live show

[adam75south]

ok so i went to a place called trees and shot a band friday night. well a few bands, but i only know the 3rd one...

i brought the 5d II, sigma 50 1.4, 35L, 16-35L, and the 85 1.8. i wish i'd have shot more with the 16-35.

the light changes so fast, you'll see some ridiculous shutter speeds with higher ISOs than i would normally use because i just clicked that SS wheel over when needed.

anyway, here goes.

1. lead singer for the first band.
85mm ISO 1600 f/2 1/60s
http://www.adammedders.com/photos/688148751_4zrvE-O.jpg

2. i'm not sure, but i think this was my favorite of the night. not the prettiest, but i like the perspective anyway.
16-35 @ 16mm ISO 3200 f/4 1/50s
http://www.adammedders.com/photos/688148750_hJU2v-O.jpg


3. another drummer shot, brady from iMi www.imirocksnow.com
16-35 @ 16mm ISO 6400 f/2.8 1/50s
http://www.adammedders.com/photos/688148742_5TFDM-O.jpg

4. 2nd band
sigma 50mm @ ISO 1600 f/1.6 1/160s
http://www.adammedders.com/photos/688148640_dEjpq-O.jpg

5. same band, lovin the sigma 50
sigma 50mm @ ISO 1600 f/1.6 1/250s
http://www.adammedders.com/photos/688148648_CvVMZ-O.jpg

6. chris from iMi in darkness
35L @ ISO 3200 f/2 1/125s
http://www.adammedders.com/photos/688148673_CJbJg-O.jpg

7. he gave me the stare
35L @ ISO 1600 f/1.8 1/250s
http://www.adammedders.com/photos/688148660_NtMTj-O.jpg

8. matt from iMi getting his gee-tar ready in between songs
35mm @ ISO 3200 f/1.8 1/80s
http://www.adammedders.com/photos/688148671_dRPTy-O.jpg

9. chris doing an acoustic set
35L @ ISO 3200 f/1.4 1/100s
http://www.adammedders.com/photos/688148682_M7oGC-O.jpg

10. another brady shot with the 16-35
16-35 @ 16mm ISO 6400 f/2.8 1/200s
http://www.adammedders.com/photos/688148692_jpeTj-O.jpg

anyway, lemme know what y'all think. there were a lot of pictures i liked, i just didn't wanna post too many.

[Gintaras]

and that's what I call great photos, really great

[FLiPMaRC]

:cool: Great work!

[forno]

No 1 is killer, great shot!!!

Really like the point of view and the composition

[Elisha]

Absolutely awesome!

[Spinning]

LOve the first one! Really great pictures!

[fdexclpl]

Great shots. I really like the motion of the stick in the last one.

[adam75south]

thanks guys, i was really excited to try out the new sigma but didn't spend enough time with some of the lenses i probably should have. i really wish i'd hit the front of the stage with the 16-35 and caught some wide angle shots there. thing is, they were supposed to do a 13 song set, but ended up cutting it short at about 5 or 6..and i'm not really sure why...if i had known i would have spent less time "testing" lenses and more time using the proper ones for each shot.

[Elisha]

Were you the official photographer or did you just take it upon yourself to capture the moment?

[adam75south]

i know the iMi guys, they've hired me before to do band shots for their album artwork....well whenever i feel like testing out low light stuff like my new 35L and sigma 50mm i'll see if they have any shows i can practice on...and they're always really cool about getting me in and getting me access to everything. but no, definitely not a paid gig on this one...just practice.