If you're going to take pictures
Vedderlution_Baby
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I'm taking some pictures.
But, that being said, if you're going to take pictures...turn off your flash. It's completely useless and wasted at a rock concert. The stage lighting will provide sufficient lighting for any pic taking youre gonna want. It's useless up close because the stage lights are brighter than your flash and it's useless way back because your flash isn't going to light up anything around you but the back of other fan's heads and hands. The only thing the flash is going to do is annoy the people around you, and the band. So turn it off. Also, be mindful of the people around you. Nobody wants to chill out, or get out of the way because you want a picture. If you have a good opportunity to snag a photo, take it. But don't expect other people to go out of their way to appease you, nor should they. One more thing, don't over do it. Do not spend the whole damn night watching the concert through a viewfinder. Get around five or so good pictures and leave it at that. You don't need to take a picture every five minutes. Otherwise you're going to have pictures that don't go with memories.
By the way, any of you guy with recording devices....consider recording some of the audience instead of the band. It'll make your spine tingle when you're listening to your tape and hear everyone singing along to the same thing...and you taped it. Don't spend all night taping either. It'll distract you and trust me, you'll have more fun singing along to the songs while you're there, than you will singing along to the tape later.
But, that being said, if you're going to take pictures...turn off your flash. It's completely useless and wasted at a rock concert. The stage lighting will provide sufficient lighting for any pic taking youre gonna want. It's useless up close because the stage lights are brighter than your flash and it's useless way back because your flash isn't going to light up anything around you but the back of other fan's heads and hands. The only thing the flash is going to do is annoy the people around you, and the band. So turn it off. Also, be mindful of the people around you. Nobody wants to chill out, or get out of the way because you want a picture. If you have a good opportunity to snag a photo, take it. But don't expect other people to go out of their way to appease you, nor should they. One more thing, don't over do it. Do not spend the whole damn night watching the concert through a viewfinder. Get around five or so good pictures and leave it at that. You don't need to take a picture every five minutes. Otherwise you're going to have pictures that don't go with memories.
By the way, any of you guy with recording devices....consider recording some of the audience instead of the band. It'll make your spine tingle when you're listening to your tape and hear everyone singing along to the same thing...and you taped it. Don't spend all night taping either. It'll distract you and trust me, you'll have more fun singing along to the songs while you're there, than you will singing along to the tape later.
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I completely agree with you. Cheers! I'll be snapping away. No flash of course.Vedderlution_Baby! wrote:I'm taking some pictures.
But, that being said, if you're going to take pictures...turn off your flash. It's completely useless and wasted at a rock concert. The stage lighting will provide sufficient lighting for any pic taking youre gonna want. It's useless up close because the stage lights are brighter than your flash and it's useless way back because your flash isn't going to light up anything around you but the back of other fan's heads and hands. The only thing the flash is going to do is annoy the people around you, and the band. So turn it off. Also, be mindful of the people around you. Nobody wants to chill out, or get out of the way because you want a picture. If you have a good opportunity to snag a photo, take it. But don't expect other people to go out of their way to appease you, nor should they. One more thing, don't over do it. Do not spend the whole damn night watching the concert through a viewfinder. Get around five or so good pictures and leave it at that. You don't need to take a picture every five minutes. Otherwise you're going to have pictures that don't go with memories.
By the way, any of you guy with recording devices....consider recording some of the audience instead of the band. It'll make your spine tingle when you're listening to your tape and hear everyone singing along to the same thing...and you taped it. Don't spend all night taping either. It'll distract you and trust me, you'll have more fun singing along to the songs while you're there, than you will singing along to the tape later.09/16/95, 09/16/96, 06/29/98, 07/02/98, 07/05/98, 09/08/98, 09/10/98, 09/11/98, 09/18/98, 09/19/98, 06/13/99, 10/30/99, 10/31/99, 05/29/00, 05/30/00, 10/14/00, 10/17/00, 10/18/00, 11/05/00, 10/20/01, 10/21/01, 12/06/02, 04/05/03, 04/06/03, 06/09/03, 10/22/03, 09/24/04, 05/12/06, 05/13/06, 05/27/06, 05/28/06, 07/22/06, 07/23/06, 06/11/08, 06/12/08, 08/01/08, 09/21/09, 09/22/09, 10/04/09, 05/03/10, 05/04/10, 05/06/10, 05/07/10, 07/02/11, 09/03/11, 09/04/11, 10/23/11, 11/15/13, 11/16/13, 10/19/14, 10/25/14, 10/26/14, 11/28/15, 04/23/16, 08/05/16, 08/07/16, 09/09/17, 08/18/18, 09/02/18, 09/04/18, 10/01/21, 10/02/21, 05/06/22, 05/07/22, 05/12/22, 05/13/22, 08/31/23, 09/02/23, 09/13/23, 09/15/23, 09/18/23, 09/19/23, 05/16/24, 08/29/24, 08/31/24, 09/15/24, 09/17/24, 04/29/25, 05/01/25, 05/16/25, 05/18/250 -
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dittoAustin, TX0
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I'm agree with you there!
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Well flash is not useless if your close enough, but that being said if you do the settings on your camera you can get pretty good shots. I got great shots at flight to mars and you would have no idea I didn't use a flash. The key is having a good camera.
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f331/Lizardkings1/FTM%202008/FTM2008131.jpg
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f331/Lizardkings1/FTM%202008/FTM2008306.jpg
but I was real close!!
p.s. I just like finding reasons to post the pics...hehe0 -
That first one is really nice. Great shot! What kind of camera did you use? I'm taking my new Nikon P80 with me to the FL shows next week.Lizardking wrote:Well flash is not useless if your close enough, but that being said if you do the settings on your camera you can get pretty good shots. I got great shots at flight to mars and you would have no idea I didn't use a flash. The key is having a good camera.
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f331/Lizardkings1/FTM%202008/FTM2008131.jpg
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f331/Lizardkings1/FTM%202008/FTM2008306.jpg
but I was real close!!
p.s. I just like finding reasons to post the pics...hehe
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the second one it's great.Lizardking wrote:Well flash is not useless if your close enough, but that being said if you do the settings on your camera you can get pretty good shots. I got great shots at flight to mars and you would have no idea I didn't use a flash. The key is having a good camera.
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f331/Lizardkings1/FTM%202008/FTM2008131.jpg
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f331/Lizardkings1/FTM%202008/FTM2008306.jpg
but I was real close!!
p.s. I just like finding reasons to post the pics...hehe
And I agree with you guys ,take pics ( and share with us
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marcdmbfan wrote:That first one is really nice. Great shot! What kind of camera did you use? I'm taking my new Nikon P80 with me to the FL shows next week.
Nikon d40 works really well
I put 2nd shot up to show if stage light not great you get good shot:
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f331/Lizardkings1/My%20Stuff/Oct2007362.jpg
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f331/Lizardkings1/My%20Stuff/Oct2007362.jpg
i love this one!!!
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f331/Lizardkings1/FTM%202008/FTM2008375.jpg0 -
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Such good advice ... really, with boots and youtube and message boards and torrents, just get lost in the show! That's the thing you won't get back. Why waste your $100 ticket on digital capturing?Vedderlution_Baby! wrote:But, that being said, if you're going to take pictures...turn off your flash. It's completely useless and wasted at a rock concert. The stage lighting will provide sufficient lighting for any pic taking youre gonna want. It's useless up close because the stage lights are brighter than your flash and it's useless way back because your flash isn't going to light up anything around you but the back of other fan's heads and hands. The only thing the flash is going to do is annoy the people around you, and the band. So turn it off. Also, be mindful of the people around you. Nobody wants to chill out, or get out of the way because you want a picture. If you have a good opportunity to snag a photo, take it. But don't expect other people to go out of their way to appease you, nor should they. One more thing, don't over do it. Do not spend the whole damn night watching the concert through a viewfinder. Get around five or so good pictures and leave it at that. You don't need to take a picture every five minutes. Otherwise you're going to have pictures that don't go with memories.
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Vedderlution_Baby! wrote:I'm taking some pictures. And fuck you if you don't like it.
But, that being said, if you're going to take pictures...turn off your flash. It's completely useless and wasted at a rock concert. The stage lighting will provide sufficient lighting for any pic taking youre gonna want. It's useless up close because the stage lights are brighter than your flash and it's useless way back because your flash isn't going to light up anything around you but the back of other fan's heads and hands. The only thing the flash is going to do is annoy the people around you, and the band. So turn it off. Also, be mindful of the people around you. Nobody wants to chill out, or get out of the way because you want a picture. If you have a good opportunity to snag a photo, take it. But don't expect other people to go out of their way to appease you, nor should they. One more thing, don't over do it. Do not spend the whole damn night watching the concert through a viewfinder. Get around five or so good pictures and leave it at that. You don't need to take a picture every five minutes. Otherwise you're going to have pictures that don't go with memories.
By the way, any of you guy with recording devices....consider recording some of the audience instead of the band. It'll make your spine tingle when you're listening to your tape and hear everyone singing along to the same thing...and you taped it. Don't spend all night taping either. It'll distract you and trust me, you'll have more fun singing along to the songs while you're there, than you will singing along to the tape later.
its so fucking true people are too daft to realize it though, turn your flash off and open up your shutter, if you juts change your exposure to -2 or -3 youll get way better pics then with a flash.{if (work != 0) {
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Vedderlution_Baby! wrote:By the way, any of you guy with recording devices....consider recording some of the audience instead of the band. It'll make your spine tingle when you're listening to your tape and hear everyone singing along to the same thing...and you taped it. Don't spend all night taping either. It'll distract you and trust me, you'll have more fun singing along to the songs while you're there, than you will singing along to the tape later.
Some of my friends are tapers and I can tell you they would laugh at these sugggestions. "Don't spend all night taping either." Huh? Tapers are proud of their work when it comes out well & try their best to make it so. Audience tapes record the audience as well as the band anyway...it's an audience tape and not a soundboard after all.
When tapers don't want to worry about whether or not they're going to mess up their tape by making too much noise at a show, they take a show off from taping & just enjoy the show in the same way as everyone else.You see me empty, Sir, do not pause and inquire, simply assume and refill.
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Yefa wrote:Some of my friends are tapers and I can tell you they would laugh at these sugggestions. "Don't spend all night taping either." Huh? Tapers are proud of their work when it comes out well & try their best to make it so. Audience tapes record the audience as well as the band anyway...it's an audience tape and not a soundboard after all.
When tapers don't want to worry about whether or not they're going to mess up their tape by making too much noise at a show, they take a show off from taping & just enjoy the show in the same way as everyone else.
I wasn't talking about diehard tapers. They know what to do, how to do it, when to do it, and how to do it right. I was talking about the amature who's only going to hit one or two shows at the most.0 -
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I wouldn't risk taking a SLR with a detachable lens to a show. I usually crotch my cameras in. I think a D-SLR would be pushing it though.meowingmaryjane wrote:I'm afraid to bring my Nikon D40 to the Verizon Center, because what if the policy is no detachable lenses?09/16/95, 09/16/96, 06/29/98, 07/02/98, 07/05/98, 09/08/98, 09/10/98, 09/11/98, 09/18/98, 09/19/98, 06/13/99, 10/30/99, 10/31/99, 05/29/00, 05/30/00, 10/14/00, 10/17/00, 10/18/00, 11/05/00, 10/20/01, 10/21/01, 12/06/02, 04/05/03, 04/06/03, 06/09/03, 10/22/03, 09/24/04, 05/12/06, 05/13/06, 05/27/06, 05/28/06, 07/22/06, 07/23/06, 06/11/08, 06/12/08, 08/01/08, 09/21/09, 09/22/09, 10/04/09, 05/03/10, 05/04/10, 05/06/10, 05/07/10, 07/02/11, 09/03/11, 09/04/11, 10/23/11, 11/15/13, 11/16/13, 10/19/14, 10/25/14, 10/26/14, 11/28/15, 04/23/16, 08/05/16, 08/07/16, 09/09/17, 08/18/18, 09/02/18, 09/04/18, 10/01/21, 10/02/21, 05/06/22, 05/07/22, 05/12/22, 05/13/22, 08/31/23, 09/02/23, 09/13/23, 09/15/23, 09/18/23, 09/19/23, 05/16/24, 08/29/24, 08/31/24, 09/15/24, 09/17/24, 04/29/25, 05/01/25, 05/16/25, 05/18/250 -
marcdmbfan wrote:I wouldn't risk taking a SLR with a detachable lens to a show. I usually crotch my cameras in. I think a D-SLR would be pushing it though.
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True. I try and wear the baggiest shorts to the shows. I guess as long as it's not a SLR with a detachable lens I don't have to sneak it in, right? It'll be a nice change from the shows I usually go to.pdalowsky wrote:guess this depends on the crotch size!!! 09/16/95, 09/16/96, 06/29/98, 07/02/98, 07/05/98, 09/08/98, 09/10/98, 09/11/98, 09/18/98, 09/19/98, 06/13/99, 10/30/99, 10/31/99, 05/29/00, 05/30/00, 10/14/00, 10/17/00, 10/18/00, 11/05/00, 10/20/01, 10/21/01, 12/06/02, 04/05/03, 04/06/03, 06/09/03, 10/22/03, 09/24/04, 05/12/06, 05/13/06, 05/27/06, 05/28/06, 07/22/06, 07/23/06, 06/11/08, 06/12/08, 08/01/08, 09/21/09, 09/22/09, 10/04/09, 05/03/10, 05/04/10, 05/06/10, 05/07/10, 07/02/11, 09/03/11, 09/04/11, 10/23/11, 11/15/13, 11/16/13, 10/19/14, 10/25/14, 10/26/14, 11/28/15, 04/23/16, 08/05/16, 08/07/16, 09/09/17, 08/18/18, 09/02/18, 09/04/18, 10/01/21, 10/02/21, 05/06/22, 05/07/22, 05/12/22, 05/13/22, 08/31/23, 09/02/23, 09/13/23, 09/15/23, 09/18/23, 09/19/23, 05/16/24, 08/29/24, 08/31/24, 09/15/24, 09/17/24, 04/29/25, 05/01/25, 05/16/25, 05/18/250 -
I was at a concert a few weeks ago, and I couldn't see the stage for everyone holding up their digital cameras or cell phone cameras. Really ruined the concert for me...and I'm 6'5''. Worrying about taking pictures takes away from the concert experience...leave em at home, and you'll have a better time."It's all happening"0
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