The Pretenders @ the Orpheum Boston

londonblue007 · 5th of February 2009 (Thu)

ISO 800, f/2.8 - f/5, 1/100 - 1/400

Lots of light, but very spotty. A very contrasty design. My guess is the bright white downlight is so you couldn't really see Chrissie Hynde's face, in an attempt to keep you from realizing she's 57.

Here we go:

1

2

3

4

5 OOF or Motion Blur, or something, but I like the moment anyway.

6

7

René Damkot · 5th of February 2009 (Thu)

Some very coarse noise for ISO 800....
What happened there?

londonblue007 · 5th of February 2009 (Thu)

which photos?

René Damkot · 5th of February 2009 (Thu)

#1 and 5 mainly.

johnstoy · 5th of February 2009 (Thu)

It's mid day and the sun is very bright at my house... So I really can't see these pics very well... However, from what I can make out, the composition and subjects look real good...

The Pretender's will be performing this evening right down the road from me (10 minutes away)... I saw them last time they were here...

Good job.

narlus · 5th of February 2009 (Thu)

not too bad...2 is a nice shot of the whole band. 6's good too, good capture. i like that you left room on the bottom (that her boot wasn't too close to the edge of the shot).

roman_t · 6th of February 2009 (Fri)

good shots. what is that glass curtain in front of drums?

narlus · 6th of February 2009 (Fri)

roman, looks to be a plexiglass (perspex) shield to protect the hearing of the performers from the drums...roger miller (mission of burma) has hearing problems and had peter prescott use one for his drum kit

90c4 · 6th of February 2009 (Fri)

Plexiglass isolation booths and shields are also used to keep the other mics from picking up the drums, which is a nightmare when trying to mix a band - especially if you're recording it.

londonblue007 · 6th of February 2009 (Fri)

Quote:

Originally Posted by 90c4

Plexiglass isolation booths and shields are also used to keep the other mics from picking up the drums, which is a nightmare when trying to mix a band - especially if you're recording it.

Which they were doing. There were room mics everywhere. at the sound board. 2 each on either side of the stage. the drum kit was mic'ed up with more mics then they needed. every guitar amp was mic'ed with an e609 or SM-57 AND a shure KSM-44's!

roman_t · 6th of February 2009 (Fri)

ok point taken

DwightMcCann · 8th of February 2009 (Sun)

Yeah, we've had those isolation barriers reflect into the audience and blind the whole first row!

I think the sound is generally better when they use them as drummers rarely have a gentle hand ... nothing worse than having a rhythm section that drowns out everybody else like some hobby band! As for the older gals, they do seem obsessed with looking like they did when they were at the top of the charts.

londonblue007 · 9th of February 2009 (Mon)

my review of the show is here : http://www.bostonmusicspotlight.com/article.php?id=1877

silvex · 14th of February 2009 (Sat)

Why the low iso? ISO1600 should give 1/1000 shutter speed for crisp frames ? even 3200.

roentarre · 14th of February 2009 (Sat)

Simply spetacular images here. Wow!

I love them!

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johnstoy Cream of the Crop Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Poconos, PA USA Posts: 6,645	Re: The Pretenders @ the Orpheum Boston It's mid day and the sun is very bright at my house... So I really can't see these pics very well... However, from what I can make out, the composition and subjects look real good... The Pretender's will be performing this evening right down the road from me (10 minutes away)... I saw them last time they were here... Good job. __________________ John Stoy www.poconophotos.com My Gear List "Are you only Looking* or actually Seeing", from Microbiology 101.*

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londonblue007 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 852 IMAGE EDITING OK	The Pretenders @ the Orpheum Boston ISO 800, f/2.8 - f/5, 1/100 - 1/400 Lots of light, but very spotty. A very contrasty design. My guess is the bright white downlight is so you couldn't really see Chrissie Hynde's face, in an attempt to keep you from realizing she's 57. Here we go: 1 2 3 4 5 OOF or Motion Blur, or something, but I like the moment anyway. 6 7 __________________ Canon 50D; Battery Grip; Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8; Canon 50mm f/1.8; Canon 430 Speedlight; website Flickr Facebook philbondphotography@gmail.com

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roman_t Cream of the Crop Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Astana, Kazakhstan Posts: 5,221 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: The Pretenders @ the Orpheum Boston good shots. what is that glass curtain in front of drums?

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90c4 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,188	Re: The Pretenders @ the Orpheum Boston Plexiglass isolation booths and shields are also used to keep the other mics from picking up the drums, which is a nightmare when trying to mix a band - especially if you're recording it.

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DwightMcCann so, what are we talking about? Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Buellton, California, USA Posts: 20,827 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: The Pretenders @ the Orpheum Boston Yeah, we've had those isolation barriers reflect into the audience and blind the whole first row! I think the sound is generally better when they use them as drummers rarely have a gentle hand ... nothing worse than having a rhythm section that drowns out everybody else like some hobby band! As for the older gals, they do seem obsessed with looking like they did when they were at the top of the charts. __________________ Dwight McCann Website - Facebook - 6th Annual BBQ Gear List - Concert FAQ - My Small Studio How I Got Into This Business

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londonblue007 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 852 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: The Pretenders @ the Orpheum Boston my review of the show is here : http://www.bostonmusicspotlight.com/article.php?id=1877 __________________ Canon 50D; Battery Grip; Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8; Canon 50mm f/1.8; Canon 430 Speedlight; website Flickr Facebook philbondphotography@gmail.com

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