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Saint Sway wrote:
do you recall what song that was? Looks like a monster Keef Riff was just unleashed

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monkey_man wrote:
BTW anyone see Pug at the show?

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jostorm wrote:
Ok, let's try again..

SWEET VIRGINIA: those pictures are absolutely amazing, thrilled you posted them, thanks, and I have to say that your pictures always seem to have that extra "umpf", and (without intending to take anything away from the photographer's eye for a damn good shot ) may I just ask which type of camera you use??? Is it one of those really big ones with interchangeable lenses, or a compact little affair???? Wish I could ever shoot like that....

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I think Glencar is the only one with a pic of me from AC . . . I don't think he has posted any from the House of Blues that night. Thanks for the great pics you took! How did you get your camera past the metal detectors? BTW anyone see Pug at the show?
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SweetVirginia wrote:


Thanks, jostorm! I use two small digitals: a Fuji Z1 and a Lumix LX2. The Lumix has a bigger zoom and a Leica lens, but it can get a little grainy and it's larger and hard to smuggle. The Fuji is very small and easy to bring in to a venue, but doesn't zoom as much. I shoot with no flash and lots of the pics come out blurry. Every now and then, though, I get something that captures the boys.

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Saint Sway wrote:
do you recall what song that was? Looks like a monster Keef Riff was just unleashed

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chevysales wrote:


if you can turn the iso up in them it will help as you can't get speed needed and use white balance setting other than auto (custom).
these 2 changes will reduce the chroma noise you see.

most point and shoots will introduce noise (grain and color)in iso's above 400.

photoshop and a little time will make pics we all take at shows real keepers.

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SweetVirginia wrote:
I think Poplar's right: JJF
I checked the time on the photo at it was about 11:15 pm.

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The Lumix goes to 1600 ISO and the Fuji to 800. I'd like to know more about adjusting the white balance. In a concert situation do I want to increase or decrease?

I should go to some crappy concert I don't care about and do some experimenting.

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Here's a sample from Vegas, taken with a small Nikon P&S @ 400 ISO.

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SweetVirginia wrote:
Thanks for the info! I have the digital rebel and am pretty comfortable messing around with its settings, but it's too big to sneak into a concert.

I'll read up on my little cameras at the website you suggested.

Thank you so much!

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stoneslib wrote:
Everything that Chevysales says about cams is spot on! My only extra tip is that location matters - get as close as you can to the band. The closer you are, the less zooming you'll have to do and you'll keep a wider aperture so your shutter speed will stay high enough (1/100 or better) to stop subject movement and avoid camera shake. I've had my best luck by far at the B-stage. Still, Jagger with all his movement is hard to capture cleanly.

Oops, one other tip: dial in some negative exposure compensation. The camera's metering is generally fooled by the dark backgrounds, so you'll need to dial down -1.3 stops or more to keep the faces from blowing out all white.

Here's a sample from Vegas, taken with a small Nikon P&S @ 400 ISO.



Harold
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Poplar wrote:
After some wicked plane delays - we got back at 3am (too much noise...). This is going to be one long day of work, but I wanted to offer some plreliminary thoughts.

Monkey_Man summed up teh pre-show vibe pretty well. Excitement, tempered by that slight worry that it may not happen. But once 6 o'clock rolled around, it felt like all systems go. Great meeting MM. The 3rd ROer I've met in one week and all three were a true pleasure. Thanks for the drink, buddy, glad you had a great time.

The show was stellar. Really nothing short of an A+ performance. I was awed by it, and my girlfriend came out in complete amazement, and bummed we can't do LA (not sure she was looking forward to that one beforehand). We stopped by Zuri's for the post show gathering and heard about Mick's dad. I think that's when a lot of people heard about it, and you could sense the overwhelming respect people had for Mick - not just for performing, but for performing at a level I have never seen before. There are no words for how I feel about that man. And Keith may have played the best show I've ever seen form him. He was on fucking fire. Sympathy almost knocked me off my feet.

I'll give a real write-thru after work, but one more thought: Keith giving the two-armed worshiping bow (usually reserved for Charlie) to Mick at the end. He also put his arm around mick a few times. I'm tearing up thinking about it. It was an amazing night for the fans, but I also suspect that was a powerful show for the band as well.

At show's end - so many emotions... but mostly pride. I'm so fucking proud to be a fan of the Rolling Stones. Some peoople find CHrist in their lives. I found our band. I know so many of us at times have drifted towards writing these guys off, but I'll never do it again. Whether or not it was my last show, who knows - but Saturday was yet another revelation.

Monday - caught ANOTHER Charlie drumstick. Saturday, the boys showed up inspite of it all, and delivered a show beyond anything I thought possible. Thank you Mick, Keith, Ronnie & Charlie. I love you guys. Don't Stop.



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Slavegirl wrote:
I was there as well, and I have to say that out of the nine times I've seen them, this was by far one of the best. I remember thinking that Mick seemed particularly "into it" that night, he held out the songs a little longer, and seemed to be even more connected to the audience than usual. "Midnight Rambler" was long and sexy as hell, as was sympathy. I remember feeling choked up when he sang "Streets of Love" because of the emotion I felt coming from him when he sang it. Let me say I had no idea that his father had passed away...I didn't find out till the next day. When I heard about it my mind was blown even more because of the fact that the band gave one of their best shows under those awful circumstances. I think it may have something to do with the fact that as an artist, when you are going through a traumatizing situation you are so emotionally raw that it often helps your performance. Whatever inner workings were going on inside of Jagger, I have to say that I have a new level of sympathy and respect for the man. All in all, a show not to be missed!!

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stoneslib wrote:
Everything that Chevysales says about cams is spot on! My only extra tip is that location matters - get as close as you can to the band. The closer you are, the less zooming you'll have to do and you'll keep a wider aperture so your shutter speed will stay high enough (1/100 or better) to stop subject movement and avoid camera shake. I've had my best luck by far at the B-stage. Still, Jagger with all his movement is hard to capture cleanly.

Oops, one other tip: dial in some negative exposure compensation. The camera's metering is generally fooled by the dark backgrounds, so you'll need to dial down -1.3 stops or more to keep the faces from blowing out all white.

Here's a sample from Vegas, taken with a small Nikon P&S @ 400 ISO.



Harold
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Poplar wrote:
After some wicked plane delays - we got back at 3am (too much noise...). This is going to be one long day of work, but I wanted to offer some plreliminary thoughts.

Monkey_Man summed up teh pre-show vibe pretty well. Excitement, tempered by that slight worry that it may not happen. But once 6 o'clock rolled around, it felt like all systems go. Great meeting MM. The 3rd ROer I've met in one week and all three were a true pleasure. Thanks for the drink, buddy, glad you had a great time.

The show was stellar. Really nothing short of an A+ performance. I was awed by it, and my girlfriend came out in complete amazement, and bummed we can't do LA (not sure she was looking forward to that one beforehand). We stopped by Zuri's for the post show gathering and heard about Mick's dad. I think that's when a lot of people heard about it, and you could sense the overwhelming respect people had for Mick - not just for performing, but for performing at a level I have never seen before. There are no words for how I feel about that man. And Keith may have played the best show I've ever seen form him. He was on fucking fire. Sympathy almost knocked me off my feet.

I'll give a real write-thru after work, but one more thought: Keith giving the two-armed worshiping bow (usually reserved for Charlie) to Mick at the end. He also put his arm around mick a few times. I'm tearing up thinking about it. It was an amazing night for the fans, but I also suspect that was a powerful show for the band as well.

At show's end - so many emotions... but mostly pride. I'm so fucking proud to be a fan of the Rolling Stones. Some peoople find CHrist in their lives. I found our band. I know so many of us at times have drifted towards writing these guys off, but I'll never do it again. Whether or not it was my last show, who knows - but Saturday was yet another revelation.

Monday - caught ANOTHER Charlie drumstick. Saturday, the boys showed up inspite of it all, and delivered a show beyond anything I thought possible. Thank you Mick, Keith, Ronnie & Charlie. I love you guys. Don't Stop.



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stoneslib wrote:
Thanks everybody for the kind words.

I do have a few more from the Vegas B-stage, but I sent them to Voodoo first for consideration (possible headers).

They'll be out here through some means, I promise.

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stoneslib wrote:
Everything that Chevysales says about cams is spot on! My only extra tip is that location matters - get as close as you can to the band. The closer you are, the less zooming you'll have to do and you'll keep a wider aperture so your shutter speed will stay high enough (1/100 or better) to stop subject movement and avoid camera shake. I've had my best luck by far at the B-stage. Still, Jagger with all his movement is hard to capture cleanly.

Oops, one other tip: dial in some negative exposure compensation. The camera's metering is generally fooled by the dark backgrounds, so you'll need to dial down -1.3 stops or more to keep the faces from blowing out all white.

Here's a sample from Vegas, taken with a small Nikon P&S @ 400 ISO.



Harold

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