Rock Concert in Tokyo

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Been to many concerts before, but tonight was my first time to take photos of one.
The band's called "Start from Scratch" and they were pretty hot!

These were taken handheld with my Canon 30D and 24-105 mm f/4L IS USM lens, ISO 1600, no flash:

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two more:

[taygull]

You've done a really nice job on these, good captures, nice and sharp. Pretty impressive with that glass.

[Steve Parr]

Wow... nice job for a first timer!

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Wow... nice job for a first timer!
Thanks! Must have been all of that beer! ;-)

[narlus]

definitely nice captures. the foreground hands-in-the-air is a bit distracting, but not much you can do about it. looking forward to yr next post.

can we request pics of certain japanese bands? ;) there are a bunch of psych/noise artists from japan who are amazing (ie, acid mothers temple, ghost, merzbow, keiji haino, high rise, up-tight, etc) and if you ever see bands that like i'd definitely be into seeing the pictures.

[OpticNein]

good shots? what glass did you use on these shots?

[livewire-photography.com]

Hey, those pics are awsome, the 1st one i like the most, really good first attempt.
James....

[Rick Wong]

Lovely shots.The band will love them.I especially like the shot with just the white par cans.Great traditional rock shot.Well done.

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definitely nice captures. the foreground hands-in-the-air is a bit distracting, but not much you can do about it. looking forward to yr next post.

can we request pics of certain japanese bands? ;) there are a bunch of psych/noise artists from japan who are amazing (ie, acid mothers temple, ghost, merzbow, keiji haino, high rise, up-tight, etc) and if you ever see bands that like i'd definitely be into seeing the pictures.
Well, I can guarantee anything (unless of course you commision me), but I may do some more band shoots. Glad you like them!

[Livinthalife]

nice shots Craig!

Love the first shot, the hands give the picture more emotion, and energy.

got any closeup. portrait like shots?

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nice shots Craig!

Love the first shot, the hands give the picture more emotion, and energy.

got any closeup. portrait like shots?

Thanks Andy! I thought the same about the hands, but other people seem to think that
they are a distraction. Who knows... Anyway, It's not my style photography as you know,
but was kind of fun nevertheless.

I was too far back and my lens was too short to get any real portraits without cropping,
but this one comes closer to what you were looking for I think:

[OpticNein]

i'm pretty amazed at the quality of shots you got at f4. i thought you needed a f2.8 lens to take concert pics?

i was debating on getting a 70-200mm IS USM L lens either the f4 or f2.8 version.

[taygull]

i'm pretty amazed at the quality of shots you got at f4. i thought you needed a f2.8 lens to take concert pics?

i was debating on getting a 70-200mm IS USM L lens either the f4 or f2.8 version.

You need an f/2.8 for low light...if the concert is well lit you can get away with an f/4. The problem is if your a "concert shooter" you will find most are not well lit or you will want to capture shots when the lighting is down. I'd never go to a concert without out fast glass. That does not mean that I'm going to shoot wide open all the time.

[danster]

[quote=OpticNein]i'm pretty amazed at the quality of shots you got at f4. i thought you needed a f2.8 lens to take concert pics?

I have to agree with Alex, I thought f4 would be too slow for concerts. Just learned something new today!

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i'm pretty amazed at the quality of shots you got at f4. i thought you needed a f2.8 lens to take concert pics?

i was debating on getting a 70-200mm IS USM L lens either the f4 or f2.8 version.
The IS helps a lot. Still, some of my shots were blurry from too much movement of the band members. I suppose a 2.8 would have been better, but I don't have one for my 30D, so I made do with f4.

[OpticNein]

I wonder if Canon's newly announced lens will do the trick? It's still not yet available...

70-200mm f4 IS USM L

[taygull]

I wonder if Canon's newly announced lens will do the trick? It's still not yet available...

70-200mm f4 IS USM L

The standard is the 70-200L f/2.8 IS USM - I don't know the price difference but it is worth it for the extra stops.

[fi20100]

Really nice pics! Nicely captured!

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The standard is the 70-200L f/2.8 IS USM - I don't know the price difference but it is worth it for the extra stops.

The f2.8 is about $1,100 and the f4 $600. One is lighter, one is brighter. Depends on your needs (and your budget).

[taygull]

The f2.8 is about $1,100 and the f4 $600. One is lighter, one is brighter. Depends on your needs (and your budget).

the f/2.8 IS is much more than $1100, more like $1700 but in my opinion it is a must.

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the f/2.8 IS is much more than $1100, more like $1700 but in my opinion it is a must.
You're right. That was the used price I saw one for on eBay, sorry.

[René Damkot]

Nice images. I like the first one!

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Nice images. I like the first one!
Thanks! It's my favorite too. That's why I posted it first.