The weekend and holiday shots.
Last night we went out to see a friend’s band play some of their original material in a kind of theatrical setting. I brought my G11 along and took quite a few shots. I knew when I looked at the LCD screen after taking this shot that it was going to be a blog post. Sometimes you just know. The story is that the Hammond organ player is laying back while the sax player takes a solo.
Canon G11 out on the town.
It’s Labor Day, and I’ve got a bit of a stomach malady. Nothing serious, but barbecuing isn’t going to happen here at the homestead. Neither do I feel motivated to pull out the camera. So I decided to pull up an older shot and do some Photoshop play. The image was first converted to black and white using the Nik Silver Efex Pro (version 1) plugin, then I selected all the reds from the original image layer, copied and pasted them them into their own layer. I merged the reds with the black and white layer, did a little fine tuning, et voilà:
The red clad group are members of the Hubbub Club hanging out backstage after their set at the 2011 Cotati Accordion Festival.
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm.
Canon T2i seeing red.
After a gig in San Francisco back in July, I took some night shots of the street scene. A streetlight lit PG&E manhole cover on the street just outside the venue entrance caught my eye. I framed the shot tightly because the pavement around the cover’s edges was very grungy. The image looks kind of Mayan Modern.
Lens: Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM. 1/6 second at f/2.8, ISO 1600.
Canon T2i on the street.
Our band played a three set gig at the Lagunitas Beer Sanctuary yesterday. After the gig, I grabbed this shot of Mad Mags herself as she exited the establishment. (We’re married so I had permission to take a moment to compose the shot. ;-))
Canon G11 catching the light.
At this past Sunday’s festival where our band played, if I had one complaint it was the lack of shade. During the hot afternoon, most of the attendees were crowded under a few trees on the perimeter of the concert area. Some, however, came prepared. These women look fantastic, and happy, in their perfect spot of shade.
Canon G11 enjoying a day.