Been Awhile

Well friends and family, it has been awhile since I was on here. There have been some new and exciting changes that have been going on. Last weekend, got to go to the 2015 Summer Slaughter show in Cleveland, Ohio and Columbus, Ohio. I can say that I like shooting shows on larger stages like the Agora and the Madison...lol. Started the journey off at the Mad Frog in Cincinnati, Ohio where bands competed for the Columbus spot on the Summer Slaughter tour. The bands that were competing were, in order of appearance: Horlet, Spirit and the Bride, Two Punch Gun, The Earth Laid Bare, Facing the Storm, Empty Throne, Forces of Nature, Echoes of Empathy, Dark Soul and Sins of Motion. Horlet kicked the night off with a killer set. Spirit and the Bride, Empty Throne, and Sins of Motion had great sets also, it was the first time I had seen any of those bands. Two Punch Gun really had the crowd going as did The Earth Laid Bare. Facing the Storm had a new lead singer and guitarist so that was a change...there seemed to be more energy since the last time I saw them. Forces of Nature....well, they just melted my face off....lol. Echoes of Empathy...Mossy and his crew had an awesome set and Dark Soul...continued the face melting...surprised I had any flesh after that show. Forces of Nature won the slot for Columbus and Dark Soul got a slot in Chicago. As soon as the show was over, we loaded up in the van, had a quick stop off in Dayton, Ohio at Forces Stronghold, and then drove up to Cleveland for the first show at Cleveland's Agora. Pulled into the parking area and the first thing we see is Arch Enemy's tour bus. Spent most of the day hanging out in the parking lot...got a pretty good sun tan from that...Show starts off with Forces of Nature, The Earth Laid Bare, Beyond Creation, Cattle Decapitation, The Acacia Strain, Veil of Maya, Born of Osiris, and Arch Enemy. The Agora was great. We got to watch the show from the balcony so we had a birds eye view of the stage. I got to shoot Forces of Nature and got a couple of good pics. The stage was too high to get a good shot of Shannon behind the kit, but when I get done with the Mad Frog shots, I will see what I ended up with...for right now...here is a few pics of Forces from the Cleveland Agora Show-Summer Slaughter 2015...

Psychedelic gecko one of 200 new species discovered in South East Asia

Psychedelic gecko one of 200 new species discovered in South East Asia

Began working on prosthetics today. Got the first coat of Pro-Adhesive on and waiting for it to dry so I can put on the second coat. Then make up. Will post pictures when I get them done.

Used FilterForge's Radiance Filter on the first one, Grunge Filter on the second one, LOMO Filter on the third one and the last one I used Old Photo, by FilterForge.

Found this little guy building a web in my side yard.....

Opportunity

Got a really great opportunity that I am working on seeing if I can make it work. A buddy of mine offered me the opportunity to work in photography. I am checking out how much start up costs are going to be, what kind of equipment I will need, and SBA loans and how to start a business.
I really think I can undercut the competition and I think this would be a lot of fun to work in. I love photography and I haven't been able to do much with it, except for some of the projects that I have done on my blogs.
I have had an increase in interest in my photography and I have several people wanting me to do their graduation pictures. Since they are teammates and friends, I would all ready do the free thing for them.
Portraiture, though is something else. I have never worked in that medium before preferring to use the natural light, etc. More updates on this exciting new venture soon.

Willie the Orangutan

My tribute to Willie-RIP

Filtered with Filter Forge’s LOMO Filter.

Willie the Orangutan

Sadly I found out today that Willie, the Sumatran Orangutan, at the Columbus Zoo, passed away on August 24th. This shot was taken of him on April 29, 2011, the last time that we went to the Zoo.

He always acted like he enjoyed it when people came over to see him, often looking like he was posing for pictures. He will be missed by his many fans.

Jebenezzer Law Water Reflections

Used the LOLO Filter from Filter Forge.

Jebenezzer Law

Used Filter Forge’s Old Photo on this one. I want to play around with this one on some other shots.

Spider

Used Filter Forge’s Grunge Effect Filter. Kind of like this one if I am looking for that dirty, grunge look.

Monarch Butterfly

Used one of Xero’s Filters on the second shot called Softmood with the settings on:
Haziness: 50
Glow-Red-50
Green-50
Blue-50
Brightness-0
Contrast-0

The first shot is the original shot and is kind of sun faded because of how bright the sun was. The filtering really brought out the darkness of the greens and the color of the Monarch Butterfly. So the original went from mediocre to vivid. I like this filter.

Butterfly

The top shot I used the filter from Xero called Radiance with the settings:

Strangeness-128

Charm- 50

Truth - 128

Beauty - 255

The bottom shot is the unedited original.

Reflected

Playing around with two separate pictures…..a dark water scene and Zombie Jebenezzer. Bottom layer was full opacity with some burning along the edges. Middle layer was a warped twice and left at a 66% opacity. Then the top layer was a copy of the the bottom layer, the dark water scene, with an opacity of 6%.

Filters used were: Xero’s Radiance to bring out the second layer a little more.

Blog Entry dated 8/29/2011 6:40 PM

Spider web that we took at  Englewood Dam 8-25-2011.  I filtered the shot with Chromasolarize from Flaming Pear

A lot to catch up on

Well, sorry I have been so neglectful, but I have been busy bringing my other blogs up to date....Be prepared for an influx of photographic projects and other updates...a lot has been going on and there are going to be many updates.

Night Shot-Different Angle

Night Shot

Transformation

After getting some criticism for how quick the transformation was, I slowed it down and this is what it came out as.

The Lewisburg Haunted Cave 2011

Do you like Haunts? If so then check this place out. I have been to a lot of Haunts and this is probably one of the best ones in the State. Takes about an hour to an hour and a half to get through.

According to Guinness Book of World Records, Lewisburg Haunted Cave is ranked the Longest walk-through horror house in the world. Come see for yourself in October!

Operation dates for 2011:

September 23-24, 30

October 1, 7-8, 14-15, 21-22, 28-29

Gates open at 7:00 pm

Ticket Prices:

Adults - $13.00

Children age 10 and under - $5.00

You can get a money saving coupon at:

www.hauntedcaveatlewisburg.com

This is the best Haunt in the area for the price. You are 80 feet underground bewitched and tormented by creatures like the Diabolical Brent Archer, Zombee and his Hoard, Jebenezzer Law and his underground Jail Cell, and the finally, you will visit the very pits of Hell and come face to face with the Devil himself.