Adam Minton » Review http://adammintonphoto.com/blog NC Wedding & Portrait Photographer Sat, 01 May 2010 04:49:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Thursday at MerleFest ‘10 http://adammintonphoto.com/blog/2010/04/thursday-at-merlefest-10/ http://adammintonphoto.com/blog/2010/04/thursday-at-merlefest-10/#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 04:19:05 +0000 Adam Minton http://adammintonphoto.com/blog/?p=316 Wow!  What a start to what seems to be one of the best MerleFest in years.  I am a photographer for MerleFest so I was able to walk around today and enjoy the great bands that played as well as capture moments within the festival.  Usually, Thursdays are a little bit boring.  Most of the larger acts don’t play until Friday or Saturday but that is not the case with this year.  Earlier in the day, the Duhks played a killer set on the Watson Stage and later in the night, Taj Mahal and Zac Brown Band entertained like no other.  It was truly a great start to an already amazing festival.  Fridays line up promises to be a great day of music with performances from Dierks Bentley, Sam Bush, and Little Feat.  I will be posting photos tomorrow night of Friday’s performances.  Until then, enjoy these shots taken today.

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I don’t always carry my 5D with me due to the bulk and inconvenience but I do always have my Droid on me and as Chase Jarvis would say, “The best camera is the one you have with you.”

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View the review here

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