Last Night's Gig

[chrisunderwoodimages]

Some images. The music was good.

#1
http://cunderwood.smugmug.com/photos/647598733_7Sw2u-L.jpg

#2
http://cunderwood.smugmug.com/photos/647646640_d3vzU-L.jpg

#3
http://cunderwood.smugmug.com/photos/647655683_qPzZK-XL.jpg

#4
http://cunderwood.smugmug.com/photos/647608339_nkUCW-L.jpg

[ivar]

Hi Chris,

Very nice photos! I particularly like #1. You caught a nice moment, good light, friendly expression. It looks almost like he was engaged in something? a conversation with the audience? That's the feeling I get from that shot.

On the last shot, it seems that you missed the focus a bit. It looks like his shirt is in focus, but his head is not.

[chrisunderwoodimages]

You read the first photo correctly:) He was talking to the audience about the next song he was going to sing and telling a bit of a story to go along with it. It was one of those "wait for the moment with the camera in my face" times. This was the best of a quick burst.

I think you are right about the last one.

Thanks for the comment.

[1pocket]

It could partly be motion blur on the third shot, because his shoulder in the foreground looks close to in focus.

You got nice light in these -- just the stage lighting, or did you pop a little off camera flash, too? (Especially the top one)

Seems like you were pretty close to the action :)

Nice shots!

[chrisunderwoodimages]

It was stage lighting only. I used my Olympus E-3 and the 50-200mm f2.8-3.5 wide open though. It was sort of an equipment test to see how well that setup would work for dim(ish) stage lighting. ISO on these was 1600. I was able to be in the front of the audience (I was asked to take pictures) and had some freedom of movement around the front of the performers.