Shadow Shot Sunday - Shadowy ad reflective concert venue

For today's Shadow Shot Sunday 2  I revert to Wednesday and the first of the Summer concert series in Veteran's Park next to Ansonia city hall. Being the chairman of the sponsor Ansonia Cultural Commission, I arrived early to welcome the musicians and perhaps capture a shadow on a warm and beautiful evening.

On top are two monuments in the park that are draped sun and shadow. Below the, it is a pic of the local band All Funk'd Up taken with my cheap point-and-shoot. Look carefully - the reflective photographer is captured unaware. The unplanned always makes for an interesting photo shoot!

Below is a vid I captured with the aforementioned cheap camera. It is not too pixelated, but if not looking that great, one can enjoy the 1978 song Boogie, Oogie, Oogie by a Taste of Honey...

Wordless Wednesday - Small City Community Christmas Tree

Our small city of Ansonia CT (19,000) had its annual Christmas Tree lighting last Friday. The community took part in not just the tree, but Santa too. It was a great event!...See more WW at NC Sue

The slideshow shows more of this cold but cool community event! 

SOOC - Christmastime in Ansonia

The Ansonia CT green was alight with lots of people, decorations and colorful lights. Photo by Patti

This was captured last night and I think it fits the bill for Straight out of the Camera - SOOC. The event was run by myself as Chairman and the other members of the Ansonia Cultural Commission. The Christmas tree lighting was held, and hundreds of people visited to witness it. And children had a visit with Santa too - as a grownup, I was interested in the tree and lavish holiday decorations. The kids...well, when I was little, the big guy in red was my focus too :)

This was taken with a mere point-and-shoot camera by the always lovely Patti, and it gives a flavor of how nice the tree was decorated by Ansonia Public Works, and the Ansonia High School choir was there and even Marines in their dress uniforms with the Toys-for-Tots boxes and more. This is a mere snapshot of a wonderful night!