Dave, I keep my little point & shoot in my pickup. It’s a Nikon P60 with electronic as well as optical viewfinder. Always there in a pinch. Only miss the lack of RAW.
Don, those are my kind of concerts. Sweet music indeed.
Hi, Lorell.

Looks like a lot of fun, Don. About how many contestants were there to start the competition? I can’t imagine thinking up lyrics let alone a melody that hasn’t been recorded already. It has got to be a real challenge, at least for me it would be.

Like Patty said, your photos came out fine but I bet they don’t look anything like the visions of the ones you had in your head when you were on your way to the event. You had the right equipment, but it’s not like the artists were on stage at a concert with the big bright lights and plain black background or a drummer or other cool acoustical equipment/backdrops. I will cut some slack for you for having a fire door and fire extinguisher as part of the backdrop. You did good.

Patty,
Get out the sunscreen, time to sit on your back porch an soak up some vitamin D. What a cool house (?) . It is huge. Are there people living in it? I wonder how many boards have been replaced on it. It really looks like it is in good shape.

Yesterday we ate at Duffy’s Irish Pub, known for their good burgers and ice cold beer.

No photo of either here, but I do have these to share:

Inside

Outdoor patio

Cool license plates throughout the whole tavern, some that you saw yesterday.

Lorell, we cross posted.

Neat place. At one time you said you had the jitters when doing candid street/people photography. Looks like you are getting better! Haven’t seen a SD plate yet!

I am partial to Irish Pubs. As part of the SD Magnificent 7, we prefer Waxy’s though! We will go in others if no Waxy’s is available.

Looks like you are having quiet the time in Florida Lorell.

Patty, that building looks to be in good shape for having been built in 1815!

I will cut some slack for you for having a fire door and fire extinguisher as part of the backdrop.

The “stage” was a platform about 4′ by 4′ and about 6 to 8 inches tall. Not much to work with. I did no editing other than cropping, lighting and trying to get rid of some of the noise. There were 12 finalists and the organizer wanted the photos ASAP so she could post on social media.

Dave, it’s good to break out the old kit now and then, your Powershot captured the bee very well, and I do agree that the saturation is a tad high.

Don, I like your songwriter set a lot, and wow, ISO4000-6500 – if I tried that with the Oly you wouldn’t hear the music for noise! Your Z6 did a great job under difficult lighting. And hey,what a hoot for the winners, they went home with a hundred bucks each!

Patty, in spite of its age, that solid looking old Inn looks in pretty good shape.

Lorell, that quirky Irish pub looks like a congenial spot for a burger and beer! The licence plates add to the ambience of the place, although a publican could not get the licence plates to do that here as they must be handed in to the police or to motor registry once a vehicle becomes unregistered.

Rich, you do wind up in some nice places – and good to see that the cartel ain’t gotcha yet!