Bonnaroo Music Festival 6/11/09 Manchester, TN Day 1

I see there has already been another Bonnaroo Music Festival topic started so I figured the more the merrier. 5 days in of mud, torrential rain, heat, sunlight, excess and survival. Day 1 I decided to a little shooting, a lot of figuring out the lay of the land and pretty much get myself into a Roo-Groove.

I could create galleries for every act I shot but I would be posting stuff for a long time. Because I don't have that time I will post galleries for some, daily overview for others. Even though I was working 14+ hour days for 4 straight days I didn't even come close to shooting everyone I wanted to. First rule of Bonneroo is to pace yourself. You need to survive first, make photos later. Midway through the first day the rains came. Hard. Real hard. The festival was under a tornado warning that night and I could only imagine what it would have been like if one actually touched down. If I lived, I was dreading what the camera would be capturing then. I know how to protect my equipment but I wasn't prepared for the amount of rain that fell that night. Between three major thunderstorm bands it rained close to 4 inches.

Anyway, here are some highlights of Day/Night 1. As always comments and critique are welcome.

1. White Rabbits

Wow you sure didn't waste any time putting these up Tony....

ah-mazing

great shots, might i ask which equipment you used with these

vtred wrote in post #8128291
Wow you sure didn't waste any time putting these up Tony....

ah-mazing

Thank you.

Aidenswarrior wrote in post #8128702
great shots, might i ask which equipment you used with these

All photos at Bonnaroo were taken with 40D coupled with a 200mm f/2 IS L and a EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS. Thank you for the compliment.

Damn!...how long have you had the 200 f/2? I need to get one of those babies.

#4 is my fav... Might use a little *clarify*? but the composition and timing is real cool... as are the lights and colors... Good job Tony.

Nice capture on # 7. the only thing lacking in photography is the music.

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bacchanal wrote in post #8132469
Damn!...how long have you had the 200 f/2? I need to get one of those babies.

I picked it up before the start of the latest Springsteen tour in March. I am so pleased with this lens that I seem to keep it mounted all the time. Best glass I have ever shot with.

johnstoy wrote in post #8136477
#4 is my fav... Might use a little *clarify*? but the composition and timing is real cool... as are the lights and colors... Good job Tony.

I did all sorts of pp on that one. I'm not sure I can make it any better, but I always seem to try.

krissears wrote in post #8136896
Nice capture on # 7. the only thing lacking in photography is the music.

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Thank you.