Tag: Heavy Metal

A Whirlwind of a Month

A Fresh Look, Heavy Metal, Nature, People, Photography Meanderings, Wildlife

 

There are times when life slows down to a snail’s pace and other times I feel as if I can’t catch my breath.  This month was one of those times.

I was supposed to have gone to Marie Selby Botanical Gardens with my photo group, but because I had such a late night  the Friday  before with the Garden Bros. Circus, I woke and decided not to push it.  We have a horrible flu epidemic going around and the first thing I don’t want to do is lower my immune system and come down with the flu because I’m stressed and making myself over tired.  I also had a large metal concert, RoxStock and I needed to be on my A-game while mentoring a young lady and wanted to give her my best self.

That Sunday found me doing a class on portraiture (always want to add some training to my time behind the camera) and then Sunday afternoon another event Clam Jam.  So  I cleaned house and just relaxed to some great Mozart instead of going to the gardens.

I had decided a few weeks ago to take the following Monday off because I was offered a behind the scenes tour at Calusa Nature Center with a fairly new photographer friend.  It was a wonderful way to end the long weekend.  The rest of February was pretty much a blur with concerts and side shoots throughout. I enjoy being busy and I see no let up in March, so keep a look out as I’m trying to also do more writing and sharing with my followers.

I hope you enjoy sharing my adventures as much as I enjoy sharing them.  Until next time, get out there and shoot something!

Fort Rock = 12 Hours of shooting

Photography Meanderings

On Saturday Fort Myers, FL held one of their largest festivals of the year.  Fort Rock, which boasts some of heavy metal’s biggest names, like Godsmack, Papa Roach and the infamous Slipknot.  I arrived about an hour prior to show opening and located the media tent where I picked up my passes for the day.  This day I was shooting for 93X FM and was excited to be in the midst of some wonderful concert photographers as well.

I enjoy these types of concerts; not so much for the music, but for the characters that are brought onto the stage.  I was also able to photograph a few of the meet & greets and watched how they interact with the people who buy their CDs.

The day started with me shooting some lesser known bands and worked my way up to shooting bands I shot over a year ago, then of course the finale of the top performers in metal music. The bands and their music are dark and mysterious when on stage, it’s simply a persona.

Please enjoy the photos and the trip into my world even if briefly. It was a 12 hour day and I getting home I was exhausted, yet exhilarated.  It took me another 6 hours of culling and editing to get them posted.  You can see the meet & greet photos and all concert photos at facebook.com/kdphotocreations

Below are a few samples of what was posted.  Enjoy.

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