Susie and I went down to the Festival of Friends in Hamilton. I was in the pit shooting with the 5D and she had the Rebel XT.
Some party girls climbed up the TV tower to dance for a bit!





THE classic Iron Maiden pose!




I almost missed this great shot of James. Amazing guitar face:




August 12, 2009 | Categories: Nine Live Photography News | Tags: 2009, Alan Nielsen, Canada, Concert, Concert Photographer, Concert Photography, Creative Arts, F11, Festival, Festival of Friends, Finger 11, Finger Eleven, Folk, Guitar Face, Hamilton, Iron Maiden, James Black, Music, Nine Live Photography, Ontario, Party Girls, Rainbow Butt Monkeys, Rich Beddoe, Rick Jackett, Scott Anderson, Sean Anderson, Susan Nielsen | Leave A Comment »
Susie and I went down to the Festival of Friends in Hamilton. I was in the pit shooting with the 5D and she had the Rebel XT. She got some great shots. Check them out.








August 9, 2009 | Categories: Concerts | Tags: Alan Nielsen, Canada, Concert, Concert Photographer, Concert Photography, Creative Arts, F11, Festival, Festival of Friends, Finger 11, Finger Eleven, Folk, Hamilton, James Black, Music, Nine Live Photography, Ontario, Rainbow Butt Monkeys, Rich Beddoe, Rick Jackett, Scott Anderson, Sean Anderson, Susan Nielsen | Leave A Comment »







August 8, 2009 | Categories: Concerts | Tags: Alan Nielsen, Alex Kane, Canada, Clare, Concert, Concert Photographer, Concert Photography, Creative Arts, Drummer, Festival, Festival of Friends, Folk, Hamilton, Marky Ramone, Marky Ramone's Blitzkrieg, Michale Graves, Music, Nine Live Photography, Ontario, The Ramones | Leave A Comment »
Mesa Engineering

My second Mesa Boogie amp. I had an F-50 and it was great. But I’ve always wanted a rectifier. So I upgraded. You can’t go wrong with a Mesa!
February 11, 2009 | Categories: Nine Live Photography News | Tags: 365, 42/365, Alan Nielsen, amp, BFG, Boogie, Burlington, Canada, Concert Photography, engineering, F-50, Guitar, head, Live Music, Mesa, Mesa Boogie, Mesa Engineering, Music, Nine Live Photography, Ontario, Photography, rectifier, rock, Rock Photography, single, Single Rectifier | Leave A Comment »
Trans Siberian Orchestra Guitar Picks

From their recent show in Hamilton. Received their guitar picks at the meet and greet.
If you haven’t checked them out, make sure you do next time they hit you city.
February 9, 2009 | Categories: Nine Live Photography News | Tags: 2009, 365, 40/365, Alan Nielsen, Alex Skolnick, BFG, blue, Canada, Chris Caffery, Christmas, Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24, Concert, Concert Photography, Copps Coliseum, Dead Winter Dead, December, Guitar, guitar picks, Hamilton, HFG, Ibanez, Johnny Lee Middleton, Jon Oliva, Nine Live Photography, Ontario, Paul O'Neill, Photography, picks, Red, Robert Kinkel, Savatage, Trans Siberian Orchestra, TSO, white | Leave A Comment »