I took some pictures this weekend for my husband and his song writing partner. They wanted to get some shots of the equipment in the studio to put on their website (which is under construction). I won't bore you with all the tequipment shots. So, here are just a few of my favorites.
There's an organization here in Grafton called Grafton Area Live Arts (g.a.l.a.)that presents weekly live music in one of the parks on Thursday evenings. Each week there is a different type of music. Some of the musicians play in the gazebo located in the park while others prefer to be at ground level in order to be closer to the crowd. I love all the music, and I also love the opportunity to move around the park and get pictures of the entertainers and crowds from different angles. (Karen always complains when I leave her sitting alone while I'm out on my picture taking adventures, but I always treat her to a couple margaritas later.) This year we were able to hear:An old time brass band 
Does anyone have more fun than an Irish group?
How about some Bluegrass?
NOTE: When the entertainment is on the ground, the gazebo is mine!
A happy circus band in the gazebo
Wonderful music of Ecuador
A German band playing in the gazebo due to rain, still makes its way through the crowd for one number. I like how the umbrellas add color to this shot.
I have been honored by the Grafton Chamber of Commerce. Remember that Bluegrass shot from the gazebo? It's on the cover of the new directory.
We went to the park just last ThursdayNewtonburg Band. There were other folks there to enjoy ‘em
On blankets and also on chairs.
The members all pitched in to setup
As soon as the whole band was there.
The band then changed into their costumes
From four score and six years ago.
They sat down and started up playin'
The grand notes all sweetly did flow.
With eyes closed I started to ponder
The simpler days long gone by
When parks were all filled every Sunday
For music in the heat of July.
The tuba would boom like the thunder,
The piccolo tweet like a bird,
The trombones' glissandos were gorgeous,
The clarinets notes could be heard.
The leader was tellin’ some jokes now,
And all seemed to be so sublime.
The old men were dancin’ and prancin’
And havin’ a wonderful time.
I was snorin’ when somebody nudged me
To bring me back from the past
To kids being pushed by their daddies
And folks sittin' out on the grass.
I knew I’d been sleepin’ and dreamin’
But oh, it was certainly grand
For the chance to dream and to listen
To the Wonderful Newtonburg Band.
I was really excited when I read this morning about the new challenge with action pictures because I love to experiment with the camera. I was looking to post a couple of pictures of my vacation that just ended a few days ago and it seems I have a few action pictures there to start with. flying leap in my entry. We encountered this African Musicians that were really energetic and had the fastest hands I've ever seen. I took three shots at different speeds trying to freeze the hands while moving and they all had the Blur movement in them. Finally this one was taken a few weeks ago. I had a friend walk in front of the camera at night while I shinned a flashlight on her for this Long exposure shot.
Restless Heart, Lee Greenwood, and the N.E. Patriots Cheerleaders performed here at Hickam AFB Hi yesterday. This was the last stop of a tour that took them from Iraq to Korea and many places in between to entertain Services Members all over the world. This is my way of saying Thank You to them for taking time out of their busy schedule to support us. Hope you enjoy the photos:
Restless Heart
RH1 RH2 RH3 RH4 RH5 RH6 RH7 RH8 RH9 RH10 RH11
Lee Greenwood
LG1 LG2 LG3 LG4 LG5 LG6 LG7
N.E. Patriot Cheerleaders
CL1 CL2 CL3 CL4 CL5 CL6 CL7 CL8 CL9 CL10 CL11 ?
Not sure what happend to the last photo but I thought it looked interesting.
I haven't posted on here as much as I would like, been busy prepairing to go to Iraq, so for the next 4 or 5 months I will be a stranger on here.
Darryl
Pickin' and Grinnin' Sing me a Song Duet Refreshing
It's 1:12 on a Saturday afternoon. I've been curled up in a blanket listening to hour after hour of music.
mature trio. these three men performed some Latin songs. 
I started out with an idea, but then tried this on a whim. Then this one. They actually turned out better than what I was trying do in the first place. (Hmm, notice no link for the original idea....)
Just as a bonus, here's a shot of me in my work clothes.
I am so excited about the new tag feature on this website. Some nutcase must have spent all day working on this masterpiece. I thought that I would write a photo poem to commemorate the effort of this brilliant soul.
One day I was shopping,
and when I opened my bag,
I saw something strange,
it was an old hag!
She looked right at me
and it scared me you see,
simply because
she started talking to me!
The hag forewarned me,
and this is what she said:
if I left her behind
she would implant a
tag
in my head!
I stopped short,
I said "oh no!"
I went back in
and told my friend
"let's go!"
First off, my name is Shannon. I have an addiction. But I'm coping...Student at Arizona State, but I am originally from Long Island, New York. All my life I have loved to swim, so it isn't all that surprising that I became a Life Guard as soon as I was old enough. I am a proud auntie to 9 neices and nephews. I am also a relatively new mommy. My friends are really important to me.music. After seven years of loyalty as a fan I nearly died when I met this musician last year.(You get brownie points if you can tell me who he is.) shy and quite, and half nutz.Photography is the passion that brought me here so I am really excited to get to know you all a little better.
Last night, I helped with the sound for a young country singer by the name of Boomer McClennan. Boomer's got a website at www.BoomerM.comBoomer's a classy guy, and a terrific performer. I had lots of time on my hands once things got going so I took some photos. I'd love to hear what you think. These are straight from the camera, reduced to 800 pixels wide. No sharpening, etc. (I've not had the time). I shot hand-held, at ISO 1600, with Available light (mostly).
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Here's a control-room's eye view of The Whole Room, and here are a couple of the younger Fans
We went to the local winery yesterday; the musical entertainment was pretty darn good...as were the fall decorations....
Groove Thang 
Here are some shots for the music theme...
Grateful Dawg
Stand Strong
A Live One
In Stereo
Her life was saved by Rock 'n Roll
Bring the funk
Last Saturday, my lovely wife, Cassandra and I went to the Los Angeles County Fair. Fair Photos sign
I had it in my mind to find some images of
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Geez.. aren't our freedoms being encroached just a bit too much these days?Music , but Cassandra had other ideas
This photo IRONYis from another day.. .taken in a local mall. A few moments later, I was accosted by mall security demanding that I stop photographing "the structure"... (apparently some fear of terrorists using photos to 'case' the joint.) Really, if I were a terrorist, I'd use a camera phone, surreptitiously, not a DSLR, with Flash.
We went to one of the local Mexican Restaurants tonight to hear an authentic Mariachi Band. We'd heard them before, but I didn't have my camera that time. Although I can't understand the songs, I love to listen to them; if it's got a beat, I'm moving to it.....
Here's my entry for my favorite song; should be easy enough to guess. Song Group
Hope y'all enjoy!
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thanks to some advice i recieved from dirkbag, i tried a different approach on some band photos last night.
Hey -- finally got to play on the