May Update

Frick Park, April

Here are a few pictures taken on April 26 in Frick Park and the surrounding area, including Duck Hollow Trail along the Monongahela River, near Pittsburgh. We starting walking a little after 6:00 and didn’t get back until 8:30, after the sun had set.

frick201704261small — A duck found along Nine Mile Run

frick201704262small — Dandelions along the path leading up to the Monongahela river

frick201704264small — Blue Jay in a tree on Nine Mile Run

The Sun was pretty low by the time we got down to the river at Duck Hollow, with the receding light making it difficult to get sharp shots with the zoom lens and no tripod.

frick201704267small — Man wading into the Monongahela

frick201704268small — There were quite a few of these hanging from the telephone wires along the river

frick201704269small — Parked coke cars on the tracks along the Monongahela

frick2017042615small — Close up of coke car and graffiti

frick2017042618small — Allison on the tracks

frick2017042619small — The cameraman getting a taste of his own medicine, compliments of Allison

By the time we walked back towards the car, the sun had completely set. We had run into deer along the path before, so I was holding out for a shot or two. We did come across two younger deer, but it was so dark at that point, clear shots were basically impossible. Maybe next time.

frick2017042624small — Blurry shot of deer crossing the path far up ahead.

frick2017042625small — Managed to sneak up on this young buck, but it was way too dark to get a good shot on the zoom lens shooting handheld. Pretty sure I’m focused on the branch in front of his face too. Oh well.

Here’s a gallery of all the shots in this post. Click on an image for larger resolution plus shooting info.

Artificial Consciousness Machines @ Federal Frenzy

Here are a few select images I took of the band Artificial Consciousness Machines who played this years Federal Frenzy in downtown Youngstown, Ohio. I would describe their sound as Jazz-fusion with an experimental and oftentimes even progressive tinge. The vocals were of course great, but I was also pleased and pleasantly surprised with the large percentage of strictly instrumental music they had on offer. For a brand-new band of about a month in the making, they sounded well rehearsed and put on a great show. The music is particularly fun to listen to and engaging. Definitely an asset to the Youngstown music scene!

Follow them on Facebook by clicking here.

Last but not least, here are a few landscape, close-up, and animal images from over the weekend as well. If there is anything the internet needs, its more cat pictures.

The Site Gets a New Look + Photos

I updated the look and layout of the site, which, in my opinion, looks a lot more streamlined than the older version. Everything is essentially all on one page: music, photos, everything else. Speaking of photos, I decided to feature my photography a little more prominently. I now have various galleries available to view on my home page. If you don’t feel like going there right now to check it out, here’s a sampling of some recent images I’ve taken this month so far. These pictures were taken in either Frick Park, or McConnell’s mill, Pennsylvania- all in the span of two weeks. The fact that there is so much snow in some photos and it is so green in others really illustrates how quickly the weather can change in this part of the country!

Goose

Old Millstone #6

Snow Path #2

Snow Path #5

Galls #2

Old Millstone #4

Curved Path

Don’t Drown

Snow Path #6

Old Millstone #3

Tree and Roots #2

Old Millstone #1

Old Millstone #7

There must be a path somewhere around here…

Four Seasons in one Shot

Old Millstone #2

Shadow Puppets

View from a Cave

Looking Up

Down River

View of a Covered Bridge

Ice and Moss

View of the River

Snow Path #3

View of the Mill

Steps

Snow Path #8

Galls #1

Ducks Leaving

Robin

Snow Path #4

Old Boot

Snow Path #1

Tree and Roots #1

Snow Path #7

Old Millstone #5

Divide the Sky

Allison

The Making of “Valley of the Sun”

Pittsburgh City Paper Article

Download “Valley of the Sun” for free, plus Hugh Shows first/last

For a limited time, one can get a free download of the song “Valley of the Sun” from the Pittsburgh City Paper website. Special thanks to Alex Gordon for the kind words. Here’s a link:

http://www.pghcitypaper.com/FFW/archives/2017/02/13/mp3-monday-the-long-hunt

We also recently participated in Hugh Shows First/Last, where we answer a few questions about some of the music we listen to. Its a cool format. Here’s a link:

http://hughshowsredux.blogspot.com/2017/02/firstlast-long-hunt.html

Lastly, for those who didn’t already notice, we have a video of us playing a new song called “Ground of Being”. Check it out below.

Emily Rodgers Performs at WYEP

Emily Rodgers performed at WYEP’s local music happy hour on January 19th, 2017. The entire show was recorded and can be streamed online. Here are some pictures.

Wilderness Tales Pre-order, Feb 17 Release

The Long Hunt Has a Website

Finally finished and registered The Long Hunt website at listentothelonghunt.com. Feel free to go over and check it out, as well as add yourself to the mailing list found at the bottom of the page.