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Rukes
2nd of January 2008 (Wed), 18:46
There are a few massive events here in LA every New Years, so here are my pics of the one I usually shoot, Together As One:

Together As One's amazing lineup included Sasha & Digweed, Ferry Corsten, Deadmau5, Cedric Gervais, Lee Coombs and Dieselboy!

http://photo.rukes.com/tao08/tao08.html

From Deadmau5...
http://photo.rukes.com/tao08/slides/tao08%20292.jpg

...to packed house!
http://photo.rukes.com/tao08/slides/tao08%20151.jpg
DwightMcCann
2nd of January 2008 (Wed), 21:04
Holy Moley! That's a crowd. Looks like fun.
blackshadow
2nd of January 2008 (Wed), 21:33
Great fisheye shot!
bndgrl
2nd of January 2008 (Wed), 23:27
Great fisheye shot!

Ditto!! Great shot!
tmcman
3rd of January 2008 (Thu), 13:07
Great fisheye shot,
Great exposure from darkness on one end
to blowout at the other
just like being there.
thelightofsound
3rd of January 2008 (Thu), 14:33
yep, i love that fisheye too. i wish i would have gotten one like that at philips arena over my new years shoot.
aebasuplook
6th of January 2008 (Sun), 05:36
More pictures?! I was going to go, however I'm not much into the trance/rave stuff...
DwightMcCann
6th of January 2008 (Sun), 21:36
Please note that we are trying to start a Night Club Photography Tips & Techniques Sticky here at http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=432658 and would appreciate tips, tricks, techniques, etc., especially those with images to demonstrate how things are done ... please feel free to repost your ideas from other threads in that thread!
Rukes
7th of January 2008 (Mon), 15:04
I have been using my fisheye more and more lately, just have to find the right situations to use it for, which are generally crowd shots from the right angles. Fisheye shots are extremely cheezy looking unless you get them just right.

Funny thing too, Saturday was ATB at Vanguard. Since it was raining outside, everyone was packed inside, making it a Paul Van Dyk type night. It was like a sauna in there. Since there is so much glass on the fisheye, it would fog up almost instantly. I had to hold it under an air conditioned output and wait for the right moment to run to the DJ and hope for a good shot before it fogged up again:

http://photo.rukes.com/vanguard95/slides/vanguard95%20071.jpg

http://photo.rukes.com/vanguard95/slides/vanguard95%20072.jpg

As you can see, the shots worked, but I always hold the fisheye lens like I do the other ones and my finger sneaks into the shots on the lower-left corner :P
Scott6
7th of January 2008 (Mon), 15:14
one of the gals in the crowd forgot to put on her cloths.
DwightMcCann
7th of January 2008 (Mon), 15:17
I have been using my fisheye more and more lately, just have to find the right situations to use it for, which are generally crowd shots from the right angles. Fisheye shots are extremely cheezy looking unless you get them just right.

Funny thing too, Saturday was ATB at Vanguard. Since it was raining outside, everyone was packed inside, making it a Paul Van Dyk type night. It was like a sauna in there. Since there is so much glass on the fisheye, it would fog up almost instantly. I had to hold it under an air conditioned output and wait for the right moment to run to the DJ and hope for a good shot before it fogged up again:

As you can see, the shots worked, but I always hold the fisheye lens like I do the other ones and my finger sneaks into the shots on the lower-left corner :P

I'm guessing you held the lens in the AC and got it cool and then the high humidity caused it to fog! Nice shots, nice finger!

one of the gals in the crowd forgot to put on her cloths.

You wish!
René Damkot
9th of January 2008 (Wed), 12:45
Nice shots! I like #1, 2 and 4.
Is this gallery straight out of the camera?
Rukes
9th of January 2008 (Wed), 19:41
Nice shots! I like #1, 2 and 4.
Is this gallery straight out of the camera?

Thanks! Yes, I delete bad pics while I work, so when I get back, I have a final gallery of pics to upload :)
René Damkot
11th of January 2008 (Fri), 07:33
Nice. You get more consistent flash exposures then I do then ;)
Who?
12th of January 2008 (Sat), 07:21
Great fisheye shot!

Indeed. Great use of the effect.
zack3082
12th of January 2008 (Sat), 07:35
o look, the maven..
up close and personal...
im jelous
sabesh
12th of January 2008 (Sat), 14:05
Wow, great pics, mate! I'm so tempted to get a Fisheye now.
DwightMcCann
12th of January 2008 (Sat), 14:48
Wow, great pics, mate! I'm so tempted to get a Fisheye now.

If you shoot concerts or clubs they are worth their weight in gold.
zack3082
13th of January 2008 (Sun), 18:59
what lens is that
thelightofsound
14th of January 2008 (Mon), 11:59
Wow, great pics, mate! I'm so tempted to get a Fisheye now.

yep a fisheye is a must on a full frame. i wish my crop body would do it justice. there are a lot of fisheye shots from my new year's shoot in which i rented a 5d and a 15 fish. http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=431310