Mick and the Rolling Stones
I was privileged to see a Stones concert in Kansas City on June 27. I didn't have bad seats, but was still quite a distance away. It was in the Arrowhead Stadium, and I pity those who were sitting on the far side away from the sage. In any case, I didn't bring my longest lens, which turned out to be fortunate, even though I clearly could have used it, as they weren't allowing "Professional" looking cameras and lenses inside, unless they had press passes or special permission. I had to sweet-talk my way in as it was with my Nikon D7100 and Tamron 18-270mm lens. It was a great concert! It's hard to believe that Mr. Jagger can still gyrate and sing and prance about for two hours at his age (71!). He still has it, and his band does too! But age be damned!--this was a performance that would no doubt stand tall among any of their many tours of the past. Perhaps they were inspired by the realization that that no matter how great they presently may be, Time must surely be waiting impatiently to sap them of their prowess. And so they performed with utter abandon--celebrating their still potent, but soon to be waning, gifts,
None of the 400 photos I took turned out particularly well for a number of reasons, e.g., lighting that often changed rapidly and without warning, the distance and inability to use a tripod, the high contrast, and the relatively low lighting levels that necessitated high ISOs. Of course, it also didn't help that I am a moron. :-) The first several dozen photos, I didn't even check the aperture size--which happened to be f/8--which necessitated even higher ISOs. And the first 200 hundred pics suffered due to the fact that my exposure compensation was set for +0.7 stops, and the highlights were all blown. As I said--moron. ;-)
Mick and the Rolling Stones
I was privileged to see a Stones concert in Kansas City on June 27. I didn't have bad seats, but was still quite a distance away. It was in the Arrowhead Stadium, and I pity those who were sitting on the far side away from the sage. In any case, I didn't bring my longest lens, which turned out to be fortunate, even though I clearly could have used it, as they weren't allowing "Professional" looking cameras and lenses inside, unless they had press passes or special permission. I had to sweet-talk my way in as it was with my Nikon D7100 and Tamron 18-270mm lens. It was a great concert! It's hard to believe that Mr. Jagger can still gyrate and sing and prance about for two hours at his age (71!). He still has it, and his band does too! But age be damned!--this was a performance that would no doubt stand tall among any of their many tours of the past. Perhaps they were inspired by the realization that that no matter how great they presently may be, Time must surely be waiting impatiently to sap them of their prowess. And so they performed with utter abandon--celebrating their still potent, but soon to be waning, gifts,
None of the 400 photos I took turned out particularly well for a number of reasons, e.g., lighting that often changed rapidly and without warning, the distance and inability to use a tripod, the high contrast, and the relatively low lighting levels that necessitated high ISOs. Of course, it also didn't help that I am a moron. :-) The first several dozen photos, I didn't even check the aperture size--which happened to be f/8--which necessitated even higher ISOs. And the first 200 hundred pics suffered due to the fact that my exposure compensation was set for +0.7 stops, and the highlights were all blown. As I said--moron. ;-)