Concert pics

[Geoff Chandler]

My Son did an afternoon Workshop with The Apollo Saxophone Quartet
This took place in Bromley (England).
In the evening there was a concert - which all of the 70ish kids took
part - I got a great Panorama shot. I won't, however, post any of the kids
as I can't possibly get all the parents permission - I will pop a couple of
the Appolo Sax Quartet on.
So there I was all set up. I knew what to do and what settings
then when they came on they dimmed all the lights and left them in virtual
darkness to play along with an old fahioned bit of film. Still my A-200 managed it -
even on 1 sec hand held in very dark conditions - so no focus issues!
Firstly - a pic of two of the Quartet listening to the kids...

[Geoff Chandler]

That previous pic was: -
10th sec F3.5, ISO 100, 112mm equiv tungsten white
just a resize for the post.
However - this was one of the low light shots: -
0.63 sec, F3.5, ISO 800, -0.7ev, 88mm equiv, tungsten white
I was suprised I got it at all - and some of them were as low as 1 sec.
The anti shake gives me 2 - 3 stops help, but I had my hand held quite still

[Geoff Chandler]

What made the dark shots even harder was they had a view screen near them bleeding blue light in - which made exposure even harder.
I am actually more pleased with the A-200 than before now. If I had a
dSLR I know that would be even better - but it's not an option right now.
Here's the same 2 guys later on when the lighting returned to normal tungsten...20th sec, f3.5, ISO200, 92mm equiv

[Geoff Chandler]

Finally - all of them on the last number.
They're very good if you are in England, Like sax music and don't mind
something a little different...
Hope you enjoyed the pics - sorry none of the kids.
Geoff

[Kushnirenko]

My Son did an afternoon Workshop with The Apollo Saxophone Quartet
This took place in Bromley (England).
In the evening there was a concert - wqhich all of the 70ish kids took
part - I got a great Panorama shot. I won't, however, post any of the kids
as I can't possibly get all the parents permission - I will pop a couple of
the Appolo Sa Quartet on.
So there I was all set up. I knew what to do and what settings
then when they came on they dimmed all the lights and left them in virtual
darkness to play along with an old fahioned bit of film. Still my A-200 managed it - even on 1 sec hand held in very dark conditions - so no focus issues!
Firstly - a pic of two of the Quartet listening to the kids...
Superb Geoff! And how it is possible to listen to music which is played by your son?
Thank

[Geoff Chandler]

Superb Geoff! And how it is possible to listen to music which is played by your son?
Thank
Thank you - appart from hearing my son practice various things at home -
he was playing with a lage group of children as pasrt of this concert.
The Sax Quartet had a window of time on their own.

[val123]

Super shots Geoff, thanks for letting us see them.

[cayugan]

http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/mka22/Photos/others/slides/sufis_000.JPG

[Geoff Chandler]

Great!
Gotany more - also - got any camera info?...

[cayugan]

Great!
Gotany more - also - got any camera info?...

thanks Geoff,
camera is olympus camedia d-550z, it is an old point and shoot digital..
not many manual controls(not at all other than iso and white balance).. but cranking up the iso setting sometime works as here.. iso-400..

I have couple of more related to this event I will post..

[cayugan]

first part of the event,
it was classical turkish-ottoman music..

[cayugan]

2n part..
sufi music, for zikhr of whirling dervishes...

[cayugan]

getting into resonance...

[cayugan]

in resonance with all the rest..
from huge galaxies.. to the electron inside the atom..everything rotates..
rotates around something and rotate around itself