Comments on: Brisbane Sounds 2009 @ The Zoo http://www.notaphoto.com/brisbane-sounds-2009-the-zoo Justin Edwards lives in Brisbane. He has a camera. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:08:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: That Was The Year That Was 2009 | This Is Not A Photo Opportunity http://www.notaphoto.com/brisbane-sounds-2009-the-zoo/comment-page-1#comment-653 That Was The Year That Was 2009 | This Is Not A Photo Opportunity Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:07:21 +0000 http://www.notaphoto.com/?p=1121#comment-653 [...] Brisbane Sounds [...] [...] Brisbane Sounds [...]

]]> By: +1 Records Showcase @ The Zoo | This Is Not A Photo Opportunity http://www.notaphoto.com/brisbane-sounds-2009-the-zoo/comment-page-1#comment-644 +1 Records Showcase @ The Zoo | This Is Not A Photo Opportunity Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:43:47 +0000 http://www.notaphoto.com/?p=1121#comment-644 [...] Blackwater Fever disappointed me when I saw them last time at Brisbane Sounds 2009, mainly because I think there are better two-pieces covering similar ground.  Tonight they [...] [...] Blackwater Fever disappointed me when I saw them last time at Brisbane Sounds 2009, mainly because I think there are better two-pieces covering similar ground.  Tonight they [...]

]]> By: Incremental Records Launch @ The Zoo | This Is Not A Photo Opportunity http://www.notaphoto.com/brisbane-sounds-2009-the-zoo/comment-page-1#comment-619 Incremental Records Launch @ The Zoo | This Is Not A Photo Opportunity Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:13:13 +0000 http://www.notaphoto.com/?p=1121#comment-619 [...] getting a good photo of someone throwing their guitar to the ground; luckily for Cam, and unlike Vegas Kings’s Ben, it was thrown body first. Although you could see the increasing irritation, it doesn’t take [...] [...] getting a good photo of someone throwing their guitar to the ground; luckily for Cam, and unlike Vegas Kings’s Ben, it was thrown body first. Although you could see the increasing irritation, it doesn’t take [...]

]]> By: Justin http://www.notaphoto.com/brisbane-sounds-2009-the-zoo/comment-page-1#comment-526 Justin Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:24:02 +0000 http://www.notaphoto.com/?p=1121#comment-526 It was the first time I'd seen Blackwater Fever and they didn't do much for me. There's just too many bands peddling the whole Black Keys-esque two-piece thing, right down to the obligatory beards. Some bands do it really well - I've always been a big Mess Hall fan - but when some bands do it so well the bar is set pretty high. With the photo I guess I'd had the camera set at slightly better settings to get a better exposure (think it's 800ISO, f2.8, 1/100) but also that had machine-gunned it to get a whole series of photos with the guitar in mid-air etc. Coming from film, even after 3+ years of digital it's still so un-natural to keep my finger on the shutter button and whirr off a load of shots. Also I did crop the photo a bit (I crop everything anway as I prefer the slightly squarer format of 4x3 or 10x8 as opposed to the normal 6x4), so the original has Pete's leg in it at the side. Couldn't work out if the better crop had his leg in it or not, so you got the without-version. I think the 50mm would have been ok. I've been using my 24-70 loads more than ever have and it's almost taken over from my 70-200 as my main lens at the moment. Looking at some of my recent photos I have been doing too much of using someone out of focus in the foreground whilst taking drummer photos so probably need to stop doing it so much. Am sure it will be back next year. Hope so as it's a really good night and I always look forward to it. It was the first time I’d seen Blackwater Fever and they didn’t do much for me. There’s just too many bands peddling the whole Black Keys-esque two-piece thing, right down to the obligatory beards. Some bands do it really well – I’ve always been a big Mess Hall fan – but when some bands do it so well the bar is set pretty high.

With the photo I guess I’d had the camera set at slightly better settings to get a better exposure (think it’s 800ISO, f2.8, 1/100) but also that had machine-gunned it to get a whole series of photos with the guitar in mid-air etc. Coming from film, even after 3+ years of digital it’s still so un-natural to keep my finger on the shutter button and whirr off a load of shots. Also I did crop the photo a bit (I crop everything anway as I prefer the slightly squarer format of 4×3 or 10×8 as opposed to the normal 6×4), so the original has Pete’s leg in it at the side. Couldn’t work out if the better crop had his leg in it or not, so you got the without-version.

I think the 50mm would have been ok. I’ve been using my 24-70 loads more than ever have and it’s almost taken over from my 70-200 as my main lens at the moment. Looking at some of my recent photos I have been doing too much of using someone out of focus in the foreground whilst taking drummer photos so probably need to stop doing it so much.

Am sure it will be back next year. Hope so as it’s a really good night and I always look forward to it.

]]> By: Stephen Goodwin http://www.notaphoto.com/brisbane-sounds-2009-the-zoo/comment-page-1#comment-521 Stephen Goodwin Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:53:33 +0000 http://www.notaphoto.com/?p=1121#comment-521 I really enjoyed this gig, and hope it makes another return next year. The only band that didn't grab me was Blackwater Fever -- they just seemed deadly dull and flat coming after Vegas Kings, although I have seen them perform well before. Might have simply been an off-night. On Vegas Kings, I stopped taking photos about halfway through their set after I felt I'd gotten some decent shots and went to get a drink. Silly me. In fact, I suspect you might have been the only photog there that night to capture that moment? I like your shot anyway -- he's really leaning into that javelin throw, and it's not that fuzzy. Even the cord isn't so much distracting as an enhancement to the scene I reckon. I wonder what prompted that particular scene, because I really didn't see it coming. Your drummer shots are excellent as well. I just didn't have the patience to contend with the lighting. The fact I was stuck with the 50mm lens on the digital that night didn't help either. I really enjoyed this gig, and hope it makes another return next year. The only band that didn’t grab me was Blackwater Fever — they just seemed deadly dull and flat coming after Vegas Kings, although I have seen them perform well before. Might have simply been an off-night.

On Vegas Kings, I stopped taking photos about halfway through their set after I felt I’d gotten some decent shots and went to get a drink. Silly me.

In fact, I suspect you might have been the only photog there that night to capture that moment? I like your shot anyway — he’s really leaning into that javelin throw, and it’s not that fuzzy. Even the cord isn’t so much distracting as an enhancement to the scene I reckon.

I wonder what prompted that particular scene, because I really didn’t see it coming.

Your drummer shots are excellent as well. I just didn’t have the patience to contend with the lighting. The fact I was stuck with the 50mm lens on the digital that night didn’t help either.

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