first gig shots

[paulc]

shot my first gig at the zanzibar club in Liverpool for a friends son, and thanks to Sakura and Elaine for the great advice and answering my frantic p/messages but I was still terrified, it was dark and lit mostly with spotlights, and because I had never done it before I was just firing off plenty of shots, about 250 in all..so take a peek.
I used a 50mm 1.4 a sigma 10-20 and a 80-200 f2.8 with a flash to get some close ups.......I had a few pints of beer and really, really REALLY enjoyed doing the gig...I cant wait to do another one now..is it a bug that you get?

here are just a few of my millions

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/welsh%20mountain%20zoo/mekkit3-1.jpg

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/welsh%20mountain%20zoo/mekkit2-1.jpg

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/welsh%20mountain%20zoo/mekkit1-1.jpg

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/welsh%20mountain%20zoo/hoboes2-1.jpg

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/welsh%20mountain%20zoo/hoboes1-1.jpg

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/welsh%20mountain%20zoo/hoboes-1.jpg

[paulc]

anything white got burnt out by the spotlights and anything else was purplefified (made up word) by the ultra violet and if I try to lighten them up I get the graininess because I shot at iso 800.


http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/welsh%20mountain%20zoo/crop6-1.jpg

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/welsh%20mountain%20zoo/crop5.jpg

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/welsh%20mountain%20zoo/crop4.jpg

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/welsh%20mountain%20zoo/crop3.jpg

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/welsh%20mountain%20zoo/crop2.jpg

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p183/paulc_2007/welsh%20mountain%20zoo/crop1.jpg

[sakura]

looks like you had a great time :O)

good pix too

[petemc]

Not too bad mate. Some have things blocking parts of the person, like the mic stand or the beer :) I know how bad the lighting can be there but personally I wouldn't use the flash. Unless you've got spot metering your camera will meter the scene wrongly so you need to put it in M and do the settings yourself.

[paulc]

thanks for the comments, I was flapping about so much that I messed all of my settings up, I aint confident enough to use the M setting yet Pete and when my friends sons band came on I only managed to get pictures of the last 2 numbers due to me getting some sort of a mental block..beer and nerve induced ofcourse...thanks for the earplugs advice sakura, I have never been that close to a speaker that big or that loud before....i'm gonna do another one though...it was so cool!!

[Dino f]

Good first effort Paul, glad you enjoyed it. The bug has bitten!!!!
I love hanging out with all the bands, and all the laughs that go with the rock and roll lifestyle.
Keep up the good work.
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Dean:)

[Elaine]

For your first attempt at gig photography I would be pretty darn chuffed with these :)
Well done and keep at it :thumbs:

[paulc]

thanks Elaine, I cant wait to do another one:thumbs: