Torrin Daniels of Kitchen Dwellers @ 2022 Northwest String Summit

My computer crash back in April wiped out all of my photos from the first three months of the year, including all of my Kitchen Dwellers’ photos from February (except for these two). I took some fresh ones last week at the Northwest String Summit when I saw them twice. They actually played three times, but I missed the 1:30 a.m. to 3 a.m. performance on the first day.

2022 Northwest String Summit Kitchen Dwellers setlist (July 23, 2022)

While bluegrass music isn’t my favorite genre, I do enjoy it–especially when they get heavy, fast, high energy, and/or psychedelic. Several of the bands at Strummit fit that bill including Kitchen Dwellers, Greensky Bluegrass, etc.

Kitchen Dwellers with Sean McLean of World’s Finest, Kyle Tuttle, and Paul Hoffman of Greensky Bluegrass

Posted on July 27th, 2022 under Oregon. Tags: concert photography, greensky bluegrass, kitchen dwellers, NIKKOR Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50, Northwest String Summit, world's finest. Comments Off on Kitchen Dwellers @ Northwest String Summit

2022 Northwest String Summit Festival while Lindsay Lou was on the main stage (July 21, 2022)

I feel really fortunate to have been able to experience the magic of the Northwest String Summit before it disappeared. 2022 was the final installment after a 20-year run. More photos coming here soon.

2022 Northwest String Summit poster

Posted on July 26th, 2022 under Oregon. Tags: concert photography, Lindsay Lou, NIKKOR Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50 Z50, Northwest String Summit. Comments Off on 2022 Northwest String Summit

Windhand @ The Aladdin Theater marquee

@aladdintheater

Posted on June 30th, 2022 under Oregon. Tags: NIKKOR Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera, Oregon, portland, signs, windhand. Comments Off on The Aladdin Theater

@PDXJapaneseGdn

I’ve visited Portland at least a couple dozen times over the past 25 years. I thought I had been to the Portland Japanese Garden about 20 years ago. We went for a visit this past weekend, and I realized it was the Seattle Japanese Garden that I went to long ago so this was a first. There was a pretty good downpour just before (and just after) taking this photo (which is a photomerge of 22 photos) so not many people around.

Posted on June 22nd, 2022 under Japan, Other. Tags: buddhist, garden, landscape, NIKKOR Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera, panorama, photomerge, portland japanese garden. Comments Off on Portland Japanese Flat Garden