durham be easy: the mountain goats, originally uploaded by minervacat. The nice young man pictured above (as well as the rest of the Mountain Goats) was on the Colbert Report Tuesday night; last time I saw him in person, he was playing a free solo show for 150 people in the Durham Armory. So that…
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wrightsville beach
wrightsville beach, originally uploaded by minervacat. This is for Heather. It’s a lesson in the power of a point and shoot; I took this shot lying upside down on a blanket at the beach, just leaned back, looked at what was behind me, framed it, and clicked. No metering, no thinking, just go. I probably…
built to spill — there is no enemy
american aquarium @ the pour house, originally uploaded by minervacat. Built to Spill — There Is No Enemy. Out today on Warner Bros. A rare major label acquisition for me.
american aquarium @ the pour house
american aquarium @ the pour house, originally uploaded by minervacat. I almost included this in last week’s inspiration post, but I realized I wanted to pull it out and talk about it on its own, because it really hit home with me. Day19 is the photoblog of pro photographers Jeremy and Claire Weiss, and I’m…
west point on the eno
west point on the eno, originally uploaded by minervacat. Second test run with the 100mm today, farting around with Ash and shep. at West Point Park on the Eno River in Durham, and I’m still loving it. It’s incredibly crisp, the depth of field I can get is unbelievable, and it just grabs color so…
american aquarium @ the pour house
american aquarium @ the pour house, originally uploaded by minervacat. I’d say the 100mm lens was worth every penny, wouldn’t you?
hammer no more the fingers @ the cradle
hammer no more the fingers @ the cradle, originally uploaded by minervacat. Rocking my world in terms of inspiration this week: What Your Favorite Pavement Record Says About You. This made me laugh in a hipster Cosmo magazine sort of way. Lupen Grainne‘s Flickr stream. Look at that color. I’m clearly obsessing over good use…
worth getting up for: september
holy ghost tent revival @ the pour house, originally uploaded by minervacat. Worth getting up for in September: the Avett Brothers’ I And Love And You, Lucero’s 1372 Overton Park, the Mountain Goats’ the Life of the World to Come, Mason Jennings’ Blood of Man; free tickets to shows at the 506; yelling at TJ…
the rosebuds @ the cradle
the rosebuds @ the cradle, originally uploaded by minervacat. well i woke up this morning and i made a resolution i said i’m never going to sing another sad song again — Sea Wolf, “I Made A Resolution” This song has been on the draft of my end-of-the-year playlist since March or so. Those opening…
scotland yard gospel choir — … and the horse you rode in on
weesefest 2009 @ the pour house, originally uploaded by minervacat. The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir — … And The Horse You Rode In On. My friend Amy turned me on to these guys a few years back — at least before the Franklin Street Schoolkids closed, because The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir was the last CD…
brand new kind of photography 