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still more concert photos [warning: color!]

from Mike Dixon (burmashave@compuserve.com)
I pulled out some of my old slides from concerts I shot when I was younger and scanned them on my flatbed (please forgive the poor scan quality; it's dynamic ranges isn't very good).

The first couple are of the late Michael Hedges (a very cool and talented fellow), and the third is of the Indigo Girls (who were also down-to-earth). They were all shot on Ektachrome 100HC. All of these photos were taken with a Minolta Maxxum 7000 and either a Sigma 70-210/3.5-4.5 APO zoom or a Minolta 50/1.7, so it really doesn't require superfast glass to get the job done.

The last few shots are of the Hoodoo Gurus, shot on Ektachrome 400. I generally used manual metering, zooming in as much as possible to get a reading, then setting the aperture/speed as needed to put the values where I wanted them. I don't remember how much I used the autofocus. I do remember my ears were ringing for three days after that show because I spent a couple of hours setting in front of a stack of Marshalls. That was even with earplugs. If you are going to shoot concerts, earplugs should be an essential part of your gear.

I hope these illustrate why I think that flash sucks. If I had used flash, not only would I have been thrown out immediately, I would have spoiled the dramatic effects that the lighting engineers worked so hard to achieve.

(posted 8543 days ago)

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