It's not everyday I get to use that phrase in ANY kind of context but I had several opportunities to last night at the party. What was going on is that for some shots, I was using a short lens that I could zoom out and take shots of people in tight quarters. For many other shots of the band, I was using a fairly long lens that does not lend itself to take snapshots of people near you. So here I was making my way through the crowd when someone would ask me to take a shot of her and her friends and I couldn't because of the lens issue. NEXT time, I'm going to bring my point and shoot camera along for those requests.
While I'm not a big fan of country music, last night's entertainment was very well done. I met Jared before the gig and he seemed like a genuinely good dude. Also met the drummer (of course). He's a Pearl man also. Anyway, it was all very enjoyable. There was a really good crowd there. While I only saw the Greek area of BSU, what I did see was very modern and well kept. Nice place.
Earlier in the day, Kyle and I headed over to Huntsville to shoot photos and video of Brian and John testing their cars. Brian is scheduled to race in Sebring (Florida) next weekend so it was vital that he test all the systems on his Home Depot car. At the end of the day, he still had a few issues to work out. John on the other hand, had a great time in his #21 car. I think he's just waiting on his season to start now. He's all set.
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Sunday, February 27, 2005
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- It's Monday again.
- Another angle.
- Got my sis to help me try a new lens out.
- I'm sorry, mine's too long.
- The A/V squad before the drive back home.
- The three B's... Beer, Blondes and...
- Hmmmm...
- The performance continues.
- Hmmmm.
- More cheese.
- Kyle's gear all set up.
- Say cheese!
- An admiring fan.
- Ladies & Gentlemen - Introducing Jared Ashley
- Dusk is approaching.
- Bill checking the wheels on the #21 car for John.
- John tucked inside #21 ready to see how it perform...
- The #20 car at speed.
- The testing continues.
- Brian on track wringing out the #20 car.
- Kyle & his XL1 on location with me at the speedway...
- Lights, camera, ACTION!
- Doggie on the set!
- Ze director!
- What it looked like from my vantage point as they ...
- Lesa with her good hair going on...
- Testing, testing 1, 2, 3.
- We need you over in make-up please... WHAT?!?
- Okay, I got it fixed. All better now.
- Somehow, I've jacked up my iPod and now the displa...
- "Major", our animal talent and his trainer.
- Kay, Lesa and Luke sit around while the crew sets up.
- Waiting to get rolling...
- SERIOUS video camera.
- Our production truck pulling up to the airport gat...
- Night view of the Riverwalk in Nashville.
- Thumpin' Thursday.
- Back to business as usual.
- Interesting news.
- Random picture from my archive.
- Jessica our waitress at Big River (yes, I was snap...
- Kyle: "I only ordered this because they didn't hav...
- Not in the "best" part of town but...
- My, those are some BIG cymbals....
- Escaped.
- It's the devil I tell ya...
- And another...
- More...
- Just a sample from today's work...
- At last...
- Johnny and I after the demo.
- Hmmm... what sound was that?!?
- Johnny showing off the new Roland kits...
- Bizzzay...
- Pam at band practice to stand in for Kevin last we...
- Jared, can you get ANY closer to read the menu?
- Slackin'
- SO behind...
- I'm a little tired.
- Can you super-size this please?
- Listen. Can you hear?
- A black and white moment.
- Jeff Deyo (Sonic Flood) in concert.
- Wasn't it nice out just 48 hours ago?
- A nice weekend.
- A Picture for V
- Ah, Friday at last!
- Almost the weekend!
- Rainy and cold.
- NASCAR Home Depot #20 Tony Stewart Car
- It ain't easy being greasy.
- Need some voting assistance.
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2 comments:
Your scenario is a great argument for carrying multiple bodies. Not only can you utilize different lenses on each one, assuming they're both digital, you can set them at different quality levels. I shoot RAW when capturing talent, mid-level jpeg on the dance floor.
-G
While at the track, I shot everything in RAW as I felt with the lighting and the colors of the cars, the latitude I would have with that format would be ideal. At the party/concert, I went along with JPEG as I didn't want to have to post process so many shots.
I got a several good shots of the talent, but it was quite dark. It definitely wasn't an ideal situation but I made the best of it with ISO 800 and 1600.
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