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Oh dear, oh dear, such a difficult theme. I took tons of photos on Sunday, and I only liked two or three. And it's never helpful when Monday is free so I can continue to take photos... The one you see here is a Monday photo. Literally ;)
I had a certain idea that I simply couldn't make work. I knew that I wanted to photograph my old Ray Ban Wayfarer sunglasses. That was the easy part. I've gotten them as a teenager, and I remember that I'd wanted them so so badly ;) The frames were expensive, and on top of that I needed extra prescription lenses for them to be swapped with the originals. Well, to make it short, in the end I got them, and I've kept them to this day. Except that nowadays we're speaking of progressive lenses that I'd need for them ;)
With these vintage (I guess you can call them that) Ray Bans, the brand name and Wayfarer lettering were still engraved to the inside of the temples. I was torn between the "B&L Ray Ban U.S." engraving on the right temple piece and the "Wayfarer" engraving on the left one. For the "Ray Ban" lettering I'd envisoned a light flare or light star to be created with a glass crystal and the star filter; it never worked the way I wanted it to. I also experimented with a red laser pointer (to highlight the "Ban" part of the lettering). The latter worked out OK-ish. In the end it boiled down to two images out of many, and it was difficult to make a decision, but "Wayfarer" won, because focus, DOF and light were slightly better. And because I simply couldn't skip anymore ;) Oh boy, I hope the next theme will be easier for me ;)
HMM, Everyone, stay safe and take care!
Selfmade boxguitar - Bozer tribute to Bo Diddley & Brian Setzer
Strobist info:
F 3.2 - 1/250 - ISO 100
Metz58 + white umbrella 1/8 front left
Metz58 thru roof 1/4
Yougnuo triggers
Oh the bands still playing it loud and lean, listen to the guitar player making it scream. Thank you Bob Seger for the great song and inspiration.
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It may look like sleeping, but these two male Scaly-sided Mergansers were trying to impress a female sitting on a rock close by. Which one would you choose? (See next photo for her choice).
Bo Diddley passed away today, aged 79. One of the pioneers of blues and rock'n'roll, he was still performing and drawing in huge crowds to this day. According to an article on Triple J this morning, the music industry had been harsh to him and his distinctive "Bo Diddley beat" with many artists using it without royalties. He continuously toured just so he would feed his family.
One month after headlining at last year's West Coast Blues & Roots Festival, he was booked into intensive care after suffering from a stroke. He died from heart failure in his home.
Here is my tribute to him.
Couple years ago. About the fifth time i'd seen him play. Was kinda bummed he had to sit the whole time but he's still Bo and one of my all time favorites.
Who do you love?
Checker 1959
Review by Matthew Greenwald
For anyone who wants to play rock & roll, real rock & roll, this is one of the few records that you really need. Along with Chuck Berry, Elvis, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, and a few select others, Bo Diddley was one of the founders of the form — and he did it like no other. Diddley had only one real style, that being the Bo Diddley beat: a syncopated, rhythmic drive, loaded with tremolo. There are 12 examples of it on this record, and that is about all you need. It's one of those records that, after listening to just a few cuts, will find you tapping the beats on every available surface. Diddley's guitar and vocals have a gruff feeling that recalls bluesmen such as Waters, yet he has his own style. Buttressed by drums, funky piano, and usually maracas, it's absolutely infectious. This is one of the greatest rock sounds that you're likely to hear, and it's all on this one record, too.
Bo Diddley's recordings are brilliant, but having been lucky enough to see him perform live, you realise there was a whole percussive dimension to his songs only partly captured in the studio. As the man said, ''I play guitar as though I were drumming,'' I have ramped up the bass, added reverb and tried to make the whole sound bigger. Music you can physically feel, as well as hear. "Woo! I`m a killer-diller"
I walked 47 miles of barbed wire,
Used a cobra snake for a neck tie.
Got a brand new house on the roadside,
Made out of rattlesnake hide.
I got a brand new chimney made on top,
Made out of human skulls.
Now come on darling let's take a little walk, tell me,
Who do you love,
Who do you love, Who do you love, Who do you love.
Arlene took me by the hand,
And said oooh eeeh daddy I understand.
Who do you love,
Who do you love, Who do you love, Who do you love.
The night was black and the night was blue,
And around the corner an ice wagon flew.
A bump was a hittin' lord and somebody screemed,
You should have heard just what I seen.
Who do you love, Who do you love, Who do you love, Who do you love.
Arleen took me by my hand, she said Ooo-ee Bo you know I understand
I got a tombstone hand and a graveyard mind,
I lived long enough and I ain't scared of dying.
Who do you love?
Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley, born in 1928 near McComb Mississippi, achieved numerous accolades in recognition of his role as one of the founders of rock and roll. Among them is a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Bo Diddley was inducted into the Blues Hall of Frame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Frame, among many other forms of recognitions. Bo Diddley died in 2008.
Bo Diddley was one of the founding fathers of rock and roll, contributing a rhythm he termed "shave and a haircut, two bits". It was the basis for his hit "Bo Diddley" as well as "Not Fade Away" by Buddy Holly and Willy and the Hand Jive as well as many others. Bo died yesterday, June 2, 2008.
catch Bo doing "Road Runner" :
Left, clear RS implementation with Adeson 'super' pickups and period correct pots and cabs. Very authentic sounding.
Right, hand wound Charlie Christian pickups wired in series and parallel. Middle pickup switchable in series. Jazz guitar concept.
My tribute to three of the greats of Rock and Roll ..... Elvis Presley, Janis Joplin and Bo Diddley.
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