K-5, FA43 & 77 and a K50 f/1.2 @ a gig

robbiec
Posted 24/10/2011 - 00:13 Link
Been remiss with my photography hobby in the last year or so, I would take the odd few shots here and there but not as often as I used to. I have a feeling that it is down to my K-5, I have not bonded with it as well as I had with my K20D. I just don't trust it. Anyways I decided to spend a day out in town yesterday just taking pictures and ended up in a gig with 2 bands playing high energy heavy metal. My ears are still ringing

ISOs were from 3200-12800, I started off with the K50 f/1.2 for the first band, went to the FA43 on the second band and finished up with the FA77. Aperture was between f/2.0 and f/4.0 on all shots (down to my distrust of the K-5s AF and because I could not make out the focus indicators on the Katzeye, it was pretty dark)

First 2 up are my favourite of the night, they are dark, moody and yet give a feeling of how the night felt:

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First Band:

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Second Band:

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C&C welcome.
Edited by robbiec: 24/10/2011 - 00:20
Algernon
Posted 27/10/2011 - 11:54 - Helpful Comment Link
The lighting obviously is beyond your control, but you've managed quite a good professional looking set under the conditions. It's nice to see a bit of motion in some of the shots.

The first two are really too dark for me. It's a pity there wasn't a backlight on the first one.

The fourth one shows how poor the lighting was. It's actually burning out the guitar players hand making it too noticeable.

The only other shot I don't care for is the 9th again the flat lighting is the problem.

The rest of the shots IMHO are 1st Class and I'm sure that the band could make good use of them.

I'm having problems focusing my K-5 as well some lenses need beyond -10 and visual focus seems very hit and miss.
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Algi
robbiec
Posted 27/10/2011 - 12:38 Link
Thanks for your comments Algi, appreciated. The first 2 for sure are dark and i'm begining to wonder if my monitor at home is too bright as they look really good when viewed on that and also strangely enough on a work colleagues iPad.
I must brush up on my P&P skills as these are straight from the camera, into Lightroom, B&W converted where I thought it worked better and exported as jpegs. So No 4 will gain from some work in that regard.
Your opinion on no 9 is spot on, it should not have made the cut.

The bands where very energetic and I would have been remiss not to capture some of that movement / energy I think, it is part of the story of the night
Edited by robbiec: 27/10/2011 - 12:39
Dr. Mhuni
Posted 27/10/2011 - 13:03 Link
I like 1 a lot. The rest of them are okay, but pretty much what you'd expect from gig pics. But 1 is very unusual, and all the better for it. But then I'm a sucker for dimly lit shots.

Perhaps crop a little off the right?
Mhuni

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robbiec
Posted 27/10/2011 - 13:31 Link
Dr. Mhuni wrote:
I like 1 a lot. The rest of them are okay, but pretty much what you'd expect from gig pics. But 1 is very unusual, and all the better for it. But then I'm a sucker for dimly lit shots.

Perhaps crop a little off the right?
cropped as requested

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andyvarney
Posted 27/10/2011 - 15:21 Link
I like them all but REALLY (REALLY) like number 1 - if I were you I would have that as a canvas print on my wall.

Love it.

Andy
It's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog!

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