p.106 #9 · Nikon DSLR images, videos and discussion thread
This year I went to 3 blues music festivals in the Chicago area and reached my goal of seeing and hearing three players that were performing. All were spectacular. The first was Sue Foley at the Chicago Blues Festival. I also saw the Eric Gales Band at Blues on the Fox (River) in Aurora Illinois. I could have got away with brining my camera to the first, despite it saying they were not allowed. I saw cameras but no bigger lenses so I can't say for sure and I was on the train to get there so it would have been risky to not be let in with it and just get turned away.
The second would have been a no-go.
I did get my camera in to the Broadstreet Blues and BBQ Festival in Griffith Indiana (near Gary) and saw Toronzo Cannon. He is a blues performer that in my opinion deserves far more attention and is an an ex- Chicago Transit Authority bus driver.
p.106 #11 · Nikon DSLR images, videos and discussion thread
KankRat wrote:
I did get my camera in to the Broadstreet Blues and BBQ Festival in Griffith Indiana (near Gary) and saw Toronzo Cannon. He is a blues performer that in my opinion deserves far more attention and is an an ex- Chicago Transit Authority bus driver.
Nice lighting you captured! For getting a camera into the venue, best option are the street festivals which are common throughout Chicagoland in the summer. For this one in Evanston, I just drifted in with a D4 and 28/1.4E—not the smallest rig.
p.106 #13 · Nikon DSLR images, videos and discussion thread
rico wrote:
Nice lighting you captured! For getting a camera into the venue, best option are the street festivals which are common throughout Chicagoland in the summer. For this one in Evanston, I just drifted in with a D4 and 28/1.4E—not the smallest rig.
Nice shots.
Yeah I have a D4. that is not the most subtle camera ever. Aside from being obscenely huge it's the loudest camera I own.
The Indiana show- I waltzed right up front. Nobody gave me a hard time, infact the people standing by the stage were giving me their spots (I think they hit the beer tent quite a bit). I literally put my camera on a speaker right next to the stage with a cop standing three feet away.
Toronzo was cool with it. I bought a CD and he took a pic with me.
p.106 #14 · Nikon DSLR images, videos and discussion thread
KankRat wrote:
Yeah I have a D4. that is not the most subtle camera ever. Aside from being obscenely huge it's the loudest camera I own.
The Indiana show- I waltzed right up front. Nobody gave me a hard time, infact the people standing by the stage were giving me their spots (I think they hit the beer tent quite a bit). I literally put my camera on a speaker right next to the stage with a cop standing three feet away.
I think the single-digit Nikons (and Canon 1 Series) are so authoritatively oversized that you can often waltz around the premises because you look like the press or the "official" photog. As for being loud, I learned that suddenly when trying cover a classical recital. No way to cover the performance, had to wait until the applause started:
D4, 70-200E, no flash. Nowadays, I can use a MILC with ES.
p.106 #15 · Nikon DSLR images, videos and discussion thread
rico wrote:
I think the single-digit Nikons (and Canon 1 Series) are so authoritatively oversized that you can often waltz around the premises because you look like the press or the "official" photog. As for being loud, I learned that suddenly when trying cover a classical recital. No way to cover the performance, had to wait until the applause started:
D4, 70-200E, no flash. Nowadays, I can use a MILC with ES.
Of the FX cameras I own, (d4, d810 and d850) the 810 has the least disturbing shutter sound. I quite like that camera. However, they would all be too loud for a quiet performance. You don't want to be "that guy".
