It's weird to think I'm at an age where it's normal to have had a friend for more than a decade. Liz and I were probably 13 or so when we met-- and here we are now, almost ten years later, going to concerts in the city together. It's pretty cool.
Seeing The Joy Formidable on Monday was unlike many concerts I've been to in the past two years: We showed up early but we didn't stand in line-- we ate dinner (Chelsey and Norris know this is unusual for me). When the doors opened, we went to go get coffee. We missed the first act and when we arrived, I wasn't allowed to take a single photo with my camera.
At first it was a "kill me now" kind of feeling. Concert photography was the first kind of photography I'd ever been interested in. Capturing musical performance in photo-form is an indescribable feeling to me. And there I was, holding my camera but unable to take a single photo. (Some bouncer named Wayne took my battery and memory card from me.)
I suppose I should thank Wayne, though. This is one of the few concerts I've been (almost*) completely unplugged at. It's different seeing things with your eyes and not through a lens. It's weightless and in-the-moment.
And The Joy Formidable gave one hell of a performance.
*almost unplugged except for these terrible Instagrams.
Love your pics!!!!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds rear to have a friend for so many years
Imagine I do have ones that I know since 20 years ago or more
aaaaaaaaaaaah it makes me old!!!! ;) ( even I'm not)
Very nice. Wait until you have friends for over 3 decades. Now that makes you have a moment....;-)
ReplyDeleteLovely photos! And yes, it's crazy to think we've known people that long. I met my best friend when I was 13 too, and now 8 years we're still inseparable and in fact have lived together for the last 3 years (well... 2 1/2, because I'm abroad right now...).
ReplyDeletei still CANNOT figure out how to get bokeh. such beautiful photos.
ReplyDeletealso, i tagged you for a blog award. check out the post: http://lachapstickfanatique.blogspot.com/2012/03/blog-award.html
Morgan! I'll write up a little tutorial for you soon and let you know when I post it-- basically, you need a lens that can stop down to at least f/2. Once you set your aperture to at least f/2 (it's best to open your aperture as much as possible), set your lens to manual and play around with the focus with a background of lights. Hope this makes sense!
Deletepretty photos & lights <3
ReplyDelete