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Dennis Hendricksen
{K:4631} 4/10/2006
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Of all your band shots posted today I think this one works the best. Lots of energy created by your zoom effect, but the musicians are still clearly seen - thus we have an idea about what is creating all this energy. Nicely done - if the music was any bit as good as your picture it must have been a great show!
Dennis
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:184981} 4/10/2006
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Hi Keith, very dynamic shot with some spectacular colours. I only wish the guitar player would've been a bit longer exposed without zoom (quicker zooming, same shutterspeed, as the exposure looks spot on) to make him stand out a bit more in the blur. Another option would've been to use a fill flash on the rear curtain to "freeze" the guy. A minor thing, though, the feel and atmosphere are just great...
Cheers,
hugo
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Keith Fitzgerald
{K:1117} 4/10/2006
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Hi Hugo,
Cheers for the crit, about once a month I have to photo gigs - and i get bored doing the straight forward shots and i then just try different techniques, your right about getting the guitar player to stand out just a little bit more, i did'nt use flash as it was a recording session and I did not want to be a distraction, so the only way to get more clarity would be either as you said change the zooming technique or perhaps do a combined exposure.
Cheers
Keith
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Keith Fitzgerald
{K:1117} 4/10/2006
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Thanks Dennis, lots of energy was the whole idea, the "standard" freeze the action shots often dont convey the feeling of an event. The lead singer is local fisherman and a real character - an excellent band.
Regards
Keith
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Steve Aronoff
{K:21279} 5/3/2006
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Keith, I too love the energy of the shot. But if it's the energy that you wanted to highlight, it drops of a whole lot in the bottom half. The guitarist's upper body is obviously in motion, actively engaged in creative energy, while the legs are tin-soldier straight and grounded to the floor in a flat-footed stance. Also the top and bottom have vastly different average brightnesses.
To me the top and bottom halves look like two separate pictures. Frankly, I think you could cut the photo in half through the middle and end up with two super photos. I love the effects, color, and the different energies of the two halves.
Steve
p.s. You could even get a great third picture by using only the middle third.
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