Photography

Mt. Bierstadt, CO Panorama

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Wednesday morning we woke up at 5 AM to drive up into the mountains surrounding Denver to go on a six hour hike to scale Mount Bierstadt. It's been a long time since I've been up that early and I was expecting to be exhausted, but it wasn't that difficult. The climb took 4 hours and it was an incredible experience. I've never climbed a mountain before and so it was very exciting.

I brought my Canon 5D and my 50mm as well as cheap wide angle kit lens. I'll be posting those pictures in the future as a gallery, but in the mean time I wanted to share this panorama I made on the summit using Pano on my iPhone 4. It's quite cool and actually extends beyond a full 360 degree panorama.

A panoramic photograph from the top of Mount Bierstadt, taken with Pano for the iPhone 4.

Bill Murray in Austin, TX for SXSW

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Meeting Bill Murray was the coolest celebrity encounter I've ever had. While in Austin, TX for South By Southwest, some friends and I drove our van to the Lady Bird Lake Trail bridge because we heard there were some live bands playing. We saw My Pet Saddle play there and they were so good live. The cops came and tried to break things up and told My Pet Saddle that if they played again, they'd give them all tickets. Presently they walked away and that's when another band started playing. I unfortunately don't remember their name but they were good too. Around this time, we started hearing murmurings that Bill Murray was in attendance and hanging out nearby. Hearing that he had walked away down the south end of the bridge my friend bolted after him. He ended up hunting Mr. Murray down in a bathroom stall in a Mexican restaurant. According to my friend Josh, who asked, "How are the acoustics in there?" Mr. Murray immediately began singing as a reply. Some old show-tune type of song. Josh came running back up the bridge to tell us his story. After a while we thought he had left for good, but soon enough I spotted him again. That's when I took this picture.

Bill F'ing Murray

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Austin SXSW - Part IV - Day Three

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Saturday was our final day in Austin for SXSW and we were very busy. The day included seeing Vivian Girls, Karen Elson and Best Coast. It was a pretty incredible experience, especially getting to meet the Vivian Girls and we even helped them carry their equipment a mile or two back to their van. Then we all went to see Best Coast together. Apparently, they are friends with each other (when I recently saw Best Coast at Schuba's in Chicago the Vivian Girls' drummer Ali Koehler was filling in). It turned out to be a great day and a fitting end to our South By Southwest adventure. 

Karen Elson

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OMG WTF Dance Party

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Friday night party time at 4100 W Grand Avenue. OMG WTF Dance Part was a great time. Featuring the sweet sounds of many DJs including Disco Death Threat (BritishKnights), Jimmy One Punch (STÆTION), DJ David Beltran, RoyalBannon and sweet live set by Big Splashes. 

Not too many people lined up for my photo booth set up, but I still got some sweet pictures at the party. Check out my favorites below and be sure to check the link at the bottom of the post to see the rest of them on my Facebook Page.

 

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Austin SXSW - Part III - Day Two

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The highlight of these images (and perhaps the whole day) was seeing The Woods at the French Ligation Museum, though I also had a great time getting up early and getting in line at the pop-up Third Man Records (Jack White's record label) and buying some exclusive vinyl including a limited edition tri-color pressing of Karen Elson's first single.

I saw some other bands play that night at a big festival thing, but unfortunately my camera wasn't able to get any good shots because I wasn't close enough to the stage. I have plenty of more fun pictures that were taken with my point and shoot camera, but those will be posted on my Facebook Page at a later date. So please add yourself as a friend there so you can be updated when they come online. 

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Austin SXSW - Part II - Day One

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Part II of my images from Austin, TX are finally here. It was a beautiful day so we got to enjoy the spring weather as we explored Austin. We had brunch at the Eastside Cafe, which was really wonderful. You can see a couple shots of our food below. Afterwards, we just wandered around downtown and explored. We wound up at the French Ligation Museum (quite possibly my favorite venue in Austin to relax and listen to music) where we heard The XX. Unfortunately, we were pretty far back in the crowd, just at the back of the tent. But they sounded great and we all enjoyed hearing them immensely. Enjoy the pictures and there will be more to come tomorrow. I will be posting a lot of the outtake images that aren't quite so wonderful on my Facebook Page, so keep your eyes peeled there for more.

 

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