Posted on May 27th, 2012 under Other. Tags: concert photography, fox theater, metal, nikon d7000, opeth. Comments Off on Opeth Heritage Tour 2012

When we arrived at the Fox Theater in Oakland for the Opeth/Mastodon/Ghost show we were expecting a photo pass for me and two tickets (for my friend and Ryan). I don’t like having things left at will call. You never know if they will actually be there. What if the show is sold out and they aren’t there? Not a big deal I suppose if you live in Oakland, but I drove over 300 miles (each way) to get to the Fox.

I handed the lady behind the glass my ID and told her I should have a photo pass and two tickets waiting for me. She said, “I’m sorry, but I don’t have a photo pass for you.” My heart sunk, but I could see her reaching for something so I figured we’d at least get in. Then she said, “I have three all access passes and three tickets for you.” Jackpot! I responded with a smile and a “That will work!”

All Access Pass for the Heritage Hunter Tour

I don’t think we even needed the complimentary tickets with the all access passes, but it was nice to see something from Ticketmaster with a zero on it for once. I like supporting bands and venues, but I hate giving Ticketmaster money.

Posted on May 23rd, 2012 under Other. Tags: concert photography, fox theater, metal, nikon d7000, opeth. Comments Off on More Opeth from the Fox Oakland Theater

Mikael Åkerfeldt and Martín Méndez of Opeth tuning at beginning of set

Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt

Posted on May 21st, 2012 under Other. Tags: fox theater, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 lens, nikon d7000, opeth. Comments Off on Opeth @ Fox Theater

This 180 degree panorama is a photomerge from a series of 6 ultra wide angle images I took while looking over the edge from the top of AT&T Park. The street heading off to the left and to the right is really the same, straight street with no curve in the road. The distortion is due to the photomerge and the close distance I was to the street. You can’t see this view in real life without turning your head from side to side.

To the far left is the Pacific Ocean and to the far right is the San Francisco Bay. You can see a bit of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge to the right, especially if you click on the image to make it bigger.

Posted on May 15th, 2012 under Other. Tags: dusk, nikon d7000, panorama, photography, photoshop, san francisco, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 Lens for Nikon. Comments Off on King Street – San Francisco

The Tigers didn’t exactly cut Lou Gehrig when they let go of Brandon Inge a couple weeks ago. However, Inge hit his fourth homer for the A’s this past weekend and knocked in four runs for the fourth time in five games, a feat matched by only the Iron Horse (Gehrig).

The day after Inge joined Gehrig’s elite company he could be seen chatting with Tigers third base coach (and former manager of the White Sox and Pirates), Gene Lamont, between innings as he warmed up. I wish I could have heard what they were saying.

I practically lived at the Oakland Coliseum from 1980 until 1986. Saturday’s game was only my third time back since 1986 and first time in well over a decade. It still feels like home.

Posted on May 14th, 2012 under Other. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II, baseball, california, nikon d7000, Nikon TC-17E II 1.7x Teleconverter, oakland. Comments Off on Who would cut Lou Gehrig?