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Posted 25/11/2010 - 18:37
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Ncie shots #2 is my fav
How did you arrange access? And were you limited to the pit at the front?
I'm interested in band photography. I did some last saturday here ..
http://www.smeggys.co.uk/images_smeggy_2010-11-20_peterborough_xmas_lights_gig.p...
How did you arrange access? And were you limited to the pit at the front?
I'm interested in band photography. I did some last saturday here ..
http://www.smeggys.co.uk/images_smeggy_2010-11-20_peterborough_xmas_lights_gig.p...
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Posted 25/11/2010 - 18:41
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Thanks Smeggypants, some good stuff there.
Access was arranged through the bands management, yes access limited to the front row pit. As with all arena gigs, escorted to the pit 5 mins before band on stage & then escorted straight out of the arena, after first three songs. Smaller venues they usually let you stay for the show, but arenas are a lot more restrictive.
Access was arranged through the bands management, yes access limited to the front row pit. As with all arena gigs, escorted to the pit 5 mins before band on stage & then escorted straight out of the arena, after first three songs. Smaller venues they usually let you stay for the show, but arenas are a lot more restrictive.
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Posted 25/11/2010 - 19:12
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#2 is my favourite too. I wonder if cloning out the red light above his hand would improve it. I'm being picky I know but my eye is drawn to it.
I like the others too, but that one is definitely the stand-out shot.
I like the others too, but that one is definitely the stand-out shot.
Posted 25/11/2010 - 20:00
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Thanks Cabstar
I tried my 50/1.2 just for kicks on saturday and it was nigh on impossible to focus on a moving target on stage. About a 5% keep rate if that.
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#2 is my favourite too. I wonder if cloning out the red light above his hand would improve it. I'm being picky I know but my eye is drawn to it.
I like the others too, but that one is definitely the stand-out shot.
It's because there's no cluttered background. it obviously needs something more open than 2.8 to bokeh it out. #2 is my favourite too. I wonder if cloning out the red light above his hand would improve it. I'm being picky I know but my eye is drawn to it.
I like the others too, but that one is definitely the stand-out shot.
I tried my 50/1.2 just for kicks on saturday and it was nigh on impossible to focus on a moving target on stage. About a 5% keep rate if that.
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Posted 26/11/2010 - 10:09
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Very nice Gary
I like them all! But especially number 4. The background is fantastic, love the little OOF circles.
I like them all! But especially number 4. The background is fantastic, love the little OOF circles.
Tim
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Posted 26/11/2010 - 14:57
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I'm no rock concert fan but I love the pictures I see from these gigs. The lighting and expressions are so dynamic. I know photo club friends who take pictures like these and I'm well impressed. Your's are superb Gary. Keep them coming, I can put up with the watermark. I know why you have to do this but it wouldn't look good in a print exhibition.
Posted 26/11/2010 - 16:04
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Not my sort of thing at all and all the better for that, Gary! Very nice to see someone shooting someting really challenging! I can appreciate the difficulties involved here: timing, exposure, shutter speed, light control in constantly changing conditions. Well done!
(I bet the new K5 would be well suited to this kind of thing!)
(I bet the new K5 would be well suited to this kind of thing!)
Best wishes,
Andrew
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Andrew
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Posted 26/11/2010 - 17:55
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Thanks for all the nice comments, yes a pair of k-5 is next on my shopping list
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Found out I had access 6-30 night of the show, start time was 8-30 so literally 2 hours to get ready & drive 75 miles to Sheffield.
As always first three songs no flash.
This was a really good shoot, lots of great white light & an awesome video drop back, some front stage lights & monitors to navigate around, as can be seen in the group shot, but all in all a simple gig to shoot. Third songs was blazed in the gig shooters worst light bright red, so not many shots from that song.
105 images shot, 17 uploaded to agency, 16 accepted.
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Aperture f/2.8
shutter speeds between 1/180 & 1/320 not often I get to shoot at that high speed & low ISO for shows so good was the lighting.
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