Bedouin Soundclash (warning, lots of pics)

[Million]

I went to see Bedouin Soundclash play in Bristol's Thekla a couple of weeks ago, and took my first set of gig pics with a DSLR, my D70. I was right at the front, and used a 50mm f1.8 for all the shots. Lighting made things interesting to say the least, but I was quite happy with some of them. Constructive criticism and advice would be great

The first 2 are of 'Natty', the supporting act.

Thanks for looking!

 

[Million]

hold on hold on! Those look rubbish compared to before shrinking to sub 700 pix, really fuzzy. I promise the originals are not noisy or faded like these. Oh, and the bad photoshop job on the background on the 1st wasn't as obvious!:shake:

 

[lee]

1st and 6th (red) are the ones which stand out for me......hmmmm may have to get me a 50mm

 

[minimeeze]

If these are your first set of gig pics, you did a good job! #1 and #4 stand out for me. Have you tried playing and converting them to mono? I always think band shots work really well in mono with lots of grain

 

[Million]

Ah good shout, what's the best way to do that in CS2? I heard there were a few