Bald Eagle taking off in Potter Marsh (Alaska)

Speaking of which… I may see Steve Miller live for the first time ever in a couple of weeks.

Tick tock tick… Doo doo doo-doo

August 30th, 2023 | Tags: Anchorage, NIKKOR Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50, potter marsh, wildlife | Category: Alaska | Comments Off on Bald Eagle in flight

Jon Jourdan of Mammoth WVH @ Sofi Stadium repping Göteborg‘s 2112 (run by two members of In Flames)

@InFlames_SWE @JonJourdan87 @MammothWVH

August 28th, 2023 | Tags: concert photography, in flames, los angeles, Mammoth WVH, metal, Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-75mm f/2.8 Lens, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera | Category: Other | Comments Off on Metal Monday

Metallica performing Master of Puppets @ Sofi Stadium (August 25, 2023)

@Metallica #metallica @SoFiStadium

Back in the early to mid 1980s I was a huge fan of Metallica. Ride the Lighting and Master of Puppets will always remain masterpieces in my opinion. Kill ‘Em All is also very good. Justice is just OK and then I lost all interest in everything that followed.

The last time I saw them live was in the 1990s. I’ve had numerous chances to see them since and have passed. I’ve even been staying at the same hotel they were at a couple of times while traveling and still didn’t bother to attend. So seeing them in 2023 wasn’t exactly my idea, but I did finally get roped into seeing them again on the M72 World Tour–two nights with two totally different setlists. Tonight is night two.

The good news is I still adore the Cliff Burton era stuff. The other good news is that if I need to pee, I have opportunities that I don’t have with bands that play only songs that I love.

August 27th, 2023 | Tags: california, concert photography, los angeles, metal, metallica, Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-75mm f/2.8 Lens, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera | Category: Other | Comments Off on Master of Puppets

The Three Sisters in the Scottish Highlands (July 2021)

Glencoe Sign

August 26th, 2023 | Tags: Isle of Skye & The Highlands Tour, landscape, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50, photomerge, signs | Category: Scotland | Comments Off on Bidean nam Bian

Johan Söderberg and Olavi Mikkonen of Amon Amarth

@AmonAmarthBand @roselandpdx

August 25th, 2023 | Tags: amon amarth, concert photography, metal, Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-75mm f/2.8 Lens, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera, portland | Category: Oregon | Comments Off on Happy birthday, Olavi Mikkonen!