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They look like extremely low light stuff - your trademark gritty B&W. But there's a tremendous lack of noise compared to what I remember of your past D70 stuff.

The intensity of his concentration is what stands out for me on these images Leigh.

Fantastically captured.

This is 6400 on the D300... and I think I'm pushing the limits of what 6400 is on the camera to be honest.

I didn't want to fire the flash... it would ruin the light in his eyes.

Oh man! Absolutely wonderful.
As would be hearing him play jazz, I expect.
Congrats on such terrific pix.

superb too

Nnnnsic wrote:I didn't want to fire the flash... it would ruin the light in his eyes.

Yeah right - of the five images, the third one shows part of one eye, the others are eye free.

FWIW, I love the grain and noise, they add to the feel of the captutes, all in all I find them very emotive and they portray such a feel that I can almost hear the playing. Great shots.

Cheers
Bob in Bull Creek

Ok. Let me say it like this: I was using a Tamron 18-250. This isn't a good lens so I don't exactly have the fastest of shutter speeds and apertures to choose from. While the easy way out would be to fire the flash and be done with it, that would ruin shots with light in his eyes as well as the tone of his face and the mood of the evening.

People that know me know that the only flash I like is a studio flash but I'll do available light wherever I can.

I like all of these, and I like Nigel Kennedy as classical violinist (never heard him playing jazz).

I wonder, what's that thing called he's playing?

Cheers
Steffen.

I would say an electric violin.

And his jazz and his Hendrix stuff is probably better than his classical stuff... if you can imagine that.

Oh, and, look up the top, in red........

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Some one tell Stubbsy!!!!

The starks love to flaunt their own rules

Great shots Leigh, the D300 over the D70 will certainly make thing kind of photography (something you excel at) that little bit easier, in B&W the ISO doesn't really become much of an issue for you.

great stuff leigh! the noise certainly adds to the mood in this style of low light photography. Really love the 4th pic

norbs wrote::...no more than four images per post.

"He's a Jazz singer..." ..and can't count

Nice work Leigh - a unique opportunity to get some pics of a very famous face at work.

Really like the first and fifth ones here - they show the emotion and atmosphere very well Some of the best work we've seen from you in ages.

sheepie wrote:

norbs wrote::...no more than four images per post.

"He's a Jazz singer..." ..and can't count

Nice work Leigh - a unique opportunity to get some pics of a very famous face at work.

Really like the first and fifth ones here - they show the emotion and atmosphere very well Some of the best work we've seen from you in ages.

Singer or drummer.

I can't wait til his dad puts him over his knee and gives him a damned good flogging with the trop!

1. This is a great shot, love the emotion on Nigel's face.
2. Shadows seem a little harsh, better emotion than the first, but not as good a shot for lighting, if that makes sense.
3. Nice! Good lighting. This is my fav of the series.
4. Good side profile shot here.

I like the processing and grain, I'm guessing that you have used Alien Skin? if so do you mind sharing what setting you used for these.

I'm not going to review the 5th on as you have exceeded the Image posting guidelines by posting it.
Just kidding mate, it's great too, although the shadows are a little harsh in this one too. In all, a great series considering the challenges I imagine you faced with lighting and composing these shots in a dimly lit venue.

I really like these Leigh, very nice composition and treatment. You do excel at B&W portraits.

Cheers,

André

I actually used a combination of the new Nik Colour 3 which is actually very good and the BW Styler which I normally use (using presets based off of how I used to work in the darkroom... which I've begun to give out... in very small numbers...)

Cheers for the comments all. I got more good ones than I thought I would with something around 50 good B&W's from a badly lit gig (as far as photography was concerned... and not using blech-flash).

Nice. But for a second there I thought this was a thread about me.

1 & 3 are great. 3 is the best. I *wish* I had a D300! Nice one