a couple of recent shots to critique

DotOrg

some photos from the Mike Got Spiked album launch gig last night. Any comments or thoughts?
Taken with a Canon 20D with 24-70f2.8L

cecilwinthorpe

wow they're great i especially like the second one

bigred

Nice shots, what sort of shot settings - primarily ISO - or did you use a tripod/monopod?

DotOrg

both handheld

first one:
iso1600
shutter 1/30
ap: f4.5

second one:
iso400
shutter: 1/30
ap: f2.8

Gyck

Tasty shots. Has the first been treated, or was that the lighting at the gig?

DotOrg

very little done to either shot apart from cropping

Mickeroo

nice!

Scarinae

I like the first one better, but the second ones great too

Sparky

the second picture is deadly, they should use your first photo on there website or album sleeve, its cool

BrookieD

agreed, the second photo is the best, just heard though that fog machines are leaving a oil residue on ccd sensors on DSLR cameras after useage, might want to check it out.

DotOrg

Sparky's_snips wrote:

the second picture is deadly, they should use your first photo on there website or album sleeve, its cool

the album cover i made for them is below, live shots are rarely good enough for album covers

DotOrg

BrookieD wrote:

just heard though that fog machines are leaving a oil residue on ccd sensors on DSLR cameras after useage, might want to check it out.

if that happens with ccd i'm sure it happens with cmos sensors too but i'm pretty sure my canon is well enough built that it won't let in smoke as I'm usually a bit back from the stage. where did you read that though?

BrookieD

Hi, sorry my first post has to be a grim reminder! As of 4 months ago I've jumped on the digital bandwagon from my Canon 35mm to my Canon 20d and it's been a smooth transition. I've been taking concert photography for the last 14 years with my trusty canon 35mm workhorses with no problems, but when deciding to try my 20d Major problems occurred. I won't drag out my tale of woe, but in a nutshell, if you take photos at concerts with fog machine use BEWARE! I'm always up front in the press area and am used to the FOG/fog juice leaving it's film coating on the lens/camera, not a real problem with my 35mm body, but I found out the hard way that it can wreak havoc on the digital bodies! After two gigs with my 20d the internal processor is fried! The canon tech said that the fog machines actually leave a coating of oil residue that not only coats your lens but seeps in your camera and will coat the inside of the camera as well-sensor/processor/mirror, he also mentioned all the 2nd hand smoke in the club isn't all too great for digital cameras to boot (his actual words were 'murder on the camera'). Unfortunately, OF COURSE, Canon's warranty doesn't cover this damage and I'm screwed as the cost in labor/parts would be near $875 as a conservative estimate, or in other words, might as well buy a new one.
When I told him about what I do he also mentioned that digital cameras can be susceptable to low-frequency distortion from mammoth subwoofers at the concerts should you be foolish enough to be near them, as an fyi.
I've used the 20d with supposedly sealed L-Glass both shows, I hope this helps others who take photos at fogged up clubs or concerts! As of now while I save up for another digital I'll be resorting back to the trusty ol electronic free 35mm

This is from www.dpchallenge.com. a great site for digital camera users.

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DotOrg

I've been using digital SLRs for over a year now and never noticed any problems. Surely if this was a problem then all concert photographers would have lenses ruined by the smoke as it's been used for years and I've never seen a problem mentyioned before but thanks for pointing it out, I'll investigate further and watch foranything strange happening on my lenses