Here’s a little preview of Perttu from Apocalyptica tonight, who performed with Japanese metal heroes Dir en grey.
The full sets of images from Apocalyptica and Dir en grey will be coming up soon. In the meantime, you can check out these past sets from the bands:
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love the shots -chris
Hey Chris, thank you.
Cool set Todd!
Love the first shot, also the stage seemed pretty entertaining with skull/cellos stuff! wasnt it? :)
Hey Donnie, thanks. Yes, it was a great show. The stage at this venue is relatively tall, but since there were no monitors, it made for great photography despite the height.
Very cool to see three cellos shred it like that.
Cranking on these shots for @apocalypticafi & @direngrey this morning. In the meantime: http://bit.ly/aAl3KY
That Apocalyptica picture with the crazy hair is a great capture. Couldn’t have asked for better hair light =)
Hey TJ, thanks for the comment – Lots of crazy hair w/ Apocalyptica. Lots of hair whips.
Love these shots Todd … I tell ya what makes me hanker for that D3s with it’s low light capabilities … I love shooting wide open … how much flash are you able to get away with if any …
best,
Robert
Hey Robert,
No flash was used for this set. I have the D3 and the D3s still makes me envious. The S just goes to 11.
[...] As always, Apocalyptica was a blast to photograph. After Dir en grey’s performance, all of the monitors were cleared from the stage, leaving the space clear and wide open for the for Eicca, Paavo, and Perttu to shred. Of these three, Perttu seemed to come to the front of the stage just a little more than the other gys, which made for great shooting up close and personal. [...]