SoFi Stadium (August 2023)

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Posted on September 23rd, 2023 under Other. Tags: california, los angeles, metallica, Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-75mm f/2.8 Lens, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera. Comments Off on SoFi Stadium

California coyote (December 2019)

Not my best photo, as I took it from inside our VRBO in Joshua Tree. By the time I got outside, this coyote had taken flight.

Posted on September 19th, 2023 under Other. Tags: california, joshua tree, NIKKOR Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50, wildlife. Comments Off on Joshua Tree coyote

View of Hollywood Hills and Griffith Observatory from Runyon Canyon Trail

Posted on September 2nd, 2023 under Other. Tags: california, landscape, los angeles, NIKKOR Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera. Comments Off on Runyon Canyon Trail

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

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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.

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

Willet roaming the shores of Laguna Beach (December 2019)

Posted on August 10th, 2023 under Other. Tags: california, laguna beach, NIKKOR Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50, wildlife. Comments Off on Willet (Tringa semipalmata)