In the Spring of 2013, with this project in mind, I bought a new camera. A real professional camera! A full frame! I was so happy and proud. I was moving up in the world of photography! Turns out the thing was a lemon and had to be sent back to the manufacturer for repair mid-summer… I was devastated (imagine the sound of a balloon deflating). This story is longer, but for now I’ll keep it at that.
So then comes Robson Valley Music Festival, and I have to rely on the good ol’ Nikon D90 (don’t be fooled, the lemon was a Nikon too, but not all Nikons are created equal). The good ol’ D90 is an awesome camera. A tough little beast. A tank. But… it doesn’t do a great job in low light (at high ISO, in photography jargon). If the subject is still, it’s not really an issue, as long as I have a tripod handy. But try taking sharp shots of Mr. MGee as he is jumping up and down on the stage… He never stops moving… He’s very hard to pin down! I had to think of something… So I decided to follow him… Up, down, up, down… đŸ™‚ and here’s my camera dancing to the rhythm of Charlie MGee and his Formidable Vegetable Sound System. Up, down, up down…
Charlie MGee
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Movement! If it won’t be sharp, then move with it… By that point, I’d already taken thousands of stage shots, as sharp as I could, and I was looking for a new source of creative inspiration. Take this lemon… by failing me, you forced me out of my comfort zone and made me a better photographer. That’s how you really climb in the world, not by getting new equipment ;-). Here are four movement shots that caught my eyes tonight. More to come.
Capturing Music 