Paul Hodara: Bob Dylan, Willie Neslon and John Mellencamp concert in Essex Junction Vermont 7/18/09

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As this blog evolves I have decided to add current images on a variety of subjects. Some of these images are shot digitally and for some I continue to use traditional 35mm film. Back in the late '70s and early '80s, I photographed a lot of bands. I did album covers and publicity shots for many mainstream musicians but I loved the alternative music scene. My current subject matter includes urban environments and anything else I find visually interesting.

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Sunday, July 19, 2009

Bob Dylan, Willie Neslon and John Mellencamp concert in Essex Junction Vermont 7/18/09

Just returned from this great concert. Dylan poet laureate for generations to come, never fails to reinvent his style of music for each decade, his tight rich band played tunes from his latest album and new variations of his old classics. Willie Nelson singer, song writer, poet, activist at 77 continues to have one of the greatest voices in American/Outlaw country music.
John Mellencamp put on a great performance (sorry no pics or vids).

Unfortunately cameras are no longer allowed at concerts, this deserves a whole blog onto itself. I could not sneak in the heavy artillery (Nikon F2 with telephoto lens), but was able to bring in a $99.00 Insignia camcorder, which was not much bigger than my cell phone, see Insignia 5.0MP HighDef for more info. Eventually I was caught and concert security made me shut it off. The 3" color lcd display (no optical viewfinder) can be seen from quite a distance, at least from the aisles by the security guards. No optical zoom (digital zoom was worthless), the internal mic clipped a lot of audio during the Dylan performance (probably the volume level). But the Willie Nelson stuff looked great in high def. The videos I have uploaded here have been compressed in a Flash FLV format, not as high quality, but should download a lot quicker

Dylan Pics (pulled frames from video):