Comparing your shots with the gig I went to made me realise some of the issues you must hit with lighting at gigs. The Pointfest shots look quite evenly illuminated – was this a daytime gig (or just good technique on your part!!)?

The lighting they used at the gig I went to was a much more extreme mixture of deep darkness and intense spots & strobes. The colours and atmosphere this created was excellent – however the contrast range was very wide. Do you resort to your CLS setup to help with situations like this?

Colin

That’s great to hear you actually got to see Apocalyptica! As I found out after posting these shots, the band has some very loyal and adoring fans, so it’s no surprise to hear that they were warmly received.

Again, very nice to hear you caught their show, I’d like to see them again. Great to hear from you.

Well last night, they came back and played Bristol (UK) and certainly lived up to your recommendations. They played to a packed house and really bonded with the audience – getting a very enthusiastic response in return.

And just to think, I would never have heard of this lot without following one of your links on the D3 forum of DPReview.com!

All the best, Colin

I’m looking forward to the next time I can catch them – and hopefully with less red/orange light. ;)