Sugarland

The headliner for my radio station's summer concert was Sugarland, a very popular country music duo.



I usually have pretty good access for this event, but I did not have an official photo pass this time. Security people at concert venues are trained to not allow pro cameras into the seating area; my new digital camera is more or less a pro camera but it doesn't look like one because the usual lens I use isn't all that long. The first set of tickets I had weren't all that close to the stage, so I put my camera back in the car before Sugarland took the stage because I didn't want to get hassled about the camera.

Silly me. Right before Sugarland came out, a co-worker came up with 5th row seats! Because I didn't have my camera with me any more, she gave me hers. It's a decent camera but not as good as mine for capturing moving subjects with tricky lighting.

I did get a few decent shots, however, and enhanced them a bit with Photoshop.







And these were taken earlier in the day with my "good" camera.

Sugarland's "set list":




One of our DJs on stage:


Our staff backstage with the band. I'm the one on the left who needs to lose 25 pounds.



The promotion crew did a "no rain" dance:


It didn't work ... at first. It did stop raining right after the gates opened.

Peaceful Reflections

I like this shot so much that I might post it on more than one blog.



This peaceful little lake is in a peaceful little park in a peaceful little town near where I live. I was nearly alone in the park when I captured this image early yesterday morning. The setting was, you guessed it, peaceful.

Stuff Is Still Blooming

My wife's green thumb continues to pay off, especially in the front yard.








This character wasn't very happy with where I was standing while taking the other photographs in this series; there was a nest nearby. Too bad I couldn't record the angry sound he/she was making.

In The Hood

There are many small Colonial-era towns in my part of Frederick County, Maryland. Middletown is one of my favorites. The weather is great today, so I took my camera on a little tour.

I also started another blog. The "daily photo" concept is fascinating to me and I decided to try it myself. No, I don't really have time for yet another blog, but in many ways I can't afford not to do this. It is a personal project that works different parts of my brain and my emotions, yet it is also a public project that I can share with you.

Just Foolin' With Photoshop

One of these days, I'll read the Help screens. Meanwhile, here is some random experimentation.

Andrews AFB Air Show

The annual Joint Services Air Show at Andrews Air Force Base near DC is an exciting place for airplane geeks and photo buffs. I'm not quite at the geek level, but I love looking at planes, on the ground and in the air, and I love to photograph them. Here are a few photos I took today. I tried to capture the motion as well as the shapes.

A Few More Shots Around The Yard