Bigger is not always Better: When an SLR is too much
On Friday night I got the chance to re-live some of the music from my youth when I attended a Def Leppard concert in West Valley City. Concerts are usually full of great subjects to photograph and this one was no exception. But if you've ever tried to walk in to one carrying a large SLR camera with a long lens you will find that they don't take too kindly to it.
This is one of the reasons I carry a small point-and-shoot camera, a Canon G7, in my kit. The G7 (which Canon recently replaced with the G9) is a high quality 10 megapixel camera in a small unassuming package. I simply dropped the camera into a pocket on my cargo shorts and walked right in to the show. The on-board image stabilization that this camera has is a nice bonus, especially when shooting in a low light environment such as a concert.
As for the concert, it was pretty cool. If I had had my preference though, Def Leppard could have taken the night off and let the opening band Styx carry the night :)
Canon G7 - 1/30 second, f/4.8, ISO 200
3 Comments:
Wow, Def Leppard got old and a bit chubby, great shot though!
I remember seeing Def Leppard in 1992, or maybe 93; I don't remember. That's when I realized the floor ticket prices should be adjusted for the fact that you have a 50% less chance of catching a drumstick.
(And Styx is way, way better than Def Leppard, even when they were both in their primes.)
Can I please have a nice size copy of this please!!!! Def Leppard is my favorite ,and I'm afraid I wont be able to see them any time soon...
I would love it !!!
Doug Jefford
dougiefresh66@gmail.com
p.s. I know this is April fools day ..but I'm not FFFFoolin..lol
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