Hard to imagine but another year has passed us by !
December is around the corner, as of right now 34 days, give or take depending on what country you are in.
Life has been kinda normal, working, sleeping, taking pics.
This past week had the opportunity to see and hear Goddo, Canadian rock legends from the 70's and 80's. They played at Downtown Kathy Browns, in London,ON.
Nice location downtown Dundas St but not really setup for bands, less than desirable lighting, wacky stage layout, but dont matter with the right act playing.
Opening act was Scott Brunelle , local guy from Aylmer,ON. Truly amazing guitar player , song writer.
Next up was NAIL local Progressive Rock group. Really talented players and great set of original material.
The lead singer Cindy is a real powerhouse and energy to spare, she knows how to work it !!
Rainer can play !! Great sound out of his Flying V , formerly of Helix and owner of Mole Studios here in London. Surprising the talent you find in a town sometimes.
Backed up by solid rhythm section of Darcy on bass and Dale on drums. I want to see them play at a better venue and will be looking for a copy of their CD.
Headline of course was Goddo !
I had never seen them , never owned an album or cd, so for me after hearing about them for the last 30 years and then seeing them play was awesome. Greg Godovitz (bass)is now in his 60's,
wont even guess the age of Gino Scarpelli (guitar)
or Doug Inglis(drums),
what I saw and heard was effortless playing combined with great stage presence. And even though the crowd was small, Goddo played it up like it was Massey Hall.
Best part was meeting Rick and Chuck of Twisted Rock Starz Productions , who brought Goddo to town and will have Toronto 70's hard rock act Moxy here December 16th. What its given me is access to shows for pics, new network of people and bands and more oppurtunity to hone my craft and get my skills up so it becomes effortless. These are two really good guys, working hard to bring acts to London. Keep up the great work !!
This night I alternated between the Canon T1i and the Canon 5D. My worry on the 5D was not being comfortable with what I see on the back screen. though once downloaded to camera was pleasantly surprised by the results. Of course Canon 50mm f/1.4 lens dont hurt either. Though the Canon 24-105mm f/4 with IS did really well. Biggest problem was trying not to blind people onstage trying to pour some light in there to make up for the crappy stage lights. Trust me its tough taking pics in a black room with a few lights lighting up the stage.
Also spent a few moments with a lady named Marni on how to use her camera to take pics, she had great little Lumix camera. Got her in Manual mode, high ISO and she was rocking, always up for sharing what i know, am sure I will learn something back.
Other fun has been trying my hand at food photography. Using natural light from the kitchen window and a white bounce card (big piece of white paper).
The big piece of white paper (foam core from Michaels) is used to bounce light from the window back into the bowl, so the left side is lit up a bit. Very simple way to add light for pennies.
Also did pics of Patrick who is training, so we did before pics and in a few months, after pics to follow. That update later. Also on the horizon is fashion event at The Bay and possibly a day of taking before/after pics at the cosmetic counter of The Bay. More experience the better, and as I enjoy portrait taking great way again to practice. The challenge is making up a mini-studio in a large exclusive department store. great fun
Plans in the works now for trip to India in the new new year, to do the needful. Other than that its regular life, waiting for tomorrow.
later !
December is around the corner, as of right now 34 days, give or take depending on what country you are in.
Life has been kinda normal, working, sleeping, taking pics.
This past week had the opportunity to see and hear Goddo, Canadian rock legends from the 70's and 80's. They played at Downtown Kathy Browns, in London,ON.
Nice location downtown Dundas St but not really setup for bands, less than desirable lighting, wacky stage layout, but dont matter with the right act playing.
Opening act was Scott Brunelle , local guy from Aylmer,ON. Truly amazing guitar player , song writer.
Next up was NAIL local Progressive Rock group. Really talented players and great set of original material.
The lead singer Cindy is a real powerhouse and energy to spare, she knows how to work it !!
Backed up by solid rhythm section of Darcy on bass and Dale on drums. I want to see them play at a better venue and will be looking for a copy of their CD.
Headline of course was Goddo !
I had never seen them , never owned an album or cd, so for me after hearing about them for the last 30 years and then seeing them play was awesome. Greg Godovitz (bass)is now in his 60's,
wont even guess the age of Gino Scarpelli (guitar)
or Doug Inglis(drums),
what I saw and heard was effortless playing combined with great stage presence. And even though the crowd was small, Goddo played it up like it was Massey Hall.
Best part was meeting Rick and Chuck of Twisted Rock Starz Productions , who brought Goddo to town and will have Toronto 70's hard rock act Moxy here December 16th. What its given me is access to shows for pics, new network of people and bands and more oppurtunity to hone my craft and get my skills up so it becomes effortless. These are two really good guys, working hard to bring acts to London. Keep up the great work !!
This night I alternated between the Canon T1i and the Canon 5D. My worry on the 5D was not being comfortable with what I see on the back screen. though once downloaded to camera was pleasantly surprised by the results. Of course Canon 50mm f/1.4 lens dont hurt either. Though the Canon 24-105mm f/4 with IS did really well. Biggest problem was trying not to blind people onstage trying to pour some light in there to make up for the crappy stage lights. Trust me its tough taking pics in a black room with a few lights lighting up the stage.
Also spent a few moments with a lady named Marni on how to use her camera to take pics, she had great little Lumix camera. Got her in Manual mode, high ISO and she was rocking, always up for sharing what i know, am sure I will learn something back.
Other fun has been trying my hand at food photography. Using natural light from the kitchen window and a white bounce card (big piece of white paper).
Also did pics of Patrick who is training, so we did before pics and in a few months, after pics to follow. That update later. Also on the horizon is fashion event at The Bay and possibly a day of taking before/after pics at the cosmetic counter of The Bay. More experience the better, and as I enjoy portrait taking great way again to practice. The challenge is making up a mini-studio in a large exclusive department store. great fun
Plans in the works now for trip to India in the new new year, to do the needful. Other than that its regular life, waiting for tomorrow.
later !
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