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Brent Smith

Brent Smith (Shinedown) at Cains Ballroom
Date Taken: May 8, 2006
Lens Aperture: F2.8
Shutter Speed: 1/30
Focal Length: 50mm
ISO Speed: 800
Flash: No
 

Shinedown 1

Shinedown at Cains Ballroom
Date Taken: May 8, 2006
Lens Aperture: F2.8
Shutter Speed: 1/200
Focal Length: 50mm
ISO Speed: 800
Flash: No
 

Shinedown

Brent Smith (Shinedown) at Cains Ballroom
Date Taken: May 8, 2006
Lens Aperture: F2.8
Shutter Speed: 1/100
Focal Length: 33mm
ISO Speed: 800
Flash: No 

Trapt 3

Trapt at Cains Ballroom
Date Taken: May 8, 2006
Lens Aperture: F2.8
Shutter Speed: 1/60
Focal Length: 43mm
ISO Speed: 800
Flash: No 

Trapt 2

Trapt at Cains Ballroom
Date Taken: May 8, 2006
Lens Aperture: F2.8
Shutter Speed: 1/20
Focal Length: 50mm
ISO Speed: 800
Flash: No 

Trapt

Trapt at Cains Ballroom
Date Taken: May 8, 2006
Lens Aperture: F2.8
Shutter Speed: 1/30
Focal Length: 18mm
ISO Speed: 800
Flash: No
 

Mercy Fall

Mercy Fall at Cains Ballroom
Date Taken: May 8, 2006
Lens Aperture: F2.8
Shutter Speed: 1/50
Focal Length: 50mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No 

Halestorm

Halestorm at Cains Ballroom
Date Taken: May 8, 2006
Lens Aperture: F2.8
Shutter Speed: 1/200
Focal Length: 28mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No 

Lzzy Hale

Lzzy Hale (Halestorm) at Cains Ballroom
Date Taken: May 8, 2006
Lens Aperture: F2.8
Shutter Speed: 1/30
Focal Length: 28mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No 

Wade Bowen

Wade Bowen at Calf Fry 2006
Date Taken: April 27, 2006
Lens Aperture: F5
Shutter Speed: 1/60
Focal Length: 210mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No 

Casey Twist

Casey Twist (Wade Bowen & West 84) at Calf Fry 2006
Date Taken: April 27, 2006
Lens Aperture: F5
Shutter Speed: 1/250
Focal Length: 180mm
ISO Speed: 400
Flash: No 

Rodney Pyeatt & Stoney LaRue

Rodney Pyeatt and Stoney LaRue at Calf Fry 2006
Date Taken: April 30, 2006
Lens Aperture: F5
Shutter Speed: 1/800
Focal Length: 145mm
ISO Speed: 400
Flash: No 

Stoney LaRue

Stoney LaRue at Calf Fry 2006
Date Taken: April 30, 2006
Lens Aperture: F5
Shutter Speed: 1/400
Focal Length: 195mm
ISO Speed: 400
Flash: No
 

Willie Braun

Willie Braun (Reckless Kelly) at Calf Fry 2006
Date Taken: April 29, 2006
Lens Aperture: F5
Shutter Speed: 1/40
Focal Length: 195mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No
 

Cody Braun

Cody Braun (Reckless Kelly) at Calf Fry 2006
Date Taken: April 29, 2006
Lens Aperture: F4.5
Shutter Speed: 1/15
Focal Length: 120mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No
 

Micky Braun

Micky Braun (Micky & the Motorcars) at Calf Fry 2006
Date Taken: April 29, 2006
Lens Aperture: F5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/30
Focal Length: 300mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No
 

Johnny Cooper at Calf Fry

Johnny Cooper at Calf Fry 2006
Date Taken: April 27, 2006
Lens Aperture: F5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/25
Focal Length: 225mm
ISO Speed: 800
Flash: No
 

Johnny Cooper

Johnny Cooper at Calf Fry 2006
Date Taken: April 27, 2006
Lens Aperture: F5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/60
Focal Length: 300mm
ISO Speed: 800
Flash: No
 

Gary Nichols

Gary Nichols at Calf Fry 2006
Date Taken: April 29, 2006
Lens Aperture: F2.8
Shutter Speed: 1/40
Focal Length: 300mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No
 

Bleu Edmondson

Bleu Edmondson at Calf Fry 2006
Date Taken: April 27, 2006
Lens Aperture: F5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/30
Focal Length: 300mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No
 

Grady Cross

Grady Cross (Cross Canadian Ragweed) at Calf Fry 2006
Date Taken: April 30, 2006
Lens Aperture: F5
Shutter Speed: 1/160
Focal Length: 170mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No
 

Jeremy Plato

Jeremy Plato (Cross Canadian Ragweed) at Calf Fry 2006
Date Taken: April 30, 2006
Lens Aperture: F5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/25
Focal Length: 300mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No

 

2nd Gig

Kelly Falkner at Snorty Horse Saloon in Mt. Vernon, MO
Date Taken: February 17, 2006
Lens Aperture: F5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/60
Focal Length: 270mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No
 

Snorty Horse

Kelly Falkner at Snorty Horse Saloon in Mt. Vernon, MO
Date Taken: February 17, 2006
Lens Aperture: F5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/100
Focal Length: 135mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No 

Seether - Dale Stewart

Dale Stewart of Seether at Cain's Ballroom
Date Taken: January 28, 2006
Lens Aperture: F5
Shutter Speed: 1/60
Focal Length: 28mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No 

Seether - Shaun Morgan

Shaun Morgan of Seether at Cain's Ballroom
Date Taken: January 28, 2006
Lens Aperture: F5
Shutter Speed: 1/20
Focal Length: 145mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No 

Seether - Pat Callahan

Pat Callahan of Seether at Cain's Ballroom
Date Taken: January 28, 2006
Lens Aperture: F5
Shutter Speed: 1/60
Focal Length: 28mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No 

Seether

Seether at Cain's Ballroom
Date Taken: January 28, 2006
Lens Aperture: F5
Shutter Speed: 1/60
Focal Length: 28mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No
 

Shinedown 3

Shinedown at Cain's Ballroom
Date Taken: January 28, 2006
Lens Aperture: F7.1
Shutter Speed: 1/125
Focal Length: 44mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No 

Shinedown 2

Shinedown at Cain's Ballroom
Date Taken: January 28, 2006
Lens Aperture: F7.1
Shutter Speed: 1/125
Focal Length: 28mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No
 

Shinedown 1

Shinedown at Cain's Ballroom
Date Taken: January 28, 2006
Lens Aperture: F7.1
Shutter Speed: 1/200
Focal Length: 122mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No
 

Shinedown - Brent Smith

Brent Smith of Shinedown at Cain's Ballroom
Date Taken: January 28, 2006
Lens Aperture: F5
Shutter Speed: 1/60
Focal Length: 28mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No
 

Halestorm - Lzzy Hale

Halestorm at Cain's Ballroom
Date Taken: January 28, 2006
Lens Aperture: F6.3
Shutter Speed: 1/100
Focal Length: 28mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No
 

Halestorm 2

Halestorm at Cain's Ballroom
Date Taken: January 28, 2006
Lens Aperture: F5
Shutter Speed: 1/50
Focal Length: 50mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No
 

Boys From Oklahoma

Jay Falkner (South 40 Band) and Jason Boland at Roxies Roost. They called Jay up to play/sing on "Boys From Oklahoma"
Date Taken: January 25, 2006
Lens Aperture: F4
Shutter Speed: 1/60
Focal Length: 75mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No 

Broken String

Roger Ray and Jason Boland (JB&S) at Roxies Roost. Right after Roger broke a string.
Date Taken: January 25, 2006
Lens Aperture: F4.5
Shutter Speed: 1/60
Focal Length: 110mm
ISO Speed: 400
Flash: Yes, off camera TTL 

JB&S - Noah

Noah Jeffries of JB&S at Roxies Roost.
Date Taken: January 25, 2006
Lens Aperture: F5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/60
Focal Length: 270mm
ISO Speed: 400
Flash: Yes, off camera TTL 

Jason

Jason Boland at Roxies Roost.
Date Taken: January 25, 2006
Lens Aperture: F5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/60
Focal Length: 300mm
ISO Speed: 400
Flash: Yes, off camera TTL 

Red Eye Gravy - Josh

Josh Robertson of Red Eye Gravy opening for JB&S at Roxies Roost.
Date Taken: January 25, 2006
Lens Aperture: F4.5
Shutter Speed: 1/60
Focal Length: 50mm
ISO Speed: 400
Flash: Yes, off camera TTL
 

Red Eye Gravy - Dale

Dale Robertson of Red Eye Gravy opening for JB&S at Roxies Roost.
Date Taken: January 25, 2006
Lens Aperture: F5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/60
Focal Length: 109mm
ISO Speed: 400
Flash: Yes, off camera TTL 

Red Dirt Christmas 11

Cody Canada (Cross Canadian Ragweed) at the Cain's Ballroom for the 2005 Red Dirt Christmas show.
Date Taken: December 17, 2005
Lens Aperture: F4.55
Shutter Speed: 1/30
Focal Length: 100mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No
 

Red Dirt Christmas 10

Grady Cross (Cross Canadian Ragweed) at the Cain's Ballroom for the 2005 Red Dirt Christmas show.
Date Taken: December 17, 2005
Lens Aperture: F4
Shutter Speed: 1/40
Focal Length: 28mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No
 

Red Dirt Christmas 9

Randy Ragsdale (Cross Canadian Ragweed) at the Cain's Ballroom for the 2005 Red Dirt Christmas show.
Date Taken: December 17, 2005
Lens Aperture: F5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/60
Focal Length: 250mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No
 

Red Dirt Christmas 8

Jeremy Plato (Cross Canadian Ragweed) at the Cain's Ballroom for the 2005 Red Dirt Christmas show.
Date Taken: December 17, 2005
Lens Aperture: F5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/60
Focal Length: 90mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No
 

Red Dirt Christmas 7

Cody Canada (Cross Canadian Ragweed) at the Cain's Ballroom for the 2005 Red Dirt Christmas show.
Date Taken: December 17, 2005
Lens Aperture: F5
Shutter Speed: 1/60
Focal Length: 47mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No
 

Red Dirt Christmas 6

Brad Piccolo (Red Dirt Rangers) taking a verse on "Boys from Oklahoma" with Cross Canadian Ragweed. Taken at the Cain's Ballroom for the 2005 Red Dirt Christmas show.
Date Taken: December 17, 2005
Lens Aperture: F4.5
Shutter Speed: 1/50
Focal Length: 47mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No
 

Red Dirt Christmas 5

Randy Crouch (Red Dirt Rangers)at the Cain's Ballroom for the 2005 Red Dirt Christmas show.
Date Taken: December 17, 2005
Lens Aperture: F4
Shutter Speed: 1/25
Focal Length: 38mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No
 

Red Dirt Christmas 4

Brandon Jenkins sitting in with the Red Dirt Rangers at the Cain's Ballroom for the 2005 Red Dirt Christmas show.
Date Taken: December 17, 2005
Lens Aperture: F6.3
Shutter Speed: 1/60
Focal Length: 109mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No
 

Red Dirt Christmas 3

Randy Crouch (Red Dirt Rangers) at the Cain's Ballroom for the 2005 Red Dirt Christmas show.
Date Taken: December 17, 2005
Lens Aperture: F5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/60
Focal Length: 135mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No
 

Red Dirt Christmas 2

Scott Evans sitting in with the Red Dirt Rangers at the Cain's Ballroom for the 2005 Red Dirt Christmas show.
Date Taken: December 17, 2005
Lens Aperture: F5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/100
Focal Length: 53mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No
 

Red Dirt Christmas 1

Stoney LaRue at the Cain's Ballroom for the 2005 Red Dirt Christmas show.
Date Taken: December 17, 2005
Lens Aperture: F4.5
Shutter Speed: 1/50
Focal Length: 53mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No
 

Henry Johnson

Henry Johnson with the NSU Jazz Band.
Date Taken: November 10, 2005
Lens Aperture: F5
Shutter Speed: 1/30
Focal Length: 185mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No
 

Dueling Guitars

Shot this at the NSU Jazz Lab. This was from one of the last songs of the night, as all three guitarists were tradind solos.
Date Taken: November 10, 2005
Lens Aperture: F4.5
Shutter Speed: 1/25
Focal Length: 120mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No
 

Cheer

I took this shot at the beginning of halftime at an NSU game. I generally focus more on band pictures, but this was a moment I just felt needed to be captured.
Date Taken: October 8, 2005
Lens Aperture: F8
Shutter Speed: 1/400
Focal Length: 75mm
ISO Speed: 100
Flash: No
 

T-bone

This was taken during halftime of NSU's final home game of the year. This is a shot of trombonist Aaron Hollon
Date Taken: October 29, 2005
Lens Aperture: F8
Shutter Speed: 1/500
Focal Length: 195mm
ISO Speed: 200
Flash: No 

Engaging

My friends Bryan and Michelle got engaged after the football game on Saturday. I had to scramble to get my camera out of the bag and put together when I figured out what was going on.
Date Taken: October 29, 2005
Lens Aperture: F4.5
Shutter Speed: 1/60
Focal Length: 38mm
ISO Speed: 800
Flash: No
 

Bullet

Out of the 600 pictures I took this weekend, this is one of my favorites. During PreGame, Bullet & the Spirit Rider run through the center of the OSU Band. I was lucky enough to be on the back sideline as they made their way back off the field.
Date Taken: October 1, 2005
Lens Aperture: F10
Shutter Speed: 1/250
Focal Length: 28mm
ISO Speed: 200
Flash: No
 

the Music Police

How often do you see a cop playing the saxophone? At the OSU 100 Years of Bands Celebration/Alumni Band Day I saw him come in during rehearsal, but was on the wrong side of the field. I made sure that at halftime I could get a good picture of him.
Date Taken: October 1, 2005
Lens Aperture: F6.3
Shutter Speed: 1/250
Focal Length: 140mm
ISO Speed: 200
Flash: No
 

Composite Directors

This is another one from OSU's 100 Years of Bands Celebration. Many of the former direfctors came back for the celebration and were introduced at halftime. I could not get all of them in one shot, so this is actually a composite of three pictures.
 

Tom Skinner's Blues

This is another one from the Dream Theater. This time of Tom Skinner sitting in on bass with the Red Dirt Rangers
Date Taken: September 21, 2005
Lens Aperture: F5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/60
Focal Length: 270mm
ISO Speed: 400
Flash: Yes...off camera
 

Monty

Road Managers are an important part of the band that are often overlooked. This is a shot of Monty Peliti (JB&S road manager) doing extra duties as guitar tech at The Dream Theater in Tahlequah, OK
Date Taken: September 21, 2005
Lens Aperture: F5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/60
Focal Length: 240mm
ISO Speed: 400
Flash:Yes...off camera
 

Jazz Festival Poster

The NSU Jazz Band is having an auction in a couple of weeks. I decided to put a poster together from some of the pictures I took at the Jazz Festival last year. I have one 16x20 being printed up to donate for the auction 

Jerry Payne

Jerry Payne of No Justice sitting in with Jason Boland and the Stragglers at the 2005 College Days Concert in Stillwater
Date Taken: August 26, 2005
Lens Aperture: F5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/100
Focal Length: 225mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No
 

Flag at Sunset

The sun started going down while the first band was playing at College Days at the Tumbleweed in Stillwater. I looked up and saw this scene just crying out to have it's picture taken.
Date Taken: August 26, 2005
Lens Aperture: F10
Shutter Speed: 1/250
Focal Length: 28mm
ISO Speed: 400
Flash: No
 

Grand Experiment

This one was also taken at Civitan Park in the same session as the ones below. I had read somewhere about varying the focal length of the lens while the shutter was open, and this was my first attempt.
Date Taken: August 15, 2005
Lens Aperture: F32
Shutter Speed: 1/4
Focal Length: 75-300mm
ISO Speed: 100
 

Through the Trees

Another Cloudy Sunset at Civitan park in Muskogee.
Date Taken: August 15, 2005
Lens Aperture: F5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/40
Focal Length: 47mm
ISO Speed: 400
 

Civitan at Sunset

Cloudy Sunset at Civitan park in Muskogee.
Date Taken: August 15, 2005
Lens Aperture: F4
Shutter Speed: 1/50
Focal Length: 33mm
ISO Speed: 100
Flash: No 

Beautiful Sky

It had rained most of the day, and I noticed the sun peeking through the clouds on my way home from work, so I decided I would have to go out at sunset and take some pictures.
Date Taken: August 15, 2005
Lens Aperture: F22
Shutter Speed: 1/13
Focal Length: 95mm
ISO Speed: 100
Flash: No
 

Wedding 3

First picture of the wedding rings
Date Taken: July 30, 2005
Lens Aperture: F5
Shutter Speed: 1/65
Focal Length: 85mm
ISO Speed: 800
Flash: Yes, off camera TTL 

Wedding 2

Final moments of the groom without his wedding band.
Date Taken: July 30, 2005
Lens Aperture: F5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/60
Focal Length: 85mm
ISO Speed: 400
Flash: Yes, off camera TTL

 

Wedding 1

I shot my first full-fledged wedding this weekend. I loved this cake topper. I converted the picture to sepia tone in photoshop to give it a little more character.
Date Taken: July 30, 2005
Lens Aperture: F5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/101
Focal Length: 135mm
ISO Speed: 800
Flash: Yes, off camera TTL

 

Between Thunderstorms

While I was shooting the hummingbirds, I noticed the raindrops on several of the plants in the flowerbed.
Date Taken: July 23, 2005
Lens Aperture: F5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/400
Focal Length: 300mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No
 

Chasing Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds are even more difficult to shoot than the bumblebee was. It took about 8 or 10 shots to get a couple decent ones.
Date Taken: July 26, 2005
Lens Aperture: F5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/200
Focal Length: 300mm
ISO Speed: 1600
Flash: No