Tuesday, August 26, 2008

At the Long Course


At the Long Course, originally uploaded by calanan.

Speed Week 2008 (Saturday, 23 August 2008)
Bonneville Speedway/Bonneville Salt Flats
Wendover, UT

Tokina 12-24mm f/4

We took a drive out to the Bonneville Salt Flats this weekend to catch a little bit of Speed Week 2008, where vehicles attempt to break world land speed records. Some of my favorite photos from the day:

Steve and Rosemary
Steve and Rosemary

Manray and Ray at the starting line
Manray and Ray

Our base camp
Base Camp

Some of the vehicles

Getting ready to run ...reminded me of a fighter jet without wings

One of my favorite cars

Lined up to break a record

Dawn at Speed Week

Sweet little roadster

Roadster at dawn

[ More photos from the day, in slideshow format ]

Friday, August 22, 2008

Buckwheat Zydeco


Buckwheat Zydeco, originally uploaded by calanan.

I think this one is my favorite shot from the whole festival. That is all. :)

Buckwheat Zydeco

Snowbird 2008 Rock & Blues Festival
August 1st and 2nd
Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort
Salt Lake City, UT

Tokina 12-24mm f/4

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Paul Thorn Band


Paul Thorn Band, originally uploaded by calanan.

Paul Thorn Band

Snowbird 2008 Rock & Blues Festival
August 1st and 2nd
Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort
Salt Lake City, UT

Tokina 12-24mm f/4

I'm almost done! I'm at the end of the processing of my photos from the Snowbird (UT) 2008 Rock & Blues Festival, I had to take ~1 week off to host my visiting in-laws but I now have my nose to the Photoshop grindstone and should be done with the photos by tomorrow.

As for the visit by Manray's parents, we had a fantastic time hosting them for their first visit to Utah and showed them some amazing places in both the valley and in southern Utah, the drive on UT-12 being the highlight of their trip. More on that later...

Monday, August 11, 2008

SLC Zombie Walk 2008


SLC Zombie Walk 2008, originally uploaded by calanan.

p.s. There was a Sarah Nielson sighting, too!

SLC Zombie Walk 2008

SLC Zombie Walk 2008


SLC Zombie Walk 2008, originally uploaded by calanan.

Quick update...Manray and I watched the 1st Annual Zombie Walk here in SLC today. Here are some of my favorites from the Flickr set.

SLC Zombie Walk 2008

SLC Zombie Walk 2008 SLC Zombie Walk 2008

SLC Zombie Walk 2008

Zombie Walk SLC www.myspace.com/zombiesinslc

About the walk community.kutv.com/blogs/games/archive/2008/08/08/3283013...

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Sorry I haven't been updating!


Bettye LaVette, originally uploaded by calanan.

I was fortunate to be hired to photograph a local rock & blues festival this past weekend and between it and the post-processing my free time has been consumed - not that I'm complaining. The music was phenomenal and I'm very pleased with how my photos turned out.

FYI, here was the lineup:

Snowbird 2008 Rock & Blues Festival
August 1st and 2nd
Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort
Salt Lake City, UT

Friday August 1st - Doors open at 5pm

* The Hipwaders - Free Kids Show (5:00pm on the Plaza Deck)
* Andrew Goldring (6:00pm)
* Iguanas (7:00pm)
* The Subdudes (8:15pm)
* Bettye LaVette (9:45pm)

Saturday August 2nd - Doors open at 12pm

* The Hipwaders - Free Kids Show (12 noon on the Plaza Deck)
* Junior Giant (1:00pm)
* Legendary Porch Pounders (2:00pm)
* The Soul Survivors (3:00pm)
* Ruthie Foster (4:00pm)
* Paul Thorn Band (5:30pm)
* Buckwheat Zydeco (7:00pm)
* Keb Mo' Band (9:00pm)

The photo above is of Bettye LaVette, who I'm ashamed I had not heard of before the festival but instantly became my favorite act. How she isn't more well-known is beyond me!

Here's the gallery into which I'm uploading photos:


Snowbird 2008 Rock & Blues Festival


More soon...

Friday, August 1, 2008

Manny


Manny, originally uploaded by calanan.

500 S and 1300 E
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

Like Manray, things are looking up.

Blogposts have been infrequent these days but for good reason. I've been receiving paid gigs as of late, including a family portrait session and today and tomorrow I'm shooting the 2008 Snowbird Rock & Blues Festival.

Wish me luck!