Rockestra II
It was a relatively busy after-work night last Friday. First, I drove to a friend’s art exhibit. I am just a minor fan of visual arts (not counting photographs, of course) but I hold a certain liking to works intended for children. It’s “less serious” than your usual artworks, and tend to be wittier as well. By not taking oneself seriously, one is more likely to deviate from norm and experiment. Or so I say.
An hour later, I rushed to the Folk Arts Theater to catch Rockestra II. Thanks to some friends, I got a free pass to take pictures up front. I arrived late – almost halfway through the show – but did not miss so much since the bands I wanted to see were just coming up by then.
This was my first ever concert shoot: a concert that only happens once a year! Afraid that my S3 might not be able to handle it, I borrowed my brother’s more powerful Canon 350D with a really good lens (24-105mm f/3.5-7). Boy was I blown away by the results.
Now, I am an absolute newbie in photography, but to my eyes the quality of images from the 350D came as quite a shock. It was totally unexpected! Now I am totally obsessed with SLR lenses, and have been spending most of my free time research-shopping about them.
I shouldn’t have borrowed that damn camera.
Before the last band came to play, I was a bit confident about my shots, so I sacked the SLR and used my trusty S3 until the end.
Now the S3 photos were subpar with the 350D’s, no question, but I think they still hold their own. And I think the images would have been better had I remembered to reset my white balance setting, tsk tsk. Also, I found that the S3′s lens is more wide and tele than the 24-105mm on the SLR. That’s one nice advantage eh?
That was a good night. I’m looking forward to taking more big venue photos.
*More photos of Rockestra II can be viewed from my Multiply page.