Oxford live music promoter Mark ‘Osprey’ O’Brian had a surprise 50th birthday party at the weekend.  I have shot many of his gigs and it was a pleasure to be there to shoot his party.

The evening opened with local Oxford hopefuls Balloon Ascents playing a cracking set:

Osprey's SECRET!!! 50th. Birthday Bash

Canon EOS 5D Mark II (68mm, f/7.1, 1/125 sec, ISO3200)

Osprey's SECRET!!! 50th. Birthday Bash

Canon EOS 5D Mark II (24mm, f/7.1, 1/125 sec, ISO3200)

And then the birthday boy arrived:
Osprey's SECRET!!! 50th. Birthday Bash

Canon EOS 5D Mark II (34mm, f/8, 1/125 sec, ISO3200)
Osprey's SECRET!!! 50th. Birthday Bash
Canon EOS 5D Mark II (70mm, f/8, 1/125 sec, ISO3200)

More music from The Knights of Mentis

Canon EOS 5D Mark II (24mm, f/9, 1/125 sec, ISO3200)
Canon EOS 5D Mark II (28mm, f/9, 1/125 sec, ISO1600)

and One Wing Left

Canon EOS 5D Mark II (46mm, f/7.1, 1/125 sec, ISO3200)

Osprey thanks his wife for organising the party…

Canon EOS 5D Mark II (70mm, f/7.1, 1/125 sec, ISO400)

Vienna Ditto play a great set…

Canon EOS 5D Mark II (70mm, f/7.1, 1/100 sec, ISO3200)

Fracture do their thing..

Canon EOS 5D Mark II (24mm, f/2.8, 1/100 sec, ISO6400)

Osprey gets his cake and eats it..

Canon EOS 5D Mark II (24mm, f/7.1, 1/125 sec, ISO400)

Then Osprey plays a set with The OX4 All Stars…

Canon EOS 5D Mark II (24mm, f/8, 1/125 sec, ISO3200)

…and serenade his daughter Lilly-May…

Canon EOS 5D Mark II (24mm, f/8, 1/125 sec, ISO3200)