Dark Chapel’s Dario Lorina (guitar) and Mike Gunn (bass) (November 2025)

We ran into these guys near the Deschutes Brewery Public House a couple of hours before they went on stage just a few blocks away. We had dinner with them before watching their awesomeness on stage. Great night!

Posted on November 7th, 2025 under Oregon. Tags: bend, concert photography, Dark Chapel, metal, Nikon Z6 III Mirrorless Camera 6iii, Tamron 35-150mm F/2-2.8 Di III VXD for Nikon Z Mirrorless. Comments Off on Dark Chapel @ Midtown Ballroom

Zakk Sabbath setlist and cues for “After Forever”

but the night before that. One of those “I can’t believe this is happening to me” evenings.

I loved how the setlist didn’t have “Paranoid” and “Iron Man” but did include the other “hits” like “Children of the Grave” and “War Pigs”. I’m wondering if the fact that this tour’s shirts have a knock off of the “Vol. 4” album cover has something to do with his playing so many songs off of “Vol. 4”? I love “Vol. 4”, and if focusing on certain albums is the case I’ll be even more excited should he do something similar in the future for “Sabotage” or “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath”. We got zero from those two. 🙁

Zakk Sabbath Tour 2025

Posted on November 5th, 2025 under Other. Tags: bend, black sabbath, concert photography, metal, Nikon Z6 III Mirrorless Camera 6iii, Tamron 35-150mm F/2-2.8 Di III VXD for Nikon Z Mirrorless, zakk sabbath, zakk wylde. Comments Off on Not last night, or the night before,

from the only bridge over the Deschutes River near the Benham Falls East Trailhead (June 2015)

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Petersen Rock Garden with Mt. Bachelor in the distance

I’m not sure if the ponds, moats, etc. at Petersen Rock Garden are full during a certain time of year or if that just doesn’t happen anymore, but there was no water in March of 2021 when we visited.

Posted on March 18th, 2025 under Oregon. Tags: bend, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50, petersen rock garden. Comments Off on Like a bridge over no water

Nine Inch Nails (Bend, Oregon – September 2022)

Posted on March 15th, 2025 under Oregon. Tags: bend, concert photography, metal, Nikon NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50, nine inch nails. Comments Off on Nine Inch Nails revisited