Happy Birthday, Kelela! - a photo on Flickriver

Kelela's birthday was on Saturday and I wanted to say Happy Birthday in my own way.

Some of you who are new to my stream may not realize that I used to primarily be a concert photographer and that I have slowly gotten into more street photography as time has gone on. But, even so, that instinct is still the same-to truly get things right when capturing human energy and the moment and to further my understanding of others and their range of emotions. Whether I am photographing a stage or a street scene, I am a searcher and am trying not to document what things or people looked like but something deeper. Sometimes I fail but sometimes I get it right. I hope I got it right this time.

I did take a few photos on Saturday of the Black Lives Matter protests in Chicago but not of the actual protestors. I took photos of people watching from their windows instead....mainly, because I was there as an ally and to be an active participant and I wanted to make sure I was respectful at all times. I am also concerned that those who participate might be targeted by others in terms of violent acts.

So, instead of for now showing photos of the protest (as so many exist elsewhere and mine are extremely limited), I am going to showcase some of the musicians I have taken photos of in the past few years and celebrate their works. It will be a bit of a change from my usual stream but hopefully not disappointing. I have been very sad that music festivals have been cancelled and also so many concerts I was planning on attending because of this virus but at least I have some of these memories.

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Taken on: July 21, 2018

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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, f/3.5, 1/250 sec, 200mm, ISO 2000 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Lens:	EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Aperture:	f/3.5
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	200mm
ISO:	2000
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CC 2018 (Macintosh)
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