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<\/a>\nSince The Flood – 1 April 2007… my first concert with my DSLR. This pic, believe it or not, was taken using Full Auto Mode on the camera. It’s a little overexposed and the depth of field is a little too deep, but altogether not a bad shot.
\nAperture: f\/5.6
\nShutter Speed: 1\/200 sec
\nISO 1600
\nFocal Length: 18mm<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nThe Chariot – 19 May 07… Josh was moving like a maniac through the whole set… this is one of the few pictures with which I managed to stop him.
\nAperture: f\/5.6
\nShutter Speed: 1\/30 sec
\nISO 800
\nFocal Length: 55mm<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>
\nBeneath The Massacre – 8 Jun 07 – These guys were moving around a lot, too. Here I got better color, even if a little overexposed. The cool part is I got it with just a hint of motion from the guitar player.
\nAperture: f\/5
\nShutter Speed: 1\/10 sec
\nISO 800 with +2.0 ev
\nFocal Length: 38mm<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>
\nSince The Flood – 15 Jun 07 – This one got good clarity and better color. The biggest problem was the lighting conditions. I was forced to use flash because the low light and high ISO would have left too much noise in the picture without the flash. I dialed back the exposure compensation a little bit to compensate for the flash. I managed to get a decent exposure; although I did have to up the contrast and saturation a little bit. Also, the other problem was depth of field. The venue sign behind the band is too clear for me.
\nAperture: f\/8
\nShutter Speed: 1\/20 sec
\nISO 1600 with -2.0 ev
\nFocal Length: 88mm<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>
\nFirst Blood – 15 Jun 07 – This one from the outset had a serious exposure problem – even with a fast shutter speed and a dialed back exposure compensation. Flash was used for this pic. I think that, in combination with a more open aperture, led to the issue. The whole picture was washed out. I like the focus on this one and it was one of the better action shots where Carl was interacting with the crowd. This one became a challenge for me to fix and I like to think I did a good job at it. For this one it was a matter of upping the contrast, dialing the exposure back, and saturating the colors. The depth of field behind the the band was a problem again, and that was probably what contributed most to the exposure issue.
\nAperture: f\/5
\nShutter Speed: 1\/125 sec
\nISO 1600 with -2.0 ev
\nFocal Length: 59mm<\/span><\/p>\n