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As I come out of my cocoon and become more active here at Dave’s Not Here, I think it’s important that I start to make note of some photographers who have regularly impressed me over the years.

One of those photographers is Bryan Jones of JonesBlog. Bryan is a Retinal Neurophysiology Scientist, but in his spare time he runs a fantastic and regularly updated photoblog. I don’t know what the rest of you might think, but I’m consistently impressed by his work.

Keep it up Bryan.

I’ve been waiting for this shot for over a year.

Fire Dancer at Burning Bush Drum Circle

The fire dancers at Burning Bush Drum Circle have always both impressed and disappointed me at the same time. Shouldn’t they be in some kind of costume? That would be better for the photography, no?

Playing with Fire at Burning Bush Drum Circle - Click for full size

A little more than two years ago a drum circle was born at the corners of Montecito and 7th Avenue in downtown Phoenix. The Burning Bush Drum Circle continues to meet on the First Friday of every month, rain or shine, holiday or not.

The event attracts many different people from all walks of life, from doctors and nurses to mechanics and hippies. I’m sure if you were to ask the crowd there would even be a wide variety of political and religious views contained within the groups that form every First Friday.

Week to week no two groups are the same, though often you’ll see some of the same people in attendance. Every month brings new people, and sees a different set of regulars as well.

The event organizer is a gentleman named Frank Thompson, a musician, author, and music teacher. He runs Arizona Rythym Connection, hosts the monthly circle, and provides a supply of extra drums for people who are interested in getting their groove on, but don’t have a drum of their own.

Don’t attend if you aren’t interested in participating in one form or another. You will have fun. It’s almost mandatory.

NOTE: I have several Project 2010 photos from these circles, so expect to see some more as the days pass this week.