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90c4
19th of May 2008 (Mon), 09:02
The Beach Boys played a free show last night (an anonymous donor hired them to play at the town's annual weekend festival). I would have been better off at f/4-8 and a higher ISO as it seemed plenty bright, but I had my kids with me and only shot for a minute or so. Had I known I would have been able to get into the VIP area and up to the front row I would have have brought my 35L and 24-105 too. These shots were taken with an eight year old on my shoulders!

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http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q68/gastwirt/20080518_0726.jpg

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RyanM
19th of May 2008 (Mon), 11:44
Cool shots. Must have been a great show
CPO_USN
19th of May 2008 (Mon), 16:09
Great shots
Grace
19th of May 2008 (Mon), 19:08
Great shots! Nice and clear. I still love the Beach Boys!
BeccaJ
21st of May 2008 (Wed), 16:15
that'd have been great to see! nice shots!
DwightMcCann
22nd of May 2008 (Thu), 09:49
Would be nice to have a wide shot or two, but these are excellent. Having a child to weigh you down and hold you firmly in place clearly helped.
90c4
22nd of May 2008 (Thu), 10:10
Would be nice to have a wide shot or two, but these are excellent. Having a child to weigh you down and hold you firmly in place clearly helped.

Absolutely, and thanks for the kind words. I didn't expect to be going to the concert, let alone ending up in the front row. I happened to have the camera in the car with just that lens on it. I was stopped from taking pictures after 3 songs, yet a dozen other non-professionals were using their SLRs, even with zooms and flashes. I was told my lens looked too "professional".
90c4
22nd of May 2008 (Thu), 12:57
I was asked by PM how sharp that lens is at 100% crop - answer: very sharp!

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q68/gastwirt/mic_crop.jpg
bsmotril
22nd of May 2008 (Thu), 17:53
Very nice shots. It amazes me that they look just the same as when I saw them 20 years ago. They're as timeless as Dick Clarke.
garryknight
22nd of May 2008 (Thu), 19:59
Nice shots of the Beach Pensioners. :)