According to Flickr “favorites” these were my top five travel photos of 2019. Not all of the photos were taken in 2019; rather, these are the photos most “favorited” in 2019.

For my top photos from Southern Oregon for 2019, click here.

Posted on December 28th, 2019 under Other. Tags: photography. Comments Off on Top photos of 2019

Posted on December 26th, 2019 under Other. Tags: california, joshua tree, landscape, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50, sunset. Comments Off on Christmas Eve sunset in Joshua Tree National Park

The answer to the question I posed a month ago was yes, and the results are sharp.

Posted on December 24th, 2019 under Other. Tags: california, joshua tree, NIKKOR Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50. Comments Off on Christmas in Joshua Tree

Posted on December 14th, 2019 under Other. Tags: california, hiking, landscape, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D750. Comments Off on View from Bumpass Hell Trail in Lassen Volcanic National Park

Having been a fan of Candlemass since the late 1980s, I was a bit disappointed to see them for the first time (at Copenhell in 2017) without Messiah Marcolin. I know, Messiah wasn’t the lead singer on their most famous album, but he still was Candlemass in my mind. A few weeks later I was shocked to finally get to see Messiah, as a one-off surprise with Amon Amarth at Gefle Metal Festival. They performed Hel off of “Deceiver of the Gods”.

The magic didn’t stop there. A couple days later I was offered a ride to Stockholm by Johan Hegg’s former girlfriend, and a couple years later I stood next to Johan during Dark Tranquillity’s set at Gefle Metal Festival.

There will be no Gefle Metal Festival for me in 2020 as the days conflict with the Metal Magic Festival.

Posted on December 10th, 2019 under Other. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8G lens, amon amarth, candlemass, concert photography, gefle metal festival, metal, Nikon D750. Comments Off on Happy birthday, Messiah Marcolin!