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Postby Thommo on Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:16 pm

My Silverchair photos from the Powderchair gig in Canberra on tuesday night.

Tell me what you think.

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powderfinger shots are here

More shots on flickr http://flickr.com/photos/jamesthomsonphotography/
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Postby Pehpsi on Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:34 pm

Really great shots here.. Looks like you had some decent light to work with :)

What was your choice of lens?

I'm shooting at the Metro tomorrow, have you shot there before? I need some quick tips!
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Postby Thommo on Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:43 pm

have never shot at the metro, infact i have only ever shot one gig outside canberra.

Tips...

depending on the light i shoot at -1/3-2/3 of a stop in Ap mode at f2.8 usually, if the lighting is good enough to shoot at 800iso dont go any higher.

Looking at your lenses you may struggle with the kit lens so maybe just use the 70-200.

My shots were mainly shot with the 70-200 with a couple of the wider shots done with the 28-70

And dont be afraid to rattle off a heap of shots. on tuesday night i took over 900 shots on the night but deleted about 200 on camera then another 100 at home.
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Postby owen on Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:51 pm

It was an awesome concert. I was stuck taking pics on my camera phone :)

Thommo, your shots are terrific... did you get any of daniel johns playing with his teeth?
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Postby Thommo on Thu Sep 13, 2007 8:56 pm

I did get one but i didnt like it that much as the mic was in the frame a little too much..
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Postby Cre8tivepixels on Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:05 pm

Great shots man..pure awesome!!!!
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Postby Pehpsi on Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:09 pm

Cool thanks mate.

I sure hope I don't need to go over 800, 1250-1600 ain't pretty on the D70!

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Postby Thommo on Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:23 pm

Pehpsi wrote:Cool thanks mate.

I sure hope I don't need to go over 800, 1250-1600 ain't pretty on the D70!

Wish I had a D3!


i used to shoot on a d70... its a cow over 800, such bad grain. also with the d70 it really really hates red lighting, so if there is alot of it you may need to underexpose by at least a stop..
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Postby Pehpsi on Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:33 pm

Yeah you're not wrong! My first gig was shot at 1600, big mistake.

I now shoot in Manual, leave it on f2.8 and use VR, then find a shutter/ISO combo. Haven't shot at Metro before, so don't know the space or lighting :?

Just have to wing it I guess.

Is it best to use AF-C or AF-S focus mode? I haven't had much of a play with this at a gig.
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Postby Thommo on Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:36 pm

Pehpsi wrote:Yeah you're not wrong! My first gig was shot at 1600, big mistake.

I now shoot in Manual, leave it on f2.8 and use VR, then find a shutter/ISO combo. Haven't shot at Metro before, so don't know the space or lighting :?

Just have to wing it I guess.

Is it best to use AF-C or AF-S focus mode? I haven't had much of a play with this at a gig.


i use AF-S and as of about 2 hours before the powderchair gig now have my camera set on focus lock mode, ie it wont take a shot unless it has focus... needless to say i had alot more sharp shots.
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Postby Greg B on Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:48 pm

Great shots Thommo, I particularly like the first one.
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Postby stubbsy on Fri Sep 14, 2007 12:49 pm

Awesome work Thommo. The light in these is fantastic and really adds to the shots. The first and last are the pick for me.

These and your other latest band images really show how much you've improved of late and I doubt it's due to the new camera alone. Thanks for sharing these.
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Postby Alex on Fri Sep 14, 2007 12:54 pm

Possibly the best set of band photos I've seen. Well done. Nicely lit, with great moments captured.

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Postby PiroStitch on Fri Sep 14, 2007 12:56 pm

1st and 3rd pics are some of the best I've seen of Daniel Johns in action. Great use of backlighting
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Postby Thommo on Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:53 pm

thanks guys, its all about the practice.


That and the 70-200vr is one magnificent lens
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Postby fishafotos on Sat Sep 15, 2007 5:47 pm

Wow, they look great. I shot them when they were in Perth using a Sigma 18-200 f/3.5-6.3 - Not pretty! I ended up shooting ISO1600-3200 the whole night!

These are brilliant!

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Postby Thommo on Sat Sep 15, 2007 7:16 pm

Yeah you really need fast glass for gigs,
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Postby shockadelica- on Mon Sep 24, 2007 11:07 am

just noticed this thread
awesome shots!
love them

and you're very lucky

i went to the sydney gig
but was way back on the floor
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silverchair are going to be on rove next week
they have been going for months, they must be soo worn out
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