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Hopkin Green Frog
30-10-2006, 18:02
http://static.flickr.com/111/281295651_0ed04df198.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bikiniblack/281295651/)

OK, first post... this is a shot taken at the weekend of a live gig at The Venue in Preston. The guy's name is Max, and he's the lead singer of a metal band called Manisha Tank. The light on the stage is very variable, and I was using a 50mm f/1.4 at about (I think) 1/250.

Love to know what you all think :)
Marianne
30-10-2006, 18:22
hello and welcome to TP!

You got great detail here, the green light really accentuates the mood :)
Hopkin Green Frog
30-10-2006, 18:25
hello and welcome to TP!

You got great detail here, the green light really accentuates the mood :)

Thanks - I have a lot of trouble shooting at gigs, since I really need to use the 1.4 aperture to get enough light in while shooting at reasonable speeds - trouble is wearing glasses makes it almost impossible to manual focus, and the autofocus picks the wrong thing all the time, which is a pain with the narrow DoF I get from the wide aperture... that was a pleasing exception to the usual fuzziness :)
Marianne
30-10-2006, 18:27
Its a good shot, I'd be pleased with this too :) You seem as if you know what yuo are up too in the camera department, good for you!
Joe T
30-10-2006, 18:30
Thats pretty cool. :)
Hopkin Green Frog
30-10-2006, 18:35
Its a good shot, I'd be pleased with this too :) You seem as if you know what yuo are up too in the camera department, good for you!

Not really :)

I get lucky sometimes.

I do know the basics now, just from reading up on stuff on the internet and experimenting, as well as getting a lot of good advice from Jamie (Whitewash)... the man's been an invaluable source of info. I just think the best thing is to go out and shoot shoot shoot :)
Marianne
30-10-2006, 18:39
Jamie is great, takes some stunning photos too. I am having a quietish time with my photography, but no doubt I'll get back into it again soon :)
digitalfailure
30-10-2006, 18:46
I opened this thread expecting to see Matty with his new axe :eek:

Happy to say though....thats a groovy pic :)
Elaine
30-10-2006, 18:55
Super photo paddy..and welcome hehe :woot:
matty
30-10-2006, 19:12
I opened this thread expecting to see Matty with his new axe :eek:

Happy to say though....thats a groovy pic :)

your not funny:suspect:


cracking piccy!
RobertP
30-10-2006, 19:22
He certainly aint singing no ballad :lol:

Captured a bit of passion there :)
Hopkin Green Frog
30-10-2006, 23:28
He's singing "Walk" by Pantera.
h.r.ford
31-10-2006, 05:33
great pic... Looks a little like James Hetfield in the olden days.
Arkady
02-11-2006, 13:21
Nicely done - it's a difficult thing to get right at the best of times - I know...