Twilight Hotel

Last evening we went to see the band Twilight Hotel in Turner Valley, Alberta, one of the series in the Beneath the Arch Concert Series. Twilight Hotel is a duo originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, now based in Austin, Texas. I took my Pentax K-r to see what photos I could shoot.  The lighting is static - just floods of different colours, but I think I managed to isolate the performers notwithstanding no spot lighting. Shot with The Pentax DA 18-250 lens.

Twilight Hotel were fabulous!  Hard to classify, rock, blues, folk-rock, but at all times great musically and wonderful voices. We thoroughly enjoyed the evening. If you have a chance to see them, I recommend that you so so.

Winter Blues

It has been cold and snowy again this week.  Last week we had melting, this week snow and cold and later this week it will thaw again.  The good thing about winter is that it does provide some opportunities for photographs, if you are willing to play with Jack Frost!

The first two are studies in monochrome - blue and white rather than black and white - and just patterns.  Frosted trees against a clear blue sky. 

 Just before sunrise.

A study in form. Wind-blown snow looking like waves on a lake.

 Stay warm!

My first foray into blogging

This is my first foray into my own blog.  I hope to post here from time to time and offer comments on things photographic.

I submitted a framed print of the above photo for a charity auction at Strathcona Tweedsmuir School.  The auction ends this coming week and I am anxious to see if it generated some funds for the good causes that the school is supporting.