My favorite two hours at the 2013 Dublin Irish Festival was at the Celtic Rock stage on August 3, when the Young Dubliners rocked the festival. Every year I learn a few more things about this extraordinary group of musicians. For example, Dave Ingraham (on far left) and Brendan Holmes (second from right) are both talented photographers. Given their heavy travel schedule while on tour, it's always a pleasant surprise for me to have the opportunity to visit with these guys before they take the stage. They certainly know how to put on a good show, and they are definitely my favorite Celtic Rock band.
Friday, August 16, 2013
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Slide show for the Young Dubliners 2012
Saturday, August 11, 2012
The Young Dubliners - Dublin Irish Festival 2012
Chas Waltz - knows how to rock with a fiddle, for sure.
The raw data on this photo was in garish green hues mixed with brilliant reds and blues. I didn't like that combination very much, but I did like the dramatic back lighting. For poor light situations on some of the stages, I've developed a "recipe" of filter effects in Color Efex Pro 4. I do the initial processing in Silver Efex Pro 2 - again, a custom preset, and then run it through my Color Efex filter recipe. I like the effect.
Tuesday, August 07, 2012
The Young Dubliners
Keith Roberts, doing his thing on stage last Friday on the Celtic Rock stage at the 25th anniversary Dublin Irish Festival. I had such an amazing weekend, and my favorite times were at the Celtic Rock stage. I love doing concert photography there - amazing subjects and lighting make for some awesome fun.
Getting an internal organ massage by standing in front of the speakers is rather strange though. I'm very grateful for my ear plugs!
