On 7/4/07, Dario Bonazza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So I was there, shooting Patti with slow-sync to balance available light > mood and good sharpness, when I was told by a rude security guy that I > couldn't shoot with a pro camera, as only amateur cameras were allowed. > A pro camera? Heck , haven't you seen that my K10D reads PENTAX? How can a > PENTAX be a pro camera? I've been told for ages that only Canon and Nikon > are pro. Don't you know that? But the guy didn't hear and kept saying I > couldn't shoot. > I couldn'y believe that, as I was the only one among thousands of people in > front of Patti being unallowed to shoot! > So I decided to turn the flash off and try shooting @ 800 ISO with available > light. Aim the camera, shoot quickly and put it down again before the rude > guy will jump on me. That wasn't the best way to keep the camera steady, > arrange different framing, different shutter speeds and different effects, > but better than nothing anyway... Then, I only tried some more slow-synch > flash shooting at the end of the concert, when all the people went crazy for > Patti. > > Here is a selection of that evening off: > http://www.dariobonazza.com/smith07e.htm
I've always respected Patti Smith. Unlike other "punks" who burned out, sold out, changed their musical style to "keep up with the times", she kept on following her passion. No big-money comeback tour required for her; she never stopped touring! These are some terrific photos, Dario! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
