Up In Smoke Tour, Wellington N.Z.

[UmbraDigital]

I've never been frightened for my life at a concert, before now. Lots of opposing Gang colours were out in force, and of course a huge Police presence. Not a fun experience to walk through the crowd with all my camera gear to reach the photo pit...

So anyway, some shots from the night:

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

1. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/ProstheticGod/1a11ec44.jpg

2. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/ProstheticGod/7d3ccf74.jpg

3. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/ProstheticGod/9812defd.jpg

Ice Cube

4. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/ProstheticGod/9c62fcb3.jpg

5. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/ProstheticGod/434cea83.jpg

Snoop Dogg

6. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/ProstheticGod/e6dc7939.jpg

7. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/ProstheticGod/32429ca0.jpg

8. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/ProstheticGod/50d926b7.jpg

Equipment: EOS 450D + 28-70 f2.8L + Sigma 20 f1.8
Location: ASB Arena, Wellington, New Zealand

[shannyD]

man, i didnt kn ow bone thugs n harmony were still around.. never was a fan of them.. but i can dig me some snoop, and some ice cube.

great shots.. they turned out really great.

shannon

[blackshadow]

Overall they look a little soft or you slightly OOF.

I think #3 is the pick of the bunch.

[londonblue007]

#6 is the best IMO! #3 is also great

[Compact Diss]

Do you have any more info on this tour? I found nothing on the net covering it. I was surprised to see them using "Up in Smoke" as the name, that was Dre's tour in 2000. Any further info would be appreciated.

[4g63photo]

I wish you would have taken some crowd pictures to see all the purdy colors out there.

[Compact Diss]

When I saw Dre on the original UIS tour, along with Eminem, NWA and a lot of others, the crowd was one color, WHITE. In fact, we went back the next night and my friend Luis was the only black guy in our entire section, this music is still way too stereotyped. Ice Cube is a business man, a family man. The days of the gangbanging with some of these artists are long over. Well, Snoop still finds himself in trouble often for some reason, but...

[blackshadow]

Ice Cube is a business man, a family man. The days of the gangbanging with some of these artists are long over. Well, Snoop still finds himself in trouble often for some reason, but...


Remember this was in New Zealand and they're a little backward over there... :p

The Australian leg of the tour (same performers) is billed as the West Coast Originals tour.

[UmbraDigital]

Yeah, looks like I got the tour name mixed up... Was actually the "Smoked Out" tour, poster below.

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn116/foxy_budusy/smokedouttour.jpg

And as for the backward comment... Haha looking at the majority of the crowd at this show I'd have to agree with you! ;)

[blackshadow]

I should be hanging with Snoop Dogg tomorrow at the Melbourne Cup - he's the guest of a couple of marquees that I am doing some celebrity shots at.

[René Damkot]

#3 and 4 are nice.

Some of the others look (too) soft.

[Compact Diss]

Nice use of smoke photography in their promo!

[Suicidenote]

I like #3 except for the mic blocking the face, but #6 wide-angle snoop is my favorite, just wish the colors weren't so washed out.

[Karizmatik]

Snoop never did skimp on his mic's. What I'd do for a Shure SM58 covered in diamonds! Haha.

A few shots did seem a little soft. But there was some good ones of BTNH!

How was the show?

[gary88]

6 and 8 look great!

[Marmar]

im gunna agree with everyone else and say #3 is great, would be better if the mic wasnt in the way but what can ya do.

would have loved to have made it to this, only really wanted to see Ice Cube tho and I was a little broke

[aduda]

I am all about #6 and #8.

I wish I could see Bone Thugs, just for nostalga. I used to rock that daily on my bus ride when the album first came out.

[WherzRoony]

OBMA'S FUTURE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/ProstheticGod/50d926b7.jpg

Great shots

[jedi1354]

Love them i am a big ice cube fan