Seattle-based trumpet player Thomas Marriott introduced a new suite of music at The Royal Room that is just mind-blowing. He was accompanied at the unveiling by Orrin Evans on piano, Eric Revis on bass and Donald Edwards on drums. The quartet recorded Marriott's tunes the next day for a CD, "Urban Folklore," to be released …
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Seeing the Light in Canada / Part II
In Part I, I discussed chasing the light, and what can happen sometimes when you catch it. Sometimes it's not so great because the subject matter doesn't measure up. Sometimes you get lucky. Sometimes you're OK, even when you're in the wrong place at the right time. Or vice versa. Florangela and I had a …
Seeing the Light in Canada (1)
It didn’t rain every day, but it could have. It typically rains more in four days on the west coast of Vancouver Island than it does in one day in Seattle, where I’m from. But it rained enough. Moreover, clouds almost were ever-present. Which would seem a drag to most people, but not me. Yes, …
Rocky Light / Part 2
What I was getting at in my last post is something all serious photographers know, but it always bears repeating: Light is king and, boy, can it be temperamental. To wit, after shooting sunrise (see Rocky Light / Part 1, then spending hours photographing wildlife (see Mile High Mammals), the midday sun had turned harsh, …
The Buzz: Glenn Nelson 