Long live the Metal \m/

Went out earlier in the week to check out Shadows Fall , Goatwhore, Bison BC, Baptized in Blood and a few other metal bands.

Shadows Fall frontman Brian Fair has to be one of the most laid back dudes I've had the pleasure to meet. The energy he puts into his show is insane.







Louis Benjamin Falgoust II, lead singer of Goatwhore is also an incredibly laid back guy who, with his bandmates, puts on an excellent heavy and energized show.

Here's one more of Shadows Fall covering Black Sabbath's "Bark at the Moon"

My hands got so cold

Couple more ice shots from this past weekend and my early morning of laying on a frozen lake.


It's hard to make it through a winter around here without managing a few of these kind of ice shots. Now that it's getting warmer I might have to go out specifically in search of these before everything melts.

And on the eighth day, god created ice.

This morning I got out early in search of something. Wasn't sure what it was or where I would find it but I went out in search none the less. Ended up at my first stop but found the conditions were shit and frankly, boring. Found another spot but the rather large and conspicuous "No Trespassing" signage turned me off that location; didn't feel like running into some moron who might attempt to ruin my otherwise good mood.

I ended up taking a quick jaunt down to the waterfront to check out any possible nice sunrise action. I wasn't disappointed. The sunrise itself kind of sucked; I've seen better. When I was about ready to head back to the car, just as the sun was coming up, I noticed a natural ice formation sticking out of the snow about 100 yards out from shore. Seeing as how the ice is still thick enough I took the walk and was able to come up with this...

I wasn't in search of ice shots; this one kind of found me. I could have just gone home but instead I decided to come to this spot and lucked out.
Had to lay prone on the ice for about 10 minutes to get a series of shots.
It's hard to get a good exposure doing these and I don't practice them enough to nail it right away.
I'm happy as long as I get a couple that I like, maybe one I can print.
Like this one...


These type of shots are always fun to play around with when the opportunity presents itself.
For a real good look at some fantastical icescapes, why don't you quit reading this and go check out the wonderful world of ice brought to you by Mr. Jay Arpin.

Peas.