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…but I can’t seem to tear myself away from it.

There is probably a lot more to be said on this subject, but that will have to wait for another time and post. In the meantime, this pretty much says it all:

@WilliamShatner @GeorgeTakei The wisdom of Cap’n @JamesT_Kirk

#startrek #starship #enterprise #captainjamestkirk #jamestkirk #kirk #williamshatner #captainjamestkirk #shatner #montgomeryscott #yolo #beammeup #primedirective #trekkie #jameskirk #facebook #wisdom #sheerprofundity
©2014 [email protected] aka @driver49

The Roadie – Waiting For Katie

June 28, 2014

The #Roadie gets comfy waiting for @KatyPerry to finish her show @BridgestoneArena in #Nashville

Ann and I went to the Nasvhille Symphony last Friday night to see the ‘live’ performance of the score for the movie “Fantasia*.”

That’s what the old people were doing that night. The youngsters – and I mean, mostly, the real youngsters, like kids under 12 – were on their way to see Katy Perry at the Bridgestone Arena.

Outside the arena there were five (Ann says six) top-of-the-line deluxe Prevost tour buses. As we walked by I noticed this one roadie sitting in the luggage compartment under the bus. I had my Olympus E-M5 hanging from my right shoulder and fired four or five random shots as we walked by. This was the best of the bunch.

Not bad for literally “shot from the hip.”

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*Actually, it was “Fantasia 2000 – a remake of the 1940 movie, which sorta remember seeing when I was a kid (which would have been in the 1950s). At least, I remember “The Sorcerers Apprentice – but that was the only segment of this remake that was held over from the original. That would explain why I kept thinking to myself… “I don’t remember that…’ The new segment based on Stravinsky’s “Firebird Suite” was pretty cool, but after all the dancing hippopotami and flying whales I rather missed the original finale, “Night on Bald Mountain.”

#music #ontheroad #shotfromthehip #onthebus #music #popmusic #katy #katyperry
©2014 [email protected] aka @driver49

New “Portals of Stone” Bullets Over Melrose

June 26, 2014

At a client’s request, I’ve been experimenting with some fresh variations on a couple of the “Portals of Stones” series.

This client and his wife, they have some personal affinity for an area of the heavens called The Orion Bulletsa portion of the nebula in the belt of the constellation Orion that is punctuated with several bright stars. They asked if I would see if I could juxtapose that area of the sky with one of my castle-and-abbey photos.

This view of Melrose Abbey is one of my favorites and I haven’t ever printed it. I’m rather taken with now that I”m seeing it with this background. Alas, this is not the choice the client made, but I might print it for myself one of these days…

The Bullets in the Nebula of Orion as seen from Melrose Abbey
#ruins in the @ScotsBorders.

Does Anybody Know What Time It Is?

June 25, 2014

photography, travel

Good luck ‘coordinating your watches’ with this time piece… which I saw in the window of a gallery and gift shop in the village of Portree on the Isle of Skye in the Scottish Highlands – October, 2012.

Does anybody really know what time it is? I found #SalvadorDali’s clock in #Portree on @IsleOSkye #Scotland
GPS: 57°24’43”N 6°11’36”W#UK #UnitedKingdom #GreatBritain #brilliantmoments #time #clock
#photooftheday #thebest_capture #ig_masterpiece #nuriss_tag #awe_inspiringshots #pro_ig #global_highlights #igworldclub #ig_select #editoftheday #capture_today #waycoolshots #featuremeinstagood #igcapturesclub #ig_masterpiece #ig_great_pics #picoftheday #instadaily #bestoftheday
©2014 [email protected] aka @driver49

Serious Body Art

June 19, 2014

Literally, “This Just caught my eye” – at Music City Roots Live from the Loveless Barn in Nashville, Wednesday night June 18, 2014.

I was there to photograph the last show of “Roots” at the Loveless (the show is relocating to The Factory in Franklin next month). I was mostly photographing the audience (album here) when this magnificent masterpiece of art-on-flesh, literally, caught my eye.

Her name is Ashley Kohrs. She and her husband Randy operate the Slack Key Studios here in Nashville. I asked her if she would allow me to make a photo of her back in the foreground with the stage in the background (James Intveld performing). She graciously agreed and I got what is my favorite photo from that evening. Thanks, Ashley and Randy, for the shot.

@itstattoos @TheDailyTattoos @GreatTattoos @HotTattooGirls
@ashleykohrspr ‘s love of music is deep & proud @MusicCityRoots #NashvilleCheck out http://ift.tt/1iLRdsB

#tattoos #girlswithtattoos #tattooedgirls #besttats #skin #photooftheday #thebest_capture #ig_masterpiece #nuriss_tag #awe_inspiringshots #pro_ig #global_highlights #igworldclub #ig_select #editoftheday #capture_today #waycoolshots #featuremeinstagood #igcapturesclub #ig_masterpiece #ig_great_pics #tweegram #picoftheday #instadaily #beautiful #bestoftheday #awesome_tattoo
©2014 [email protected] aka @driver49

The Cosmic “Selfie”

June 18, 2014

Digest, photography, travel

Yes. Of course. This is EXACTLY what the sky looked like that day in the Scottish Borders.

@visitscotland @GreatBritain @TwitterUKSeeing beyond the #sky near St. Mary’s Loch, Ettrick Valley @ScotBorders

GPS latitude, longitude: 53.3145, 7.2811

more at http://ift.tt/1koYz4J
#Scotland #UK #UnitedKingdom #GreatBritain #brilliantmoments
#photooftheday #thebest_capture #ig_masterpiece #nuriss_tag #awe_inspiringshots #pro_ig #global_highlights #igworldclub #ig_select #editoftheday #capture_today #waycoolshots #featuremeinstagood #igcapturesclub #ig_masterpiece #ig_great_pics #tweegram #picoftheday #instadaily #jj #beautiful #bestoftheday
©2014 [email protected] aka @driver49

From The Annals of “The Joy Of Making Music” – John Anderson

June 18, 2014

Digest, JOYMM, music, photography

It’s been a while since I posted one of these…

…but I was just sending somebody a link to some of this work when I saw this one for the first time in a long time and thought… not bad…. I should show it to somebody…

John Anderson recording "The Turning Of A Field" - the first track of Volume 1 of The 1861 Project.

John Anderson recording “The Turning Of A Field” – the first track of The 1861 Project.

This was from one of the very first recording sessions Thomm Jutz produced for The 1861 Project. Renowned country music recording artist John Anderson (Seminole Wind, Straight Tequila Night) came in and laid down the vocals for “The Turning Of A Field,” and I was there, peering through the glass window in the door of Thomm’s studio with my Nikon to capture the scene.

Need a concert or studio session photographed? Visit http://thejoyofmakingmusic.com for details.

Listen to “The Turning of A Field” on Spotify:

The Faerie Pools – Isle of Skye, Scottish Highlands

June 18, 2014

Digest, photography, travel

Look carefully, there’s a human in the upper left corner, balancing on the edge of a rock….

The Fairie Pools @IsleOSkye #Scottland #Highlands @visitscotland @GreatBritain @TwitterUK
GPS coordinates: N 57.583967, W 6.32855.#photooftheday #thebest_capture #ig_masterpiece #nuriss_tag #awe_inspiringshots #pro_ig #global_highlights #igworldclub #ig_select #editoftheday #capture_today #waycoolshots #featuremeinstagood #igcapturesclub #ig_masterpiece #ig_great_pics #tweegram #picoftheday #instadaily #jj #beautiful #bestoftheday #followforfollow #f4f #like4like #likeforlike
©2014 [email protected] aka @driver49

Could You Guys Please Fly A Little Closer Together?

June 16, 2014

For the @BlueAngels, just another day at the office – flying in tight formation @greattnairshow 06/15/14@AviationWeek @aviation @USNavy @USMC @DustyLeeCook

@Love4Military @OpGratitude @BooyahBoyz @BlueAngels_VIP
#SmokeOn #BluesRBack #Thanks4URService #aviation #photooftheday #fathersday #thebest_capture #ig_masterpiece #nuriss_tag #awe_inspiringshots #pro_ig #global_highlights #igworldclub #ig_select #editoftheday #capture_today #waycoolshots #featuremeinstagood @instagood #igcapturesclub #ig_masterpiece #ig_great_pics #sky #followforfollow #f4f #followbackalways
©2014 [email protected] aka @driver49

Fat Albert

June 16, 2014

photography