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My Photos from Firefly 2015

I had the good fortune to win Super VIP passes to the 2015 Firefly Festival in Dover, Delaware last week from WaWa and Red Bull. Wow, what an experience!  I also won the the  Premium Glamping experience in which I slept in an air conditioned tent and had access to nice showers and a bathroom trailer with air conditioning and nice toilets as opposed to standard porta-potties. To be honest, I had some reservations in my mind since there were around 100 bands playing and the only one I knew was Paul McCartney! I figured that one of the benefits of going to a festival is hearing new bands. They were all new to me!

I had a custom T-shirt made at Customink.com and it came the day before the show started. It said “#fireflyvirgin” and “#begentle” on it and I had a blast wearing it for 3 days. I couldn’t wear it for the 4th day since it was starting to get a little ripe! lol  If folks commented on it, I told them they fell for the trap and had to do a selfie photo with me for instgram and facebook. They all did it!

Phoebe Ryan at Firefly 2015
Phoebe Ryan at Firefly 2015

I liked this photo of Wild Party mostly because of the girl smiling in it bottom left.

WIld Party at Firefly 2015
WIld Party at Firefly 2015
Knox Hamilton at Firefly 2015
Knox Hamilton at Firefly 2015
Echosmith at Firefly 2015
Echosmith at Firefly 2015

Cage the Elephant was amazing. Matt Shultz was one of the most energetic lead singers I’ve ever seen. He was all over the stage and the fans were almost as enthusiastic as he was!

Cage the Elephant at Firefly 2015
Cage the Elephant at Firefly 2015
Matt Shultz of Cage the Elephant at Firefly 2015
Matt Shultz of Cage the Elephant at Firefly 2015

I would have liked this photo better without the hand in it, but, I love the fan reaction to him coming by!

Matt Shultz of Cage the Elephant at Firefly 2015 running into the crowd
Matt Shultz of Cage the Elephant at Firefly 2015 running into the crowd

One of my favorite photos of the weekend!

Matt Shultz of Cage the Elephant at Firefly 2015 running back onstage after a foray into the crowd
Matt Shultz of Cage the Elephant at Firefly 2015 running back onstage after a foray into the crowd
Matt Shultz of Cage the Elephant at Firefly 2015
Matt Shultz of Cage the Elephant at Firefly 2015
Matt Shultz of Cage the Elephant at Firefly 2015
Matt Shultz of Cage the Elephant at Firefly 2015
Matt Shultz of Cage the Elephant at Firefly 2015
Matt Shultz of Cage the Elephant at Firefly 2015
Matt Shultz of Cage the Elephant at Firefly 2015
Matt Shultz of Cage the Elephant at Firefly 2015
Matt Shultz of Cage the Elephant at Firefly 2015
Matt Shultz of Cage the Elephant at Firefly 2015

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Matt Shultz of Cage the Elephant at Firefly 2015 leaping into the air
Matt Shultz of Cage the Elephant at Firefly 2015 leaping into the air
Morrisey at Firefly 2015
Morrisey at Firefly 2015

 

Sir Paul McCartney was awesome at the show! He had 90,000 people singing Hey Jude at once. It was one of the best shows I’ve ever seen!

Sir Paul McCartney at Firefly 2015
Sir Paul McCartney at Firefly 2015
Sir Paul McCartney at Firefly 2015
Sir Paul McCartney at Firefly 2015
Jennifer, who I talked to briefly and had to make a photo of
Jennifer, who I talked to briefly and had to make a photo of
Choirs of angels from on high sang as I had tacos in the VIP area from Peace Love Tacos. No shirt, no shoes, no problem.
Choirs of angels from on high sang as I had tacos in the VIP area from Peace Love Tacos. No shirt, no shoes, no problem.
Andrew McMahon in The Wilderness at Firefly 2015
Andrew McMahon in The Wilderness at Firefly 2015
Andrew McMahon in The Wilderness at Firefly 2015 in the alleyway between fans
Andrew McMahon in The Wilderness at Firefly 2015 in the alleyway between fans

I never  heard of Matt and Kim before, but , wow! What a performance! The fans were nuts for them. Kim was the craziest drummer I’ve every seen, wailing away, having a blast and smiling from ear to ear the whole time. She was all over the stage too! I’d love to see her and Matt Shultz of Cage the Elephant on stage at the same time!

Kim of Matt and Kim at Firefly 2015
Kim of Matt and Kim at Firefly 2015
Matt and Kim at Firefly 2015
Matt and Kim at Firefly 2015

There’s a guy in his wheel chair crowd surfing here! Holy cow, it was amazing!

Guy in a wheel chair crowd surfing (!!!) at Matt and Kim's Firefly 2015 performance
Guy in a wheel chair crowd surfing (!!!) at Matt and Kim’s Firefly 2015 performance
Kim of Matt and Kim standing on audience member hands at Firefly 2015
Kim of Matt and Kim standing on audience member hands at Firefly 2015
Foster the People at Firefly 2015
Foster the People at Firefly 2015
Foster the People at Firefly 2015
Foster the People at Firefly 2015
Foster the People at Firefly 2015
Foster the People at Firefly 2015
The Cathedrals at Firefly 2015
The Cathedrals at Firefly 2015
Benjamin Booker at Firefly 2015
Benjamin Booker at Firefly 2015

 

I had never heard of Hozier before. His performance was awesome! I bought his CD when I got home!

Hozier at Firefly 2015
Hozier at Firefly 2015
Hozier at Firefly 2015
Hozier at Firefly 2015
Bastille at Firefly 2015
Bastille at Firefly 20152015
Art, Fuji x100s

Delaware Farm Country Sunset

The golden hour is called that because of the golden tones that are created by the sun as it passes through the atmosphere when it’s close to sunset and sunrise. The lighting is so pretty, that people like it and will pay for photos taken then over photos taken in the middle of the day (most times anyways).

Agriculture is an important industry in Delaware. I like seeing all the Amish farms and homes and folks going about their lives in defiance of modern conveniences.

golden hour sunset on a wheat field
I loved the gold bands sweeping across this wheat field and the colors in the sky
Amish School house at dusk
The sun briefly cast this redgold coloring on the white, simple one room school house. The colors were echoed in the sky too. Yes there are two outhouses at the left side of the shot.
Art, Black and White, Fuji x100s

Two Rules Converging

I have a couple of good rules for photos that make me happy.

Always shoot in the fog

Always Shoot Lone Trees.

If they come together, that’s even better.

Here are two edits of the same scene. I moved for one of them to avoid a power line that was in the other angle. I did them both in Lightroom and then Tonality Pro.

The lone tree is kind of stretched here since there are 3 trees, but, only one is sharp…

A more realistic version, but still kind of dreamy.
A more realistic version, but still kind of dreamy.
This was processed to make it dreamier
This was processed to make it dreamier

 

As always, I’d love to hear your thoughts!