Metric, live at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. Canon EOS 550D (T2i) · Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 20 mm · 1/160 s · f/3.5 · ISO 1600 Emily. Canon EOS 550D (T2i) · Canon EF 70-200mm F/2.8L USM 200 mm · 1/125 s · f/3.5 · ISO 1600 James. Canon EOS 550D (T2i) · Canon EF 70-200mm F/2.8L USM 70 mm …
concert ∙ Marianas Trench 2012 · Victoria BC
Marianas Trench at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. Canon EOS 550D (T2i) · Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM 130 mm · 1/250 s · f/3.5 · ISO 1600 Josh Ramsay — insert the sounds of a million teenage girls swooning here — is the lead singer in the band Marianas Trench, whose show I caught last Thursday. T’was quite the spectacle, …
concert ∙ John Fogerty 2012 · Victoria BC
There’s a bad moon on the rise. Canon EOS 550D (T2i) · Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 170 mm · 1/200 s · f/3.5 · ISO 800 Okay, one more set of concert shots. But hey, I’m back to my old arena stomping grounds. And, it’s JOHN FRICKIN’ FOGERTY! Legendary status wins over concert photography saturation. Canon EOS 550D (T2i) · Sigma …
concert ∙ Deep Purple 2012 · Victoria BC
Dun, dun, DUN! Dun, dun, DUNAAAN! </smokeonthewater> Top photo (Ian Gillan) Canon EOS 550D (T2i) · Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 97 mm · 1/160 s · f/3.5 · ISO 800 Bottom photo (Steve Morse) Canon EOS 550D (T2i) · Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 10 mm · 1/125 s · f/3.5 · ISO 800 They may look like a bunch of old …
concert ∙ Hedley 2012 · Victoria BC
Let’s sum up Hedley’s performance at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre: “Oh, JACOB!” *swoon!* Canon EOS 550D (T2i) · Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 (top to bottom) 32, 32, 17 mm · 1/160 s · f/2.8 · ISO 800 This guy was some loved, but man, he deserved it. Performer to the core. I’m pretty sure dude spent more time ABOVE the stage …
concert ∙ Michael Bublé 2011 · Victoria BC
Michael Bublé’s big finish. Canon EOS 550D (T2i) · Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 70 mm · 1/125 s · f/3.5 · ISO 800 And thus concludes your ride in the time machine through a week of photographic concert awesomeness where, in the space of seven days, I shot: – Progressive/house/breaks Saturday/Sunday – Industrial/thrash metal Tuesday – Big band/pop/jazz the next Saturday …
concert ∙ Rob Zombie 2011 · Victoria BC
All hail . . . Jesus Frankenstein! Canon EOS 550D (T2i) · Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 22 mm · 1/160 s · f/4.5 · ISO 1600 And that, folks, was how Rob Zombie looked opening up his set. What I didn’t show due to unfriendly lighting was the fact that he emerged from a gigantic, flaming robot. Rob Zombie knows …
concert ∙ Tiësto 2011 · Victoria BC
DJ Tiësto melts faces at the SOFMC. Canon EOS 550D (T2i) · Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM 200 mm · 1/160 s · f/3.5 · ISO 1600 “First three from the pit. No flash.” Those are usually the guidelines given when shooting concerts. It’s pretty simple. I’m green in the concert photography scene, and I know this mantra by heart. …
concert ∙ Metric 2010 · Victoria BC
Metric at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre. Canon EOS 450D (XSi) · Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 10 mm · 1/60 s · f/3.5 · ISO 1600 Emily Haines commanded the stage. Canon EOS 450D (XSi) · Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II 50 mm · 1/125 s · f/2.8 · ISO 1600 Canon EOS 450D (XSi) · Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II …
concert ∙ YAAAAAAAAAAAA
And the crowd goes wild. Canon EOS 450D (XSi) · Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 10 mm · 1/50 s · f/4.6 · ISO 400 Believe it or not, this was my favourite shot from the Three Days Grace show last week. But what a shot. There were several shots of the band members themselves which I liked, but this shot …