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another gig, another published photo
last night i went into the heart of the Sussex countryside to see 2 stars of the British blues rock scene. Ron Sayer and then Larry Miller. both have been awarded the accolade of being best British guitarist in the British blues awards, but their styles are totally different.
Ron Sayer is just great with his own style, energetic blues rock and soulful guitar solo's all mixed together to make a perfect performance.
Larry Miller on the other hand appears totally bonkers, jumping about the stage like a demented grasshopper, however, his playing is superb, especially when he used his 1931 steel body National resonator.
as you can imagine, getting good pics of him was a challenge, but i didnt do too badly given the lighting, speed of subject etc.
during the interval when we all had a fish and chip supper a local guy David Simmons played about 30 minutes of really soulful lap slide. what is more amazing is that he made his own lap slides and makes them for other people. he used to make skateboards so just turned the shape upside down to give a unique look to what is a very traditional instrument.
a brilliant night although my ears were still ringing at lunchtime today.
just a few pics to give you an idea.
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Ron Sayer
Larry Miller
Dave Simmons
another gig, another published photo
last night i went into the heart of the Sussex countryside to see 2 stars of the British blues rock scene. Ron Sayer and then Larry Miller. both have been awarded the accolade of being best British guitarist in the British blues awards, but their styles a...
re: gig
Interesting to see that skateboard shape of his musical instrument. G99, do you shoot RAW or jpeg? Have you experimented with the white balance settings on your camera? -MW
i shoot in jpeg. i...
i shoot in jpeg. i know i should shoot in raw but i find the manipulation afterwards too much hassle and the buffer is a lot slower. for some reason i also shot in colour when i normally shoot in b&w. as for white balance. awb for me despite having 1...
re: shoot
Post processing is a bit of work but there are advantages of shooting in RAW. Have you downloaded the trial versions of programs like Lightroom or Elements? -MW
i've got elements 9, just...
i've got elements 9, just never learnt how to use it. will try raw+jpeg next time. G
re: Elements
I have Elements and use it to do my panorama shots. I had to upgrade the memory on my pc as the files were huge. -MW
my laptop is a bit...
my laptop is a bit battered but loads of space. thinking of getting a small 2tb hard drive as back up for photos and music. it will work with my tablet as well so very handy. i really must investigate raw and its benefits. G
re: bit
One of the things that works well is reducing the redness on the face with Elements. -MW