Downchild Blues Band

[Zeineth]

Well I had the honor of shooting these ledgendary blues men. They have been together now for 30 years and can still rock the blues. I only hope my images do them justice. For the full soot here is the link. Downchild (http://www.z-photography.ca/Concert_pics/Downchild/)

Some samples.

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http://www.z-photography.ca/Concert_pictures/Downchild/medium/Downchild_01-001.jpg

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http://www.z-photography.ca/Concert_pictures/Downchild/medium/Downchild_67-067.jpg

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http://www.z-photography.ca/Concert_pictures/Downchild/medium/Downchild_10-010.jpg

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http://www.z-photography.ca/Concert_pictures/Downchild/medium/Downchild_51-051.jpg

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http://www.z-photography.ca/Concert_pictures/Downchild/medium/Downchild_27-027.jpg

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http://www.z-photography.ca/Concert_pictures/Downchild/medium/Downchild_43-043.jpg

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http://www.z-photography.ca/Concert_pictures/Downchild/medium/Downchild_30-030.jpg

[DwightMcCann]

Nice ... while overall they seem to lack "snap" and some could be cropped tighter, they are good captures and a good assortment.

[Zeineth]

Thanks Dwight and I hear ya. At this show I was concentrating on getting good clear pictures and I think I managed to do that. As per usual the lighting was very red most of the time and I have tried to remove some of it. I want to get a 70-200 L IS after the new year as I think that may help with crispness you refer. After all I am still using the consumer grade lenses. I did not crop many of the pictures so allot are as shot. Still though I am ever learning and take your comments and work with them. I get to shoot David Wilcox tonight and I just hope they use less red being it is at a different bar then these and he is bald, actually the same bar my Sam Roberts pics were shot at.

[johnstoy]

These are real nice composition shots...the colors are a bit shy though...I'd try some saturation, tints, specific color accentuation and a bit of contrast...these variables can enhance the slightly dull and pale looks of the blue/grays and pinkish/reds, primaries featured here...

[roman_t]

#3 sax #6 guitar and #5 piano players are very good. look at pianist hands - they've worth of special photosession.

[dpurslow]

I think dwight has it, they are really nice photos but not great shots - they tell the story well but none would be a cover image - the exposure is bang on in what looks like an ever changing lighting stage !

[Zeineth]

Thanks guys, this shoot was very red as the location generally is. The flatness is caused by me trying to pull some of the red out. I hear your comments ad will go back and give them another round in PS.