*Bare Chested*
Canon A2 + JCH400
In order to spice things up a bit, I decided to go out with my Canon A2 last week. The idea was to shoot street shots of Central with a 70-200 zoom lens, for a change. Unfortunately, the fiddly back dial was on, and I ended up shooting the entire roll at -1 IL before noticing so only a few good shots came out of it, but the proof of concept is there. I will definitely go back on a day with better light (it was very overcast) and proper camera set-ups.
*Jammed Cabbie*
Canon A2 + Cinestill 800T
I needed to finish a roll of Cinestill 800T I had started during our photowalk last week, so I headed out to the North Point wet market. Even at night, it’s bustling, and despite the crowd, it’s still a road where both cars and trams circulate (or try to). I shot this cab with a telelens, and thankfully, despite the risk of motion blur, I got a sharp and really atmospheric shot.
*Bosphorus*
Canon 7D
Most of the time when I travel for work, I travel light. That means a small camera (usually my x100f these days), and even if I take the mirrorless, I only take one or two lenses. But occasionally, I’ll go crazy and take the big zoom lens with me, as I did this one time in Istanbul. And boy was I happy that I did. This shot was the best to come out of a morning of strolling around the sites, making the most of the compression of the zoom for (I think) great effect.
Vintage Ty
Canon 7D, 185mm, f/3.2, 1/500s, ISO 400
Vintage trouble in general has a nostalgia feel not only in their music but also in their looks. But while that might be true of the band in general, it’s striking about singer Ty Taylor, a living blend of James Brown and Junior Wells with the energy to live to that legacy. I shot this ages ago, but it went bizarrely unpublished until now.
Nalle’s Grimace
Canon EOS 7D, 310mm, f/3,2, 1/500s, ISO 400
Nalle Colt is the guitarist of Vintage Trouble, a blues/soul revival band that packs a ton of energy. In my early days of shooting concerts I would use a lot of dutch angles, then I stopped doing it. But once in a while, it works quite nicely.
Ron in the Dark
Canon A2, 200mm, f/2.8, 1/160s, ISO 3200
Film: Kodak T-Max 3200
I have not had much success shooting concerts with film. It’s given me a healthy dose of respect for all those jazz and rock photographers of the pre-digital era. Occasionally though a few shots came through, and this one is one of those. There is something of that old jazz photography in there that really speaks to me even though most of the shot is completely in the dark.
Magic Michael
Canon 7D, 150mm, f/4, 1/250s, ISO 1600
Michael League is the bassist, band leader and principal composer/arranger of the increasingly renowned band Snarky Puppy. Unlike most jazz bassists (although I don’t quite know why), he’s upbeat and nearly always smiling on stage, which is why I picked a slightly more sober picture of him. If you’re not too fond of jazz, pick their Family Dinner vol. 1 record, full of soulful singing guests. If you’re happy with (modern) instrumental jazz, check out We Like it Here.
Amazing Tommy
Canon 7D, 320mm, f/3.2, 1/200s, ISO 1600
Tommy Emmanuel is a guitar player extraordinaire, dragging the art of picking to new heights, kicking and screaming. He’s quite the showman as well, and while I manage to take a few more spectacular shots of him, I picked this one because of its crisp quality. I’m actually quite amazed I pulled off a shot that crisp from that far away in the audience. I don’t own any albums of his yet, but I don’t think you can go wrong with a Greatest Hits.
Mosque on Stilts
Canon 7D, 185mm, f/11, 1/400s, ISO 800
Not very far from the so-called James Bond Island (featured in the Man with the Golden Gun) is a village on stilts called Panyee. The most impressive thing about the village is the Mosque standing tall above the rest. I doubt if it’s actually on stilts, but it made for a good photo title!
Long Tail Waiting
Canon 7D, 110mm, f/11, 1/250s, ISO 400
On the morning of our boat excursion, I got up at dawn (like most mornings when we were in Ko Yao Noï) with tripod and zoom lens in the hope of capturing gorgeous pictures of the sunrise. Alas the cloud cover was simply too thick, although we did have a bit of gold about half an hour after sunrise as you can see here. To think I lugged all of this heavy gear for nothing…
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