Yesterday (Saturday), Kathy treated me to an afternoon date at Tunes from the Tombs, a music festival at Atlanta’s historic Oakland Cemetery.  What a Father’s Day treat!  We had never heard of it until a good friend, Phil, mentioned it to me last week.  Oakland Cemetery is huge, full of history, and perhaps most notably famous as the burial place of Margaret Mitchell.  The grounds are beautiful, and the mausoleums and headstones going back to the Civil War period are remarkable.   There is also much history here from the Civil Rights era.  It’s a great place to photograph … I’ll go back for sure.

I think this was the 3rd year of Tunes from the Tombs.  There venues were quaint with local/regional musicians performing throughout the day across, playing a multitude of genres from Jazz to “Jugyard”.  And to top things off, Atlanta food trucks were on hand with lots of yum.

Kathy and I loved Uncle Daddy and the Kissin’ Cousins.  LOL  It helped that they were playing in the shade.  The full-on sun and lack breeze made for a hot afternoon, but it was a great time.

Uncle Daddy and the Kissing Cousins

Fuji X100s, 1/125th sec @ f/5.6, ISO 800

Uncle Daddy (of Uncle Daddy and the Kissing Cousins)

Fuji X100s, 1/160th sec @ f/4, ISO 800

Smooth Hound Smith

Fuji X100s, 1/160 sec @ f/5.6, ISO 1000

Historic Oakland Cemetery

Fuji X100s, 1/1800th sec @ f/4, ISO 800, Circular Polarizer

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