Over the Rhine @ C2G - 7/11/08

Over the Rhine is such a great band...hard to describe them really as they have something like 17 albums and bridge several styles. I guess I would call them mid-western quasi-spiritual folk pop with a touch of jazz or something along those lines. I only got to see the first 4.5 songs or so as I was putting on a show at my house this same evening...but it was enough to leave an impression.

FYI, these shots were processed entirely in the Lightroom 2 beta (from import to output sharpening). One cool thing about the beta is the ability to take the clarity slider in the negative direction...instant skin softening! Thanks to Joel for making me finally dl the beta...I am a fan!

Anyway, evidently I was in a horizontal mood when I picked these. The rest are here.

I'll take all the C&C you got. Thanks for looking.

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I love my 135, wish I had more chances to use it, thanks for sharing. Love the light in these images. I think this is the first time I've seen the 30D do ISO 1250 so well.

loving 2, 4, 5 , and 8. very sharp and vibrant colors.

Thanks for the comments. ISO 1250 seems to be a sweet spot for ISO speed and noise performance. I often try to shoot at 800 at this venue, but the shutter speeds get a little slow sometimes (I like to stop down a bit when I can so I have some margin for error).

Oh and just for the record 5 and 8 were with the 5D.

Nice series. I like #4 best, but the rest is good as well.

Damn buddy, you actually made C2G look good. Everything looks spot-on...

bacchanal wrote in post #5907388
Thanks for the comments. ISO 1250 seems to be a sweet spot for ISO speed and noise performance. I often try to shoot at 800 at this venue, but the shutter speeds get a little slow sometimes (I like to stop down a bit when I can so I have some margin for error).

Oh and just for the record 5 and 8 were with the 5D.

funny, i was just thinking that i've become completely comfortable w/ just shooting @ 1600, and then if i have enough light, to stop down.

these shots are very good. 2, 4, 5 do it for me.

narlus wrote in post #5910070
funny, i was just thinking that i've become completely comfortable w/ just shooting @ 1600, and then if i have enough light, to stop down.

these shots are very good. 2, 4, 5 do it for me.

Oh trust me, I'm a little too comfortable with high ISO. It's these venues with light that usually throw me. It's easy when I have no choice and have to shoot wide open at 3200...all the decisions are made for me. I'm just trying to get out of that knee jerk reaction to just stick it on 1600 and go. And yeah, shooting at f/2.8 or f/4 is kind of nice sometimes..yes, it's taken me 2 years to figure that out!
The thing about this venue is those projection screens really mess with me. Admittedly, this is probably the first time I've really nailed the exposures on a consistent basis at this venue, and as we all know, that is the real key to keeping the noise down.

nice set. sharp and clean. 3,4,5 are my picks for emotion.

you certainly did nail it. nice going.