I love the mood. Some of those backfground lights blur like rose windows. The side lit shot of the guitarist smiling is wonderful.
On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 6:27 AM, Derby Chang <der...@iinet.net.au> wrote: > On 9/10/2010 4:10 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >> >> On Oct 8, 2010, at 7:27 AM, Derby Chang wrote: >> >>> That was memorable. >>> >>> It started out being a pleasant night. My friends playing support, all is >>> right with the world. But Loene sensed there was something odd happening >>> with the headliner. And there was >>> >>> The band came on and asked everyone to be really quiet, or they wouldn't >>> hear. The lead singer, Jonneine, having come all the way from Silverlake CA, >>> had lost her voice. Really lost it. She could barely whisper. But bravely, >>> she said they would play the whole set. And a beautiful instrumental set it >>> was, with Jonneine doing some mesmerising zen singing up front. >>> >>> http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/10/10_10/10_10_jonneine/index.htm >> >> You got some great stuff there. >> >>> As much as I would have loved to hear her voice (which is extraordinarily >>> seductive), the performance piece as it turned out was even more powerful, >>> because we were all filling in the vocal line. >> >> Sounds like a very cool experience. >> >>> And even better, with no microphone in the way, it was a grand way to >>> test the new Voigtlander 75mm/1.8. Stephen Gandy, for a little while, said >>> it was designed to be soft wide open. He has since edited that out of his >>> website. It's sharp enough for me at 1.8 >> >> How do you like it compared with the 77/1.8? >> > > > Thanks Larry, I'm glad you asked. I've had a gap for gig shooting with the > Epsons. I looooooooove using 77mm on APS-C. Just the right length to get an > intimate shot, with enough environmental space. And not too short that I > have to be in the face of the muso. First rule of gig shooting - consider > the muso. Second rule - consider the paying punter who'd like to see the > band too. I've been using the outstanding 90mm Elmarit-M, but while that is > flawless technically, 90mm is just a tad too long in a small venue like the > Annandale. I do own the 75mm Color Heliar, but that is a a little slow (as > is the Elmarit). Can't afford a 75mm Summilux, so when Mr K announced the 75 > Heliar, I praised him to many interested and disinterested persons. > > Compared to the 77, the 75 is actually significantly larger and heavier, > which gives much kudos to the Pentax engineers. Haven't rigorously tested > the sharpness and the flare control (and not gunna), but it seems fine to > me. Focusing feel of course is much better with the 75. I'm just happy to > have both. > > > -- > > der...@iinet.net.au > http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
