Tag: Photography

  • Zenfolio and taking the leap

    Photography, for me, is a hobby verging on a passion; with most of my pleasure coming from shooting at gigs.ย  I get to hear good music, and I get to hone my skills โ€“ not a bad life really. Iโ€™m also a system administrator, with the ability to write code in a variety of languages,…

  • A Flamenco Night

    Towards the end of last month, Matt Hernandez dropped me an e-mail enquiring whether I’d be interested in showing up at Cox’s Yard for an evening of Flamenco/Celtic fusion, featuring the Street Shepherd Band with Ana Garcia, and supported by Katie Dove-Dixon. I knew I was on call, but said that Iโ€™d like to show…

  • Networking, GW Fest and stepping up a gear

    Decided to go to the Great Western Festival (in aid of the regional air ambulance) last weekend.  Youโ€™d think that having spent an entire weekend there, accumulating several hundred photos to process, I wouldnโ€™t be going back so soon to take even more photos.  Well, Iโ€™m not always that logical, and some of the bands…

  • Warwick Folk Festival, and the Great Western Pub โ€“ part 3

    Warwick Folk Festival, and the Great Western Pub – part 3

    Sunday afternoon saw me returning to the Great Western pub for the Americana / blues bands they were hosting.  This time I carried my green chair with me, as the prospect of spending another 8 hours sitting on the wooden benches at the pub was not very enticing.  Acts included the Dustbowl String Band (featuring…

  • Warwick Folk Festival, and the Great Western Pub โ€“ part 2

    Warwick Folk Festival, and the Great Western Pub – part 2

    Having rolled home around 00:45 on Saturday (Oysterband ran long due to encores), I slept in a bit.  Decided to wander over to the Festival around 11:30 A.M., and looked for lunch.  Fortune smiled, and there was a Caribbean food stand offering curried mutton, saltfish fritters, jerk chicken and more.  Enquired after the curried mutton,…

  • Warwick Folk Festival, and the Great Western Pub โ€“ part 1

    Warwick Folk Festival, and the Great Western Pub – part 1

    It was the Warwick Folk Festival over the weekend just gone, and I decided that I should enjoy summer while itโ€™s here.  Nipped down to the ticket office on Friday afternoon, purchased a ticket for the entire weekend, and then zipped home after work to grab the D80, lenses, flash, and battery packs.  Hopped on…