Larry Colen wrote: > I went to JJ's blues last night. There wasn't anyone to dance with, so > I played with the camera. K-x with FA 77. > > The light balance at JJ's seems to have been scientifically engineered > to make it impossible to get decent photos, without actually doing > anything at all artistic or creative. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157624167766640/ > but you may find this link easier to look at > http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157624167766640/ > > As usual, it seems that once I threw away all the ones that were total > trash I was left with my choice of a sharp photo, or a good moment. > > These were tough because she had come down off the stage, out of the > light, into the crowd and the guy was about two feet from me, which is > a bit close for the 77: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/4653730416/in/set-72157624167766640/ > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/4653113687/in/set-72157624167766640/ > > > I didn't have time to bump the ISO, so I just cranked the shutter speed > down "enough" which ended up being 1/8 second. > Despite the blur, I kind of like them. > Excellent gig set Larry. I too like the one where she gets down with the guy in the crowd.
Interesting to see the poor drummer in darkness. Last year when I was photographing at a local festival, I asked the lighting guys whether they could get more light on the back of the stage so that drummers would be lit. Their answer - "Why would you want to do that?" Chris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
