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Tried my hand at concert photography for the first time. Damn it's hard!!

Here are 2 keepers from about 30 taken:

Used Nikon 50mm1.8.
Both shots where at ISO800, f/1.8, no flash, handheld.

PP included:
Cropping
Noise removal (with Noise Ninja)
Sharpening (with High-Pass Filter)




Your comments would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers
- beej

I just had to see this one in B&W....I had a quick play and i think it could still be better. I really like this one. I hope you dont mind me playing

Thanks embi, looks great!

Didn't even think of trying B&W. It brings out the detail in the face, not like the flat red in the colour version

What was the process you used? (no idea when it comes to B&W)

Cheers
- beej

Using PS I just desaturated and then played with the Highlights and shadows.!

I dont normally coment on pics as i am no expert btu to me they look a little bit red for me.. but you may like them like that as thats how it may have appeared at night

i tryed in ps2 just going to image.. adjustments.. auto levels and i got the man to look like the pic below...



BUT you probably like the red light effect of your pic

p.s. hope you dont mind the pp of the pic

Hame

p.s. what was the concert ? ?

Did you shoot in raw?

I'd like to have a play with the raw file

I love these shots. But I must say Hame's treatment is perfect. The shot is now finished and ready to frame!

embi: i did shoot NEF, i'll PM you a link with the NEF file.

Hame: the problem is it makes the muso look like his face is sunburnt compared to the rest of the body.

cheers
- beej

Beej, don't you think concert lighting can give this effect? I like hame's effort. In fact I prefer it to the original, but please no offence intended,
just personal preference

marcus, none taken the more i look at hame's version, the more i like it.

hame, the gig was of a reggae band called Skanknation at Tresellies Nightclub in Katoomba. Yesterday was the Winter Magic Festival up there.

- beej

Well i hope you had a good night up there but i think it must have been a bit cold up there as his face is pink but his hands now look cold and a bit yellow (i am sure it is the light and i wonder if some one from this forum can with out too much trouble make his hands look more like his face in colour )

Hame

I will play with the NEF hopefully soon

I agree that concert photography is not easy, but your two pictures capture the atmosphere. The first one is a bit soft, maybe it'd worth to increase the ISO and close down the aperture at f/2.0 (wide open, f/1.8, this lens is a bit soft). The second one is nice too but moving a bit on the left, if possible, would have perfected the composition (the micro in the singer's left cheek is a bit distracting).

Link.