
@MetalBlade #Vulture @MetalMagicDK
One of my favorite bands from this year’s Metal Magic Festival. Coordinated outfits you occasionally see from metal bands, but I don’t know if I’ve ever seen matching guitars from a band before.
August 15th, 2019 | Tags: AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR DX lens, concert photography, metal, metal magic festival, Nikon D500, vulture | Category: Denmark | Comments Off on Vulture @ Metal Magic Festival

Gluggafoss (AKA Merkjárfoss) is probably not normally worth the effort as it isn’t on the ring road, and is a bit of a detour to get to, but I was staying at a nearby guesthouse anyway that night. The upside is that there are few tourists.
Time of year may also play into your decision to visit or not. Most photos on the internet show a more depressing (brown) scene. I think it’s only this green in late July and August.
August 14th, 2019 | Tags: Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D750, waterfalls | Category: Iceland | Comments Off on Waterfall Wednesday

2019 Brutal Assault rainbow over the Octagon Stage inside the Josefov Fortress
#brutalAssault2019 #brutalassault
Genesis 6:66 And Satan sayeth, I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and Brutal Assault.
If only Dio was still around and on the bill this year…
August 13th, 2019 | Tags: AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR DX lens, brutal assault festival, concert photography, Nikon D500, skywatch | Category: Other | Comments Off on Brutal Assault Rainbow

I had a list of things I wanted to see while in Saint Petersburg, Russia earlier this month. The metro stations wasn’t one of them, but with two days of lousy weather in a row, with the first day already spent at an unplanned stop (The Hermitage Museum), I needed to find something not outdoors that wouldn’t have me standing around in another museum. Turns out there is a museum of sorts, that allows sitting much of the time, that’s deep underground in St. Petersburg. The cost was nice too (45 rubles or about US $.70).
The Soviets really did a number on their metro stations in the 1950s. Each is unique and many are rather decadent. I set out for the “two best” in Saint Petersburg. Along the way I jumped out at several unplanned stops that looked amazing or interesting as well. The Narvskaya Station (На́рвская) was one of those not considered to be one of the best, but wow was it fascinating.
August 13th, 2019 | Tags: AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR DX lens, Nikon D500, Saint Petersburg metro stations | Category: Saint Petersburg | Comments Off on Metro Narvskaya

@MetalMagicDK @besthairinmetal @irablack @DarkSkyChoir #brianallen
August 12th, 2019 | Tags: concert photography, dark sky choir, metal magic festival, Nikon 300mm f/4 VR ED-IF AF-S Nikkor Lens, Nikon D500 | Category: Denmark | Comments Off on Metal Monday

@AthanatoiEste #brutalAssault2019 #brutalassault
I’m waiting in the Prague airport (along with several bands and hundreds of festival goers) for a day of planes and airports. I feel brutally assaulted as I’m operating on three hours of sleep and probably about 15 hours of total sleep over the past three nights, not to mention long days of shows from 10 a.m. until 3 a.m. Actually I never saw a 10 a.m. show or made it past 2 a.m. but still…

Brutal Assault crowd

Rotting Christ with two new members (Giannis Kalamatas and Kostas Heliotis) @ 2019 Brutal Assault
August 11th, 2019 | Tags: AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR DX lens, brutal assault festival, concert photography, metal, Nikon D500, rotting christ | Category: Other | Comments Off on Rotting Christ @ Brutal Assault