Guest Commentary | One of those moments at Marina Park…. (photos)

By on August 9, 2010 in Archived, Featured Slideshow, Headlines, Opinion

I totally experienced one of those moments last Thursday evening, ( Aug 5th 2010) that just makes you feel really glad you were, where you were.  My wife and I were heading down to the Kirkland Summer Concert Series at Marina Park in Kirkland and to be honest, I couldn’t even remember the name of the band that was going to be playing. As usual, I had some camera gear with me, but this night I actually brought a long lens (70-200 f2.8) and my mono-pod so I could sit on the hill and get some closer shots. So with a big towel laid out we sat and listened as the band was just getting started. I was just grabbing some shots of the band from about 100 feet away and we were really digging the sound of these guys.

Still Time is a band from San Luis Obispo California, and these guys were gettin it done for Kirkland! It wasn’t long into their set when I told my wife… “After their break I gotta get down closer and capture some of this, in the way I am hearing and feeling it.”

By the time they started playing  their second set, it must have been close to 8pm, and I had lost almost all the light that was going to make it possible to shoot them with that long lens, or at least that was my first thought. I knew as soon as I stared shooting in that low, late evening light, that the shots I was getting were exactly how I was feeling the music. This, my friends, is another one of those moments that is pretty freakin cool!

I ran the ISO up to 800 or even 1600 on some shots and was shooting wide open (f2.8). I was not looking at many of the shots on the display at this point, as I did not want to take my eye out of the viewfinder, it was just too good of a show!

To sum this up, I am going to be buying both albums from Still Time and if you are a local and you are not coming out to the concerts….. you are seriously missing out on some fantastic music!
Websites you should go check out now….
Still Time website http://stilltimemusic.com
Kirkland Summer Concert on Kirkland Views http://www.kirklandviews.com/archives/18182
Kirkland Summer Concerts website http://www.kirklandsummerconcerts.org

Thanks for stopping by…
Peace
Jeff

Jeff Heinz is a guest contributor for Kirkland Views and a local photographer.
Find Jeff on Twitter or see more of his photography at www.JeffHeinz.com.

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Jeff Heinz is a guest contributor for Kirkland Views and a local photographer. Find Jeff on Twitter or see more of his photography at Jeff’s flickr site or at www.JeffHeinz.com.
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  • Bonnie Fletcher

    What a great thing it was when Jeff and Roxanne became citizens of Kirkland. They are just the type of people we want here. Friendly, helpful and “getting involved”, as Chuck , Mr. Kirkland, would say.

  • http://kirklandviews.com Rob Butcher

    Hi Bonnie,
    I agree completely. You couldn't find a nicer couple. In case you hadn't noticed, I am a big fan. :-)
    Thank you for your comments.

  • C Miller

    My husband and I had a similar experience at the recent Handful of Luvin’ concert (July 29). The band, especially violinist Andrew Joslyn, hit the right note (pun intended) for us. We bought one of their CDs and have been enjoying it ever since that magical night. Many, many thanks to the city and those businesses who support the concerts. I encourage everyone attending the concerts to donate money. Losing our summer concerts would be a terrible blow to Kirkland.

  • Atopaz76

    We are all very lucky to have such wonderful public spaces in our little peice of heaven, Kirkland!

  • Jann C

    You have inspired me with your story and photographs to attend the concerts. Thanks for sharing through the lens. Kirkland is a special community, I am proud to live here. Looking forward to saying hi during the next concert.

  • Karen Story

    Thank you to Kirkland resident Chris Cottingham, one of the two volunteers who organized this year's concert series! Chris did all the band bookings, the poster and flier graphics, and is the sound engineer at every show. He has contributed uncountable hours to the series since last fall, all while going to school full time and being a single dad to young twin boys. He is a true Kirkland superstar!

    Note: The City of Kirkland is no longer involved in organizing the concert series due to budget cutbacks. However, the series could not have happened without a lot of logistical and moral support from them. Thank you to the Kirkland Downtown Association for being the 501c(3) umbrella organization (handling the donation money), and to the many business sponsors.