Open Mic regular and Coffee Works Camille Peruto returned the Coffee Works stage performing her great mix of covers and originals to a full house.  Camille will be returning to the CW stage in just two weeks as she open for the great Tommy Conwell.  Click here for ticket and show information.  And click here for more pictures from her last show!

John Fey, of the Philadelphia band Ike, stopped by Coffee Works Open Mic night last week with his friend and co-writer Brittany Rotundo. Together they did some of Ike’s songs from their fabulous new album “Tie the Knot, With All that You Got.”

John will be returning to Coffee Works on September 26th when he open for the great Jeffrey Gaines. Click here for ticket and show information.

In the meantime, check out the pictures from their Open Mic performance.

No explanation is really needed for this picture.

Meditation is part two  of a two – set companion piece entitled “Contemplation and Meditation” taken on hike through Red Rocks Canyon on the outskirts of Las Vegas in the Mojave Desert.  When you mention Las Vegas to most people the think of the famed Las Vegas Strip.  Most people miss the breathtaking beauty of the area around the city, especially in the desert.  Red Rocks Canyon is one of the largest hiking areas in the Vegas area.  Breathtakingly beautiful, the park varies from the amazing red rock formations you will see in this gallery to the mountains and sequoia cactus located around the park.  I highly suggest to anyone visiting the Las Vegas area to check out Red Rocks Canyon.

This picture is from the series “In The Past” taken while driving through the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York, which is one of the most beautiful areas of the US.  The complete gallery is coming soon to MJFPhoto.com!

In honor of College Football camps opening around the country, this weeks picture is of my favorite team, the Temple Owls, from their 2009 Cherry and White spring game.   The Owls are coming off a 9-4 season and open against Villanova on Friday, September 3rd at 5:00 in the second annual Mayor’s Cup.  Go Owls!!!

Contemplation is the first of a two – set companion piece entitled “Contemplation and Meditation” taken on hike through Red Rocks Canyon on the outskirts of Las Vegas in the Mojave Desert.  When you mention Las Vegas to most people the think of the famed Las Vegas Strip.  Most people miss the breathtaking beauty of the area around the city, especially in the desert.  Red Rocks Canyon is one of the largest hiking areas in the Vegas area.  Breathtakingly beautiful, the park varies from the amazing red rock formations you will see in the second gallery, Meditation (coming soon to MJF Photo) to the mountains and sequoia cactus located around the park.  I highly suggest to anyone visiting the Las Vegas area to check out Red Rocks Canyon.

Click here to see the entire gallery from the July 20th show.

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This picture from the set, Rush Hour, New York City,  was taken towards the end of my walk as almost an afterthought.  As things often do, this has become one of the most favorite pictures that I have taken. Click here if you want so more information on this shoot.

Rush Hour, NYC was taken on a an afternoon walk through Mid-Town Manhattan on a cold, overcast day.  The weather and the clouds made the decision to shoot black and white easy.

ShadowNLight is a series taken of my cat, Shadow.  The late day sun had formed a perfect ray of light into my living room, but as the day went and the light moved, Shadow refused to do so, she was just too comfortable.  One of the pictures from this series was selected picture of the week for July 19th.