Earth, Wind, and Fire

[erdavis]

A capture of the legendary band Earth, Wind, and Fire performing at Riverbend 07 in Chattanooga, TN.

[extrememc]

Great shot.

[Inspired Photography]

Any closeups?

Rob

[erdavis]

Here are a few close-ups. Unfortunately the main stage at Riverbend is very high up and small so it's hard to get good shots even with creds.

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[question]

I saw them last night.

Awesome. The dude on the bass is crazy

[erdavis]

Here's my best shot of the bass player (Verdine White). I agree, he's full of energy.

[DwightMcCann]

I found EWF very hard to photograph ... they have weird lighting preferences! And I let LightRoom create my gallery and it made horrible choices ... but it's good for other things and will get better ... but I really feel your pain and think these are about as good as one can get from them. I did get one of the bass player that wasn't horrendous but is hardly better than yours:

http://dwightmccann.com/Images/EarthWindFire03222007/content/bin/images/large/EarthWindFire013.jpg

Some groups are just tough.

[pimpcain]

great shots! The guy in the very center of the first picture ate at my girlfriends restaurant. very nice guy!

[erdavis]

That's a nice and clear shot Dwight. I was at least 30 yds from the stage and had the 70-200 f4 nearly maxed out. The main stage at Rivernbend is in a bad location for photogs because it's up high and very small.

[TomPhotog]

Only one dancing girl? You got ripped off.

[René Damkot]

Wow. a railing in front of the stage :rolleyes:
That would kinda screw up any picture opportunities.
Pity. First shot would have been okay otherwise.
On #2 and 3: Loose the flash, or learn how to use it better... This is overflashed IMHO.