Beautiful work, as always. I appreciate how you incorporated the sense of place into many of the photos, which only compliments your writing that much more. Sounds like a great time. BTW: Love the shot of Anais Mitchell; so much of what we do is in front of the artist that these types of shots (especially one as good as this one) are rare.
Thans, Glenn! That Bonny Light Horseman show was wonderful and I'm so glad you picked up on that particular image. I spent the first part of the show shooting from FOH and got some decent but standard images. Looking for something different, I positioned myself stage left and slightly behind her and hoped she would turn to face us, or at least present a profile. Out of several dozen images, two (!) actually worked. Another reason to do what we love-those risks and challenges don't always pay off, but when they do! ;-)
I remember when we were younger and any new music was an adventure we'd eagerly hear and absorb, usually liking and (often) promoting it as well. As we grew older, many people got pickier about what got past their filters, especially as radio by and large abandoned newer acts in favor of older ones.
This is/was to our detriment as there are literally thousands of artists worthy of our attention, and judging by your comments, exposing their ample talents publicly at little to no cost. Nice piece.
Eric, I love when you comment on my pieces-so validating and I always learn something new and interesting. I've realized that though I still find the music I listened to in my youth I still find it thrilling and comforting, remaining connected to the creative spirit that exists among "young" musicians is essential for those of us in our, ahem, middle age. One of the unanticipated joys of Bellingham has been learning about and experiencing the local music scene here. As always, many thanks for your words!
What great images! The performers must be over the moon getting these for their social media and websites! The review of the Bellingham music festival was really a fun one, I sooooo agree about standing around eating bad food trying to hear music in the rain at festivals. This sounds like a great alternative plus supporting local businesses. Maybe we'll have to come up next year and give it a listen!
Beautiful work, as always. I appreciate how you incorporated the sense of place into many of the photos, which only compliments your writing that much more. Sounds like a great time. BTW: Love the shot of Anais Mitchell; so much of what we do is in front of the artist that these types of shots (especially one as good as this one) are rare.
Thans, Glenn! That Bonny Light Horseman show was wonderful and I'm so glad you picked up on that particular image. I spent the first part of the show shooting from FOH and got some decent but standard images. Looking for something different, I positioned myself stage left and slightly behind her and hoped she would turn to face us, or at least present a profile. Out of several dozen images, two (!) actually worked. Another reason to do what we love-those risks and challenges don't always pay off, but when they do! ;-)
I remember when we were younger and any new music was an adventure we'd eagerly hear and absorb, usually liking and (often) promoting it as well. As we grew older, many people got pickier about what got past their filters, especially as radio by and large abandoned newer acts in favor of older ones.
This is/was to our detriment as there are literally thousands of artists worthy of our attention, and judging by your comments, exposing their ample talents publicly at little to no cost. Nice piece.
Eric, I love when you comment on my pieces-so validating and I always learn something new and interesting. I've realized that though I still find the music I listened to in my youth I still find it thrilling and comforting, remaining connected to the creative spirit that exists among "young" musicians is essential for those of us in our, ahem, middle age. One of the unanticipated joys of Bellingham has been learning about and experiencing the local music scene here. As always, many thanks for your words!
What great images! The performers must be over the moon getting these for their social media and websites! The review of the Bellingham music festival was really a fun one, I sooooo agree about standing around eating bad food trying to hear music in the rain at festivals. This sounds like a great alternative plus supporting local businesses. Maybe we'll have to come up next year and give it a listen!
Thanks, Liz! I also reviewed Bellingham Exit for ParklifeDC: https://parklifedc.com/2024/10/17/live-review-bellingham-exit-music-arts-festival-bellingham-washington-10-10-13-24/
Hopefully, they saw that and can use it on their social media and websites for future gigs. And yes, you gotta get up here to the great PNW!