters the landscape of our town like a favored tree suddenly gone…

Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Bob Greene, gentle soul – a loss that alters the landscape of our town like a favored tree suddenly gone…

Just a quick couple of shots. The intro image is Bob making a rare appearance in the Drum Circle in 2019, looking up just as I was shooting a burst. He was a major player and inspiration on the town’s clean-up squad – making Havre de Grace one of the cleanest...

My Tribute to Cliff Giles – some people leave behind a gaping hole…

Monday, January 16, 2023
My Tribute to Cliff Giles – some people leave behind a gaping hole…

Cliff Giles leaves behind a number of legacies, one of which is the Havre de Grace First Fridays’ Drum Circle. When First Fridays began he would bring a couple of drums to set outside his wife’s shop, offering to let kids drum along with him. This gradually...

Additions to the Pride Day Folio – yep, still playing catch-up

Saturday, January 14, 2023
Additions to the Pride Day Folio – yep, still playing catch-up

Waaaaaaay behind on these. We were only able to be on site for a short time, so I grabbed a couple more shots of the ladies of Pride Day, filling in with one showing a little of the activity in front of the stage. They’re added to the Pride Day folio HERE…...

Our Christmas Parade at ISO 25,600 – Breaking in the Fuji X-t5

Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Our Christmas Parade at ISO 25,600 – Breaking in the Fuji X-t5

The camera was brand new so I decided to break it in shooting a series of exposures at ISO 25,600 at the Christmas Parade. Of course I almost immediately discovered that the software I use to squeeze water out of a rock (decent exposures from extreme ISO)...

Silver Scream passed-up and overlooked gems from rehearsal…

Friday, January 6, 2023
Silver Scream passed-up and overlooked gems from rehearsal…

A collection of passed up and overlooked gems from Rogue Swan Silver Scream rehearsals. Most are from September, a few from October and two from dress-rehearsal. Now I can begin putting together (in my so-called spare time) the pdf Rogue Swan Enters the...

Street Chess and the Drum Circle

Thursday, December 29, 2022
Street Chess and the Drum Circle

Two of my regular stops – street-chess sponsored by Concord Point Coffee and the Drum-Circle. Eyes always open for something there. The intro-shot is another addition to my street-chess series. Then, below, are a number of drum-dircle images from October...

Finally adding October to First Friday folio – 1 of 2

Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Finally adding October to First Friday folio – 1 of 2

It’s been a busy end of the year. This is the first of two postings of images from First Friday in October. Just a few street shots I found interesting to take. The smiling young lady in the intro cast a glow even standing in the sun. The outfit reminded...

Finale, Children of the Night and Bows – Exit the Silver Scream

Saturday, December 17, 2022
Finale, Children of the Night and Bows – Exit the Silver Scream

Halloween is over, Christmas is almost upon us. Catching up on these was an effort – large posting today. The intro shot is JimmyO Burril, one of the authors of the original work, as “The Count”. Below, in something of order, are full staage images from...

"Babysitter Blues" – Choreographed Chaos

Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Babysitter Blues – Choreographed Chaos

Images are entered here below in order of performance – the intro shot comes second to last, which is where it is in the folio. This set actually begins with the “Chainsaw” number, which then morphs into “Babysitter Blues” – the rousing, weird, funny climactic...

"Pieces" – as I feel sorry for those who missed this performance…

Monday, December 12, 2022
Pieces – as I feel sorry for those who missed this performance…

Nan and I did something for this performance we rarely do, and loved it. We attended a second time to just enjoy the show – up close without constantly having to worry about getting the next shot. And of course what could be better than rendering in b&w...

Time to Hyde Images – check out the look on Jesse's face…

Sunday, December 11, 2022
Time to Hyde Images – check out the look on Jesse's face…

Time to Hyde, L.H James singing the number and playing a character trapped in the Silver Scream as various monsters. The intro shot is the opening, with Jesse not exactly holding out much hope for the experiment. What really helped bring the show together...

Identify our Local Brunettes – Silver Scream Blood Feast

Saturday, December 10, 2022
Identify our Local Brunettes – Silver Scream Blood Feast

Four from the Blood Feast number, Rogue Swan Enters the Silver Scream. Doing my darnedest to finish these by Christmas. Far too good a show to not have this record. That’s April Monique second from the left – looking very different as a blonde – admittedly...

I know, Halloween is over, but…

Thursday, December 8, 2022
I know, Halloween is over, but…

Between the season being upon us and my getting far behind because of a rough summer in some ways, I’m playing catch-up on the Rogue Swan Silver Scream folio of images. It doesn’t help that these are some of the toughest conversions to b&w I’ve ever faced....

Wolfman, Bates Motel and Tonight We Live

Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Wolfman, Bates Motel and Tonight We Live

I’m adding a few more shots from the Silver Scream performance to the folio. The intro image here is from the first act finale, “Tonight We Live”. The undead lurchingly celebrate. More from that number below. But first a pair from the Wolfman tongue-in-cheek...

Black Lagoon and Even a Man

Monday, November 28, 2022
Black Lagoon and Even a Man

Back to work on. the “Rogue Swan Enters the Silver Scream” performance. As good as dress rehearsal is for getting up=close and timely shots, the actual performance can create its opportunities too. I have five shots from the Black Lagoon number and three...

Final Few from Moonshine Autumn Bellydance Gala

Sunday, November 27, 2022
Final Few from Moonshine Autumn Bellydance Gala

Bellydance is interesting to shoot. As I got used to shooting in extremely low light – I like to call it no light – I gained a little appreciation for the challenge. Especially the potential for some great, if very low key, exposures for b&w. Not so much...

Moonshine Autumn Bellydance Gala – three more

Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Moonshine Autumn Bellydance Gala – three more

Only one more after this from the Halloween Hafla. The intro shot here is by far my favorite from the shoot. When you’re challenged with multiple separate color lights illuminating the stage, you almost always get a surprise when you begin the conversion...

Continuing Moonshine Autumn Bellydance Gala

Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Continuing Moonshine Autumn Bellydance Gala

Images from the October Hafla are considerably belated – sorry about the wait for anyone looking for them. The girls got their color versions in a timely fashion though, and they are free to use any they want. The B&Ws are different. For me to add an exposure...

"I am Kong" and Catching-up…

Monday, November 21, 2022
I am Kong and Catching-up…

I’m about a dozen numbers (songs) behind with show images from Silver Scream, as well as having barely gotten started with October’s Hafla images. Not to mention October First Friday. Plus it’s that season of the year where one can barely catch their breath...

"II am Pure Evil"

Tuesday, November 15, 2022
II am Pure Evil

A note that has to be included about performance images from this show – included with a link at the top of the folio: due to a combination of vantage and lighting issues, for additional "performance” images, please see dress rehearsal images at the end...

Children of the Night

Monday, November 14, 2022
Children of the Night

I love the look in Jesse’s eyes in this one. He and Caleb, not yet effected by the curse, have to play along as if they are. These are the rest of my choices from the“Children of the Night” segment (divided by song). It’s from the middle of the sequence...

JimmyO and April – The Count and Vampire Wife

Sunday, November 13, 2022
JimmyO and April – The Count and Vampire Wife

The next number to cover is “Children of the Night”. April asked me to make sure and get a shot of them dancing at this point. Here’s three. This comes somewhere in the middle, but I wanted to pull them out for posting first. There was a lot more happening...

Into the Scream – and notes

Saturday, November 12, 2022
Into the Scream – and notes

While I’m finally going to have an opportunity to catch up on First Fridays and other postings, I’m also faced with eighteen to twenty postings from the Silver Scream performance that I didn’t expect to have. Thise will consist of a handful of my favorite...

Silver Scream – Cast Portrait and last minute change of plan

Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Silver Scream – Cast Portrait and last minute change of plan

I was called to show up at the final performance to shoot video – good thing I showed up with a backup. It seems they had solved the video issue and wanted me to now shoot the cast photo and show stills from the back (I almost did not bring my trusty Fuji...

Silver Scream – Final pre-final Performance Images

Saturday, November 5, 2022
Silver Scream – Final pre-final Performance Images

There will be more images from this mini-project to include in the folio. Entries will at least be noted in the Blog, even if not posted. Tonight I’m doing the video from the balcony – no actual performance images this time around. Heck, the balcony looks...

"I am Kong" and other Precious Moments

Friday, November 4, 2022
I am Kong and other Precious Moments

With tonignt being the next to last performance, I’m rushing to get more of these out. There’s a lot, and after tomorrow night I will be doing a couple a day for a while, catching up on other stuff like the last First Friday, etc. It’s not so bad being overworked...

Continuing with Silver Scream Images

Thursday, November 3, 2022
Continuing with Silver Scream Images

Opening here is the final moment of a number celebrating the vintage b&w horror film monsters. Note, innocents Caleb and Jesse are playing along so they can blend in. One of the rare moments in rehearsal where the lighting was spot on.
Early on, Moxie...

Zombies can Dance, Vampire Brides and another Vampire Ballet Shot

Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Zombies can Dance, Vampire Brides and another Vampire Ballet Shot

I have a lot to do up from the Silver Scream rehearsal exposures, so before the final weekend of performances I’m rushing to get to as many of Lilli’s (the director) selected images as possible. Here’s four more. The intro shot is another exposure from the...

Silver Scream – Testing the Limits of Exposure

Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Silver Scream – Testing the Limits of Exposure

The three images in this posting were all shot two full stops underexposed at iso 12,800. That’s an effective exposure of iso 51,200 – kind of insane. But this was a dress rehearsal and the lighting was not yet ready for prime-time (an understatement). Camera...

April in the Soup – Nate as wolfman and Chain Saw Guy

Monday, October 31, 2022
April in the Soup – Nate as wolfman and Chain Saw Guy

One of the coolest skit in Silver Scream is when three witches are enjoing themselves cooking themselves up a pot of April. I got lots of exposures – doing up these three. I should mention, lighting was not going to be ready for prime time until show night....

Silver Scream – Ballet Moment

Friday, October 28, 2022
Silver Scream – Ballet Moment

Just like the best tragedies have theri comic relief, the Silver Scream farce has this wonderful scene where Stephanie dances while Alex sings, a vampire ballet moment. I pulled these eight exposures out and asked Nan to pick four – she proceded to bruise...

Silver Scream – these were fun to work up

Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Silver Scream – these were fun to work up

These from a rehearsal spent working on the munitae, both on stage and my working out the details of just how to shoot the final dress rehearsal coming up. This is a much faster moving show than any before it. The intro shot shows the Watson sisters, Áine...

Lilli Picks Three More Band Pictures – and a missed (oops) cast portrait

Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Lilli Picks Three More Band Pictures – and a missed (oops) cast portrait

The intro shot is of Jason Bock. Always difficult to get a good “action” shot of the meistro of the keyboard – even if he does have the cool shaved head. The hands are always moving, but not much else. This is the first time I’ve like what I got – in an...

Silver Scream – Rehearsal hits the Theater…

Monday, October 24, 2022
Silver Scream – Rehearsal hits the Theater…

Rushing these five through. Yesterday was more sound check, band coordination, etc. along with a little rehearsal. Tonight is a major full rehearsal. Lilli selected a bunch, of which I managed these few before we have to get ready to get back to the theater....

Silver Scream – I have to do what?

Sunday, October 23, 2022
Silver Scream – I have to do what?

What with the hectic rehearsal schedule, and timing demands on providing cast portraits for the program, seven members of the cast were unavailable to sit on the designated day. So I was asked to “spookify” their portraits from the Spring show. After a herculean...

Silver Scream Program Portraits – the rest of the gentlemen

Saturday, October 22, 2022
Silver Scream Program Portraits – the rest of the gentlemen

Rushing to get these ourt is something of a formal format – even though they will be used primarily for small, cropped ovals in the program for the show. Interesting how the single, low, from the front right light has a different effect depending on the...

Silver Scream – The Rest of the New-Portrait Ladies

Friday, October 21, 2022
Silver Scream – The Rest of the New-Portrait Ladies

As things are hectic at this stage, and a few of the troupe opted to just use program portraits from the last show, I got a crack at mostly newbies along with a few regulars. I kept all the ones that managed to look spooky or threatening in the last posting...

Scary Ladies of the Silver Scream

Thursday, October 20, 2022
Scary Ladies of the Silver Scream

Lots of Rogue Swan newbies in Silver Scream. Thankfully a number of the regulars opted to use past program portraits this time around again, giving me a little bit of a break. Today we have five who decided to let their inner scary shine while retaining...

The Count, with JimmyO, April and Moxie portraits

Wednesday, October 19, 2022
The Count, with JimmyO, April and Moxie portraits

One more rehearsal at Concord Point Coffee (after hours) and on to the theater. The intro shot shows the Count with some of his cntourage. Will down there is playing something like the Count’s version of Igor. Below are the first of a series of more formal...

Silver Scream Rehearsal – Hyde as Ladies Man

Saturday, October 15, 2022
Silver Scream Rehearsal – Hyde as Ladies Man

From the latest bactch of exposures I bring you Hyde as a ladies man. In the intro shot the Rogue Swan troupe is becoming zombified (if that’s a word) as they are somehow drawn into old black and white horror moviedom. L.H James as Hyde seems to be the worst...

Moonshine Autumn Bellydance Gala – Kalayla

Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Moonshine Autumn Bellydance Gala – Kalayla

Kalayla, who we’ve been fortunate enough to see a few times, was the first dancer to take the stage. She’s a very active performer, so I try to catch her at points where at least something is still enough to be sharp. In both of these you can see the hair...

Will knows that the Lady in the back row wants to see the emotion…

Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Will knows that the Lady in the back row wants to see the emotion…

I got way behind over the last week – and on top of that had to add in another First Friday, the Hofla at the Opera House and even a few minutes at the Pride Festival to the backlog. Lots o’ hours at the computer coming up. Lilli with Rogue Swan is helping...

Nailing the Lift and Alex & Stephanie

Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Nailing the Lift and Alex & Stephanie

Above the first in a series of shots showing early rehearsal of an important, and tricky, lift sequence. Below are the next two. It can be a little daunting that, with the overhead lighting, faces tend to be heavily shadowed, almost all needing isolated,...

Jump – and do Will, Alex and Nate seem to be enjoying themselves just a little too much?

Monday, October 3, 2022
Jump – and do Will, Alex and Nate seem to be enjoying themselves just a little too much?

This was the best rehearsal yet – with enough shots for a number of postins. The opening shot – I knew it was coming and simply held the shutter down at five frames a second – maybe eight next time. And the whole floor shook when they came down. 
I’ll...

A Chorus Line? and other Moments

Monday, October 3, 2022
A Chorus Line? and other Moments

This is a chorus line that is entertaining enough without costuming. Though the Rockettes they are not. The second shot, below, follows closely. Seems like they are all adding a proud “Ta da” to their performance. Shooting rehearsals, the troupe calling...

Will is Back and Even script-held rehearsals are great

Sunday, October 2, 2022
Will is Back and Even script-held rehearsals are great

Will Conway who, disguised as a band violinist, has a habit of morphing into something between Caliban and a mischievous puppy on stage. In the last show “seemed to” interrupt the show by stealing Moxie’s skates, Jes’s Sword and April’s veil (his dance was...

Facial Expressions Have to Reach the Last Row

Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Facial Expressions Have to Reach the Last Row

I used the image of JimmyO and Megan as the intro because it begs the question: "Do I really need makeup for this role?” Gotta love that look. The next two shots are Jesse with Caleb and Jesse with Stephanie. We’re always impatient for Rogue shows, but bu...

Another New Face, a Replacement Cast Intro and Three go Aaaaaaah

Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Another New Face, a Replacement Cast Intro and Three go Aaaaaaah

The band rehearsal garage gets tight. For all three of these I had to get right in their faces, with a wide angle (not the most flattering way to shoot people) at extreme iso. The opening image I took last week, the matching expressions come from some kind...

Katie Gordon Leads the Way

Sunday, September 25, 2022
Katie Gordon Leads the Way

Katie Gordon is something to watch at rehearsals – it’s all in, as much as if it’s the actual show. At the same time, she’s choreographing – demonstrating and watching. In the shot above, Megan and Moxie are working on their moves, while Katie is already...

The Moon has been Eaten Volume III pdf

Sunday, September 25, 2022
The Moon has been Eaten Volume III pdf

This volume is desiged to fill in the gaps, putting into a third book and pdf volume what are now some of our favorite Island images. Finally, the finishing touches to a project that involved a total of three years on Easter Island and tens of thousand exposures....

Introducing More Silver Scream Cast

Saturday, September 24, 2022
Introducing More Silver Scream Cast

Six more ladies and one gentleman. And I happen to know there will be more. This production has more cast than most – possibly because so mano of them become un-dead during the course of the story. Rough to select an intro shot this time – I picked a new...

Rogue Gentlemen of Silver Scream

Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Rogue Gentlemen of Silver Scream

There are eleven of these here. I use the one of JimmyO for the intro – after all he’s pretty much front and center in the show, and is already looking the part. Here are the rest – assuming there will be an addition or two:
Stephen – Ron

Dane...

James And April – a Sequence

Wednesday, September 14, 2022
James And April – a Sequence

I’d almost forgotten how much fun the run-up to a Rogue Halloween performance can be. At the same time I’m working with a new (used) lens that is proving perfect for tight rehearsal spaces. No more taking both a wide angle and telephoto – the Fuji 16-80...

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