Pirate @ The Annandale - first gig with Tokina 11-16

[niqqunos]

Hi All,

Took a few shots of my friends' band, Pirate, at The Annandale Hotel tonight.

Decided to test out the new Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 to see how it handles a live music setting, and I'm pretty happy with the results. Swapped to Siggie 70-200 after a while to get some tighter shots...

Basically every shot with the 11-16 was at arm's length without using the viewfinder or live view! There was one other photographer there (shooting with a 24-70 L) and she seemed a bit confused as to why I was reaching my whole arm over the foldback to within a metre of the band at ankle height to take most of my shots!

Here's some of my favourites from the night:

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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2798/4018609631_efcbc7c471.jpg

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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2586/4018609235_2d70c3d919.jpg

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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2662/4019372268_231008d179.jpg

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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2425/4019397070_5bdf369aa3.jpg

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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3498/4018635019_a0d63b5688.jpg

6. Back to the 70-200 now...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3494/4018610439_bf24dce642.jpg

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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2504/4019373466_4e8ffae0ca.jpg

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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2470/4019373868_9e12256979.jpg