Country Artists

[Beau Hudspeth]

These images were shot in 2004 at KUPL's annual (now defunked) Countryfest with my 10D and a Tamron zoom.

C&C always welcome!

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LeAnne Rimes
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Larry Stewart - Front man for Restless Heart
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Carolyn Dawn Johnson
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Jeff Bates
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[René Damkot]

First one is best by a fair margin: Second is cropped a bit odd, third is covered by a microphone, and lighting is very harsh. A different viewpoint *might* have helped. It certainly would have helped improve the background.
#4 doesn't seem sharp & BG is very distracting....
#1 is nice though.

Wow, 2004... And here I am thinking I am slow ;)


Got any more recent shots?

[Beau Hudspeth]

First one is best by a fair margin: Second is cropped a bit odd, third is covered by a microphone, and lighting is very harsh. A different viewpoint *might* have helped. It certainly would have helped improve the background.
#4 doesn't seem sharp & BG is very distracting....
#1 is nice though.

Wow, 2004... And here I am thinking I am slow ;)


Got any more recent shots?#2 was only cropped width-wise - it is full hight
#4 Was taken JUST as he started to move to the mike, hence the blur
#3 That is where she was the whole time - she didn't move.

Part of the issue with this show was there were VERY few areas where one was allowed to shoot from - and not having a press-pass meant I was in within the crowd :confused:

#1 LeAnne walked to the edge of the stage and sang the entire song from there so getting a good shot of her was MUCH easier.

[Steve Parr]

The girl in #3 is to be commended for fine taste in musical instruments...

:lol:

[Beau Hudspeth]

The girl in #3 is to be commended for fine taste in musical instruments...

:lol:When you can afford a Taylor, why not get one!

[Steve Parr]

When you can afford a Taylor, why not get one!

Especially that one; a DDSM.

Then again, I'm just a tad partial to Taylors.

Pretty nice shots, by the way. My favorite, by far, is Jeff Bates...

[Beau Hudspeth]

Pretty nice shots, by the way. My favorite, by far, is Jeff Bates...
Thank you!

[CanonXTuser]

#2 was only cropped width-wise - it is full hight
#4 Was taken JUST as he started to move to the mike, hence the blur
#3 That is where she was the whole time - she didn't move.

Part of the issue with this show was there were VERY few areas where one was allowed to shoot from - and not having a press-pass meant I was in within the crowd :confused:

#1 LeAnne walked to the edge of the stage and sang the entire song from there so getting a good shot of her was MUCH easier.


i thought you said you wanted c&c?

#4 is soft [the mic is sharp].why not take more than one shot or adjust your settings to capture him without blur. were your other shots even softer?

#3 I like. I think it's your best shots. colors extremely rich. the mic is not completely covering her mouth so you still get expression from her. it's always ideal to get the full mouth but this, like guitar heads, is not always possible.

p.s. why are you shouting "JUST" and"VERY" ... again, you said you wanted c&c. if you want to explain why the shots came out as they did, that's fine, but there is no need to shout. that's not very good manners to say you want c&c and then seem to be resentful when you receive it.

[Beau Hudspeth]

Ok ... sure. Thank you for berateing me ... I meant, commenting. Hahahaha

As for CAPS, read any of my other near 300 posts - I don't use then to shout. ;)

[CanonXTuser]

Ok ... sure. Thank you for berateing me ... I meant, commenting. Hahahaha

As for CAPS, read any of my other near 300 posts - I don't use then to shout. ;)


now that's explaining. you're a quick learner! :D

as for rene, he's super critical with everyone, including me :( - so welcome to the fold! He He :)

#1 and #3 are excellent. great colors.

[Beau Hudspeth]

#1 and #3 are excellent. great colors.Thanx. I used the VelaVision 'plugin' from FredMiranda.com

[CanonXTuser]

Thanx. I used the VelaVision 'plugin' from FredMiranda.com

I actually was going to ask if you did something in processing to get such super saturation.

gee, you really are quick! :D

[johnstoy]

Great colors...nice shots as a set...

[Beau Hudspeth]

Great colors...nice shots as a set...Thank you! I looked online at some of the pics the stations photog took, man they sucked, so the next time saw my favorite DJ out and about, I gave him some 8x10's of these. He said I should have shot for them - I agreed. Hehehe!

[Steve Parr]

Thank you! I looked online at some of the pics the stations photog took, man they sucked, so the next time saw my favorite DJ out and about, I gave him some 8x10's of these. He said I should have shot for them - I agreed. Hehehe!

That's definitely an angle you should work...

[squashed]

Very cool !! I really like the Jeff Bates and LeeAnn shots !!

[Beau Hudspeth]

That's definitely an angle you should work...If it were not defunked, I would :(

[Beau Hudspeth]

Very cool !! I really like the Jeff Bates and LeeAnn shots !!
Thank you!

[Indecent Exposure]

If it were not defunked, I would :(
When Bootsey Collins got his bass stolen, wasn't he defunked?

:D

Great shots, BTW. Jeff Bates is my favorite of the pics. It really captures his stage personality.

[Beau Hudspeth]

When Bootsey Collins got his bass stolen, wasn't he defunked?Booooooo ... hehehe! :D
Great shots, BTW. Jeff Bates is my favorite of the pics. It really captures his stage personality.Thanx!

[johnstoy]

Thank you! I looked online at some of the pics the stations photog took, man they sucked, so the next time saw my favorite DJ out and about, I gave him some 8x10's of these. He said I should have shot for them - I agreed. Hehehe!

I hear you on this one... Your photos are not the typical run of the mill, average guy shots...They'd "knock the sox off" a lot of people...

I've got a similar situation here, with a local station...one of the key managers was spiteful to me... while all other employees are real nice to me and really like my pics... So I'm staying retired.

[Beau Hudspeth]

Your photos are not the typical run of the mill, average guy shots...They'd "knock the sox off" a lot of people.Wow ... what do I say to that? That is some high praise for the company one keeps at POTN. Thank you!