#guanajuato #mexico #47FIC @cervantino @UdeGuanajuato

Today/tonight will end the nearly 20-day run that is the 47th edition of the International Cervantino Festival in Guanajuato, Mexico. I just happened to be here for nearly half of those days. The last few days have featured this art installation on the steps of the University of Guanajuato. Besides the rainbow of colors shown here, there were various moving light works that gave the appearance of a snake, or other objects, pulsating or moving up and down the stairs. The visuals were incredible. I took this on Wednesday night but went back on Friday night to sit in the second-story bar across the street for a better view. I was mesmerized by the display for an hour or so.

There are dozens, if not hundreds, of things going on at once in the city during the festival. The crowds can be incredible in size–especially on the two Saturday nights I was here.

Posted on October 27th, 2019 under Other. Tags: buildings, guanajuato, mexico, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D750. Comments Off on 2019 International Cervantino Festival winds down

Posted on October 23rd, 2019 under Other. Tags: blue hour, landscape, mexico, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D750, San Miguel de Allende. Comments Off on One night in San Miguel de Allende

Posted on October 22nd, 2019 under Other. Tags: buildings, dusk, guanajuato, mexico, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D750. Comments Off on Teatro Juarez during 47 Festival Internacional Cervantino

I never once looked out the window during my red-eye flight from San Francisco to Houston a couple nights ago. But after a nap in the Houston airport, I did take a few peeks at the peaks on my way to Guanajuato. Today’s photo captures that scene.

Posted on October 20th, 2019 under Other. Tags: aerial photography, mexico, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D750. Comments Off on View when flying from Houston to Guanajuato

@MetalMagicDK @Indisciple @tsunamiagency #ORM @COPENHELL #copenhell #copenhell2020

Copenhell dropped 15 names for next year’s festival today. Bands I’m excited to see include:
Vreid
ORM (pictured above)
Emperor
Judas Priest
Mercyful Fate
Destruction

Bands I’ll be skipping include:
Jinjer
Korn
Disturbed

The last time I saw Judas Priest was in 2009. That was K.K. Downing’s last show with Priest at Loud Park Japan. Sadly, with Glenn Tipton’s health issues, that leaves zero real Judas Priest guitarists in the band.

2020 Copenhell lineup

Posted on October 17th, 2019 under Denmark. Tags: AF-S NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8G lens, concert photography, copenhell, judas priest, metal, metal magic festival, Nikon D750, ORM. Comments Off on Copenhell 2020 band announcement