I was very happy to see that Kikagaku Moyo had been added to the Roskilde Festival lineup for 2019. Then the running order was announced. Dang! Not only were they playing at the same time as The Cure, but they were also overlapping Behemoth. I ended up watching the entire (now infamous–due to certain activities in the pit) Behemoth set from the front row and catching a bit of The Cure and Kikagaku Moyo after.

I would love to see Kikagaku Moyo again, and they are coming to Oregon. However, they are playing in Eugene on a Monday night, and I have to teach in Ashland (3 hours away) on Tuesday morning so that won’t happen. 🙁

Posted on September 9th, 2019 under Denmark, Japan. Tags: AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR DX lens, concert photography, Kikagaku Moyo 幾何学模様, Nikon D500, roskilde festival. Comments Off on (Psychedelic) Metal Monday

Today is our fifth and final day of hiking around Mount Hood. Today’s photo comes from our Tamanawas Falls Hike which goes along Cold Spring Creek most of the way.

Posted on August 27th, 2019 under Oregon. Tags: AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR DX lens, landscape, mt. hood, Nikon D500, waterfalls. Comments Off on Mt. Hood’s Cold Spring Creek

#brutalAssault2019 #brutalassault #primordial #primordialband #alanaverill #alanaverillnemtheanga

Posted on August 26th, 2019 under Other. Tags: AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR DX lens, brutal assault festival, concert photography, metal, Nikon D500, primordial. Comments Off on Happy birthday, Alan Averill!

Today’s photo comes from our hike yesterday. We started at the Elk Meadows Trailhead, and I made it to Elk Meadows where this photo was taken. Others kept going to Gnarl Ridge (visible in this photo). They are more tired than I am now. 😉

Posted on August 25th, 2019 under Oregon. Tags: AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-80mm f/2.8-4E ED VR DX lens, hiking, landscape, mt. hood, Nikon D500. Comments Off on Mt. Hood from Elk Meadows

The Grand Canyon, on my first visit, ended the year 2016 with beauty that exceeded my wildest expectations.

Posted on August 22nd, 2019 under Arizona. Tags: grand canyon, landscape, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D500, snow, winter. Comments Off on Throwback Thursday