> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.vjarmy.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Independents Day - URL: https://www.vjarmy.com/independents-day/ - Published: 2026-07-08T21:40:57.000Z - Updated: 2026-07-08T21:43:33.000Z - Description: July 4th! Coney Island! Natural light! - Author: Dan Dickinson - Tags: Wrestling, Photos *GCW Bash at the Ballpark* *July 4th • Maimonides Park • Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY* *Show #82* Through questionable decisions and circumstances beyond control, we spent the evening of the much ballyhooed "America 250" edition of Independence Day on Coney Island, in the final throes of a brutal heat wave, outdoors. Why? An independent wrestling show, *of course*. After spending an hour in the bleachers waiting for the sun to stop shining directly on our ringside seats – I love wrestling, but not enough to voluntarily suffer heat stroke – I happily discovered a rarity for my show photos: good natural lighting. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/53/7a/537a8df0-a25f-4592-ba2a-1d40c8d47705/content/images/2026/07/IMG_8536.jpeg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/53/7a/537a8df0-a25f-4592-ba2a-1d40c8d47705/content/images/2026/07/IMG_8538.jpeg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/53/7a/537a8df0-a25f-4592-ba2a-1d40c8d47705/content/images/2026/07/IMG_8544.jpeg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/53/7a/537a8df0-a25f-4592-ba2a-1d40c8d47705/content/images/2026/07/IMG_8547.jpeg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/53/7a/537a8df0-a25f-4592-ba2a-1d40c8d47705/content/images/2026/07/IMG_8555.jpeg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/53/7a/537a8df0-a25f-4592-ba2a-1d40c8d47705/content/images/2026/07/IMG_8558.jpeg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/53/7a/537a8df0-a25f-4592-ba2a-1d40c8d47705/content/images/2026/07/IMG_8573.jpeg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/53/7a/537a8df0-a25f-4592-ba2a-1d40c8d47705/content/images/2026/07/IMG_8565.jpeg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/53/7a/537a8df0-a25f-4592-ba2a-1d40c8d47705/content/images/2026/07/IMG_8571.jpeg) I've shot so much under challenging stage lighting; I'm used to deleting 90% after the show. My camera roll is normally a lot of blurry people flying through the air with a few good shots in between. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/53/7a/537a8df0-a25f-4592-ba2a-1d40c8d47705/content/images/2026/07/IMG_8575.jpeg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/53/7a/537a8df0-a25f-4592-ba2a-1d40c8d47705/content/images/2026/07/IMG_8581.jpeg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/53/7a/537a8df0-a25f-4592-ba2a-1d40c8d47705/content/images/2026/07/IMG_8596.jpeg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/53/7a/537a8df0-a25f-4592-ba2a-1d40c8d47705/content/images/2026/07/IMG_8600.jpeg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/53/7a/537a8df0-a25f-4592-ba2a-1d40c8d47705/content/images/2026/07/IMG_8609.jpeg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/53/7a/537a8df0-a25f-4592-ba2a-1d40c8d47705/content/images/2026/07/IMG_8611.jpeg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/53/7a/537a8df0-a25f-4592-ba2a-1d40c8d47705/content/images/2026/07/IMG_8613.jpeg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/53/7a/537a8df0-a25f-4592-ba2a-1d40c8d47705/content/images/2026/07/IMG_8616.jpeg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/53/7a/537a8df0-a25f-4592-ba2a-1d40c8d47705/content/images/2026/07/IMG_8618.jpeg) Not today. The iPhone camera sensor thrived in the summer sun. These pictures were *fantastic* \- one of my favorite show sets I've ever shot. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/53/7a/537a8df0-a25f-4592-ba2a-1d40c8d47705/content/images/2026/07/IMG_8622.jpeg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/53/7a/537a8df0-a25f-4592-ba2a-1d40c8d47705/content/images/2026/07/IMG_8624.jpeg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/53/7a/537a8df0-a25f-4592-ba2a-1d40c8d47705/content/images/2026/07/IMG_8629.jpeg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/53/7a/537a8df0-a25f-4592-ba2a-1d40c8d47705/content/images/2026/07/IMG_8638.jpeg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/53/7a/537a8df0-a25f-4592-ba2a-1d40c8d47705/content/images/2026/07/IMG_8646.jpeg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/53/7a/537a8df0-a25f-4592-ba2a-1d40c8d47705/content/images/2026/07/IMG_8649.jpeg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/53/7a/537a8df0-a25f-4592-ba2a-1d40c8d47705/content/images/2026/07/IMG_8664.jpeg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/53/7a/537a8df0-a25f-4592-ba2a-1d40c8d47705/content/images/2026/07/IMG_8667.jpeg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/53/7a/537a8df0-a25f-4592-ba2a-1d40c8d47705/content/images/2026/07/IMG_8672.jpeg) For those who'd like some non-wrestling content, reflections nearly two decades ago on the redevelopment of Coney Island: [Last Train To AstrolandThings will never quite be the same.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/53/7a/537a8df0-a25f-4592-ba2a-1d40c8d47705/content/images/icon/PENUP_20230612_142944-8d4a27df-427d-4146-ad51-0e39d3e01050.png)Dan Dickinson: The Primary Vivid WeblogDan Dickinson![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/53/7a/537a8df0-a25f-4592-ba2a-1d40c8d47705/content/images/thumbnail/495724709_87823eadf2_k-6152db4d-efd4-4ba6-9550-2b297d0bc005.jpg)](https://www.vjarmy.com/last-train-to-astroland/)