My first concert... please critique...

[turbodude]

Left in Ashes @ Crowbar in Tampa.

1.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/43/427326493_9f97a4706e.jpg

2.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/173/427324197_340138211a.jpg

3.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/184/427324186_9e08af3b24.jpg?v=0


4.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/152/427316569_1c73042a2d.jpg?v=0

5.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/145/427316513_1d579cd4c8.jpg?v=0

6.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/159/427302673_f1552a94f5.jpg?v=0

7.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/184/427302663_00919d26e9.jpg?v=0

8.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/186/427316516_67a7d0cf76.jpg?v=0

[turbodude]

9.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/186/424486975_4e0e1a329c.jpg?v=0

10.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/169/427302644_d4ea5fa9f2.jpg?v=0

11.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/153/427326488_f7a7e8b8c1.jpg?v=0




i know exif is stripped, sorry about that. mostly shot @ 1/320 or faster. iso 1600 or 3200. Using ef35 f/2 @ f/2, zenitar 16 @ 2.8, and nifty 50 @ 1.8 or 2. no flash.

I know now that custom white balance is key.

[Atheomerase]

Very impressed with your first concert shots. Nice crisp images overall, good color, etc.

#1 is very impressive, the crisp drummer face, but blurred drum sticks and funky angle make it a very cool shot.

#8 is composed a little weird (a lot of space to the top but cut off the body - something I do quite often as well) but that being said, I like that shot as well. The highlights and shadows give the shot quite a bit of mood.

[blackshadow]

Excellent first effort.

turbodude? a turbonegro fan?

[turbodude]

nope just a big automotive nut. thanks for the critiques guys!

[bmoguy]

Very nice, set. Well done.

[turbodude]

I took a whole lot from this forum. and pretty much thanks everyone on here for their advise in all the numerous threads.

my number one tip i kept remembering was. Guitar heads, guitar heads, guitar heads!

And then facial expression, emotion...

now i have to work on my composition. Howeve ri love this type of work because it gets you going, due to teh fact there is a time limit and opportunity to be lost. in a blink of an eye the shot can be gone forever. Like there was a shot i missed when the lead spit up in the air. I wish i could have it over but i will remember next time. :)


thanks again POTN performing arts Photogs for all your tips!!!

[Clique Allen]

Number 8 wins for me. Love it!

[johnstoy]

One, three and four, for me..Good start...keep posting here...
We'll be certain to give you a thorough going over...:D

[Valerie S]

Sharp and a nice big DoF on some of them. For my tastes, I would've cropped a couple a little differently. I like 6 and 11 the best.

MC-zenitar 16mm f/2.8? You were doing manual focus at this show with your 30D? ? ?

[René Damkot]

I wish my first concert images would've looked only 10% as good...
Nice! I like #1, 5 and 6 best.
Some images could be improved by a bit of cropping IMO.

[turbodude]

feel free to show me what you would have done cropping wise i would love to see the dramatic change of expression when someone elses style is involved.

And yes Manual Focus at the show. Distance scale i trust it. :)

[turbodude]

anyone else?

[johnstoy]

anyone else?

Some days, around here it's like, "I'll C & C your's, if you C & C mine"...:rolleyes:

[turbodude]

hahahaah

[DwightMcCann]

I wish my first concert images would've looked only 10% as good...
Nice! I like #1, 5 and 6 best.
Some images could be improved by a bit of cropping IMO.
And I would have been ecstatic if any of my first 30 concerts looked 1% as good as these!

hahahaah

Oh, yes, please read the FAQ.

[turbodude]

thanks again guys. coming from tenured photgs like yourselves makes me feel really good.