Rhythm Is Life - Redux

I heard the melodic sounds and wondered if it was the same steel drum guy that I had heard last year and featured in a blog post.  Sure enough, it was!  Cole was, once again, filling the air with his beautiful music.  He remembered our encounter and allowed me to shoot some additional photos.  While doing so, I noticed that his drum looked different.  Cole confirmed that it was the same drum, however it had just been cleaned and not all notes had been re-written on the surface.

Check out the link to last year's post to learn more about these amazing drums along with links to Cole's band.  https://jeffm211-p52.blogspot.com/2025/03/rhythm-is-life.html

Photographed 3/8/25

Rhythm Is Life 4

Sony A7Cii @ f1.4 | 1/1600 | 40mm | ISO 50

Voigtlander 40mm F1.4 Nokton Classic (adapted)

Rhythm Is Life 5

Sony A7Cii @ f1.4 | 1/1000 | 40mm | ISO 50

Voigtlander 40mm F1.4 Nokton Classic (adapted)

Cooks In The Kitchen

52 Frames - Week 10 - Chaos

EC:  Composite

Vacationing in a very "chill" location this week making it difficult to find chaos.  I felt forced to create my own sense of chaos via photographic technique.  Then we went to Culinary Dropout in Scottsdale Quarter where I saw actual organized chaos (and had a great dinner).

Image is a composite of 3 photos.  How many people can you pick out?

Sony A7Cii @ f1.4 | 1/125 | 40mm | ISO 1600

Voigtlander 40mm F1.4 Nokton Classic  (adapted)

Photographed 3/5/26

Alternate shots are below.

Visual Chaos 1

Visual Chaos 2

Passé x 3

Kierland Commons

Scottsdale, AZ

Sony A7Cii @ f1.4 | 1/400 | 40mm | ISO 100

Voigtlander 40mm F1.4 Nokton Classic (adapted)

Photographed 3/5/26

La La Land

Kierland Commons

Scottsdale, AZ

State of the Union.

Sony A7Cii @ f1.4 | 1/125 | 40mm | ISO 100

Voigtlander 40mm F1.4 Nokton Classic (adapted)

Photographed 3/4/26

Preserved Peculiarities

McHenry, IL

On a photowalk, we wandered into this shop and was struck by the variety of weird stuff.  The sign doesn't lie!  The 2nd shot was the weirdest scene of them all.  Encased in a glass box, it was for sale.  If you're in the area, check it out.

#1: Sony A7IV @ f5 | 1/125 | 126mm | ISO 100

#2: #1: Sony A7IV @ f22 | 1/40 | 86mm | ISO 12800

Tamron E 28-200mm F2.8-5.6 A071

All Photographed 2/4/26

The Owner

Surgery