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bjyoder
2nd of November 2009 (Mon), 23:02
Caught Company of Thieves out of Chicago opening for Our Lady Peace at the Newport Music Hall last Thursday (10/29). Great band, maybe the best photos of the night (which is unfortunate, since I'm a big OLP fan...).

I'm posting up some of the ones I don't look at and say "That's a winner" (though some are). C&C greatly appreciated!

1
http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp44/bjyoder913/_MG_1820.jpg

2
http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp44/bjyoder913/_MG_1846.jpg

3 - Tried a bit of an odd PP thought on this one. What do you think?
http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp44/bjyoder913/_MG_1883.jpg

4
http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp44/bjyoder913/_MG_1905.jpg

5
http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp44/bjyoder913/_MG_1950.jpg

6
http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp44/bjyoder913/_MG_2012.jpg

7
http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp44/bjyoder913/_MG_2067.jpg

8
http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp44/bjyoder913/_MG_2032.jpg

Check out some of the photos from Our Lady Peace here (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=8944368#post8944368), and check out the whole set at www.cover-online.com
Cliff Nordman
3rd of November 2009 (Tue), 00:34
I like #2 because it is so sharp and because of her expression.

I don't like the selective color in #3. I would rather see it all B&W.

Until I saw #5, I could not tell that she was beating a tambourine in #4, so the motion blur didn't work for me.

In #7, he looks like he's taking a bow, which is too calm to merit zoom blur. Zoom blur seems action-packed to me.

#8 looks cool.
DwightMcCann
3rd of November 2009 (Tue), 09:50
I like #1 although I think it is slightly front focused. Also like #2 ... I like tight headshots of performers. I don't care for selective desaturation or partial desaturation and would prefer normal B&W. And I like #8. I guess Cliff and I are of a mind. :-)
bjyoder
3rd of November 2009 (Tue), 10:47
Thanks guys!

This set was some experimentation with the post; I have a fair amount of others that are a bit more "regular" in the post area.

Dwight, the front focus you see in #1 was something I was battling all night. I don't know if it's the camera or the lenses (though some of it was definitely me). I've been getting a bit of front focusing in very dark conditions; more so than in better light at the same apertures. There were more than I want to admit that were too front-focused for their own good.
DwightMcCann
3rd of November 2009 (Tue), 12:58
I have the same front focus problem ... I think the camera picks up the closest thing in the AF area which is usually bigger than the metering rectangle. I have tried using MA +4 on my 70-200mm f/2.8L IS but can't really tell if it has helped. I try to be careful of the area where I focus to avoid anything I can the might pulll the focus forward.
bjyoder
3rd of November 2009 (Tue), 13:10
I have the same front focus problem ... I think the camera picks up the closest thing in the AF area which is usually bigger than the metering rectangle. I have tried using MA +4 on my 70-200mm f/2.8L IS but can't really tell if it has helped. I try to be careful of the area where I focus to avoid anything I can the might pulll the focus forward.

Good point; I had forgotten all about that.
mono55
3rd of November 2009 (Tue), 13:39
2 is definitely the best of the set.