I’ve caught Machine Head a couple times, most recently at the big stage of Mayhem Fest, so I was curious to see how they’d tackle the smaller stage of Pop’s. Curious, not doubting, because naturally they crushed it. This show was a headbanger.
Cameras Used:
Lenses Used:
I used a little of each lens, but the Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 was the winner. For mid-sized clubs like Pop’s, the midrange of this zoom gives just about everything you could want – 24mm is wide enough on full frame to give a nearly full-stage shot and 70mm is tight enough to make portraits.
That said, the nice part of a full kit is the added flexibility, even if it’s just enough to help flesh out a set and help make images that the other guys in the pit won’t be making.
In terms of lighting, this show started off with pure red lights in the first song, then progressed to green and finally blue in the third song. They were pretty much 100% pure washes, with just a little variety of yellow thrown in during the second song. Not fantastic to photograph, but then again, it’s metal!
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Hi Todd!
I agree with you about the first photo as a featured image of this photo-set.
And this gallery looks like metal show in Indonesia, because there’s no one spotlight for their faces or the band, but nice shots from you, as always!
Oh come on! The lightning here in Portugal was awful!2 songs and a half were pure red (flashing white for 15 secs during the second song)and the third one was yellow/lightless/pure dark. Your red looks awesome, did you do anything to it? It looks far more orangish (and better) than the usual!