C+C - Band pics (B&W)

Benster

I wasn't really aiming for high art with these, but once I'd put them through the PS wringer, I thought they came out ok. They played at a wedding I was at a few weeks ago, the one I was the "official" photographer at, and also a guest. So as the night wore on, my official duties dispensed with, I got more sozzled and my photography improved. How does that work?

I forget the name of the band, but they are pretty well known on the bar circuit in Belfast.

Anyway, have at 'em...

melekalikimaka

the last is my fav, nice capture. second, the guy closest is a bit cut off but nice dog...the first...hummm bit blurry, may havew worked better in colour?

thebaz

i really like the first one , lovely early 60 s look , unlike Mele i don't like the last one , the second one would have been good , if you had captured more of the main man , maybe you can re-crop to do so .

I think the first is great in b & w, and the little blur , works for me

Eirebear

melekalikimaka wrote: »

the last is my fav, nice capture. second, the guy closest is a bit cut off but nice dog...the first...hummm bit blurry, may havew worked better in colour?

I sat looking at that for ages trying to figure out why the hell i couldnt see a dog......
I actually quite like the second one, the angle of the guitar gives something to draw the attention rather than the subject being the musician.
The first one i dont like, the blur doesnt work in this instance for me, and their is way too much space above the guys head.
The third one i like, the B&W works very well...in fact the B&W seems very good in all of them.

Benster

Yeah, I know what you mean about the blur, they were givin it loads and I needed a few chances at getting a decent shot, those were the best. The colour ones are a bit mad as they had loads of lights all over the stage. The last would be my favourite of them. TBH, the colour's a bit too distracting for me in the rest, but see what you think below. The feedback is much appreciated, cheers.

[Er, yeah, what's the dog thing about? Educate me ]

Eirebear

lol i think melekalikimaka (seriously...i have to copy and paste your name so i can make sure its spelled properly! ) meant dof (depth of field).

I really like the second one the more i see it....the colour version works well too...nice shot.

bman

I also like the third one best. Yep, the colours are way too distracting, back to the B&W I think. First one is okay as well, your focus is really drawn to the main subject, although there does seem to be a lot of space over his head.

melekalikimaka

I meant DOF

the last in colour looks really good, maybe a bit of saturating?? i dunno, thats just me maybe

to many smilies ...:o

Eirebear

melekalikimaka wrote: »

I meant DOF

the last in colour looks really good, maybe a bit of saturating?? i dunno, thats just me maybe

to many smilies ...:o

Benster

Jaysus, and there was me thinking I was missing some arcane bit of photo knowledge!
Woof Woof.

The last one was stright from the camera. Looks a bit wierd to me, only one side of the guy's face was hit with the blue light, that's why I went monochrome.

Third_Echelon

Nice shots alright... Way better in B&W. The colour versions look a bit 'tacky' if you know what I mean... Wedding band green and red lighting is what I'm trying to get at

The change to B&W definitely was the way to go.. Good work!