A few band pics - El Camino

[ehasler]

I managed to get permission to take a few photos at a gig of a rather good band called El Camino last week, and these are some of the results.

Shot at either ISO 1600 or 3200 using a Canon 1Ds II with a 50mm f1.4 or 85mm f1.8 lens.









It was my first time at being a rock and roll photographer, and next time I think I'll take ear plugs

>>> Edited by ehasler on Thursday 7th April 20:15

>>> Edited by ehasler on Thursday 7th April 20:24

[Scooby_snax]

Good pics Ed...I believe the more popular the band the less time accredited photographers have to take their pics...even down to 10 minutes at the start. There are some quite well known togs who started with an unknown band doing various bits and bobs for them publicity wise then if the band made it big time the photographer benefitted in many cases.

Here is one I took on a beach in the Caribbean last year of The Black Eyed Peas with my crappy little Pentax digital camera.....when I was still shooting transparency for commissions







>> Edited by Scooby_snax on Thursday 7th April 20:31

[docevi1]

I went to see Emilana Torrini on Sunday and these were taken with my Canon A70 (was desperate to show you all to be honest but didn't want to start my own thread so adding to yours).

edit to add:: I was in a bad position as well, behind a set of speakers so these were taken free hand leaning across the front of my dad





all taken at 1/3rd of second, f5.8, ISO 400 , I've cropped slightly, applied Neat Image, but most of the artifacts are from the saving for web (40% compression).

>> Edited by docevi1 on Thursday 7th April 22:05

[Bee_Jay]

Here's Roger Taylor from last November playing with the SAS band at the IT Forum Conference in Copenhagen.

Taken from the crowd with a 20D and the 18-55 kit lens at 1600 ISO.

massive original with no compression artifacts here: www.pbase.com/baguleys/image/41771030/original

[Scooby_snax]

I am coming to the conclusion that no matter the subject matter within the PH community there are some quite talented chaps and chapesses wielding cameras
Steve

[bga]

a guy I went to school with takes music pics for a living, there are some nice shots on his website www.bobglanville.com

[dcw@pr]

very nice pics given the ISO, wouldn't get them with my camera. i think you should beef up your watermarks a bit if you're going to have them at all.

[jpringle819]

Great pictures. I don't think my camera would produce that good a result at those iso settings. Unlike the rest of the poster's I don't have any concert pictures of my own to add.

James