Steve H
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Post by Steve H on Jun 10, 2006 17:31:41 GMT
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Post by Dave on Jun 10, 2006 18:40:21 GMT
Thanks Richard, the lighting was a bit harsh, but even so I am pleased with the result. Yes indeed Steve, the main stage lighting was appalling for photography! Not only was it very "orange/yellow" rather than daylight/blue, but it was directly overhead and fairly close to the main performers, resulting in an extreme contrast of bright highlights and large dark shadows on their faces. I found that no overall correction on the computer for contrast, brightness and colour balance resulted in an ideal result. Something always ended up wrong and keeping the right shade of red for Hayley's dress while correcting other things was nigh on impossible! Painstaking manual colour correction (face, arms, dress, background... all corrected separately) may be the only way to bring out *everything* we want but I don't think I'm going to do that with my photos, not at the moment anyway. Too time consuming. I think with this range of contrast and the "difficult" lighting, old fashioned slide film would have been best but then, we would have risked incorrect exposures and missing some of the best "action" shots. RAW mode should have produced the best "digital" results in these conditions and I don't think there will be many concerts as challenging for digital cameras as this one; yours and Stuarts photos came through it very well indeed!  Cheers, Dave |
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Steve H
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Post by Steve H on Jun 10, 2006 19:49:20 GMT
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Post by roger on Jun 10, 2006 20:32:53 GMT
Hi Roger and Dave, tell me when to stop! Steve H I can't. I'm speechless!  Roger |
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Post by Richard on Jun 11, 2006 8:07:11 GMT
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Post by Andrew on Jun 11, 2006 8:46:42 GMT
Hi Steve, Stuart and everyone else! WOW... What a surprise!!! These photographs of Hayley are absolutely FANTASTIC!!!  I've just returned from a week's holiday on the Isle of Arran... What a lovely welcome home!!! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gifSteve and Stuart, please keep up your outstanding work! What a wonderful service you have both delivered to 'HWI'  Like Roger, I'm speechless! I'm proud of you guys!!! Andrew  |
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Post by Andrew on Jun 11, 2006 9:02:29 GMT
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Post by Stuart H on Jun 11, 2006 15:46:16 GMT
Hi All, Here are a few more pics from Wisley Here's the HWI crew sitting in front of 2700 fans - great seats!  Here's Hayley with that flag again!  ...getting due credit from the conductor.  And after the show, chatting to fans.  Stuart |
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Post by Richard on Jun 11, 2006 16:09:01 GMT
Great shots again, Stuart!  Dave did turn round before the concert started, so he didn't miss Hayley! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gifThese photographs will bring back happy memories for ever! Richard  |
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Post by Steve H on Jun 11, 2006 16:24:50 GMT
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Post by postscript on Jun 11, 2006 21:51:00 GMT
That should please the members, Stuart. Someone asked for a shot of us all together.
Peter
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Post by roger on Jun 12, 2006 0:10:32 GMT
Here's the HWI crew sitting in front of 2700 fans - great seats! Stuart Richard: "I've told you before, don't point that at me, it might be loaded!" Tony: "A little less noise chaps, I'm trying to sleep!" Roger: "Be as loud as you like - I can sleep through anything!" Steve (to cameraman): "Adda boy, bruv; you got the hang of it now!" Peter: "Oh, we're ALL in shot - Bravo!" Lothar (to friend): "Try to look intellegent - they'll think we don't know 'em!!" Dave: "What photographer?!"  Roger |
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Post by postscript on Jun 12, 2006 5:59:01 GMT
Here's the HWI crew sitting in front of 2700 fans - great seats! Stuart Richard: "I've told you before, don't point that at me, it might be loaded!" Tony: "A little less noise chaps, I'm trying to sleep!" Roger: "Be as loud as you like - I can sleep through anything!" Steve (to cameraman): "Adda boy, bruv; you got the hang of it now!" Peter: "Oh, we're ALL in shot - Bravo!" Lothar (to friend): "Try to look intellegent - they'll think we don't know 'em!!" Dave: "What photographer?!" Roger I love it Roger! Superb photo Stuart.. Roger, you left out Lothar's friend's reply to Lothar: Now I know the Britgs are completely mad! Peter |
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Post by tonyw on Jun 15, 2006 10:02:30 GMT
Hi
What a great concert! Thanks to Richard for saving places in the front for us. We arrived at 5.20pm and there was a very long queue in front of us. I wish I had brought my camera now as I did not think we would be so near to the stage. Many thanks to all who put such good photos on the forum. We travelled back to London by train with Lothar. I am looking forward to the next concert!
Tony
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Post by Richard on Jun 15, 2006 14:43:52 GMT
Thanks for that, Tony! I was there three hours before you and Anne, but the queue only started forming at about 4:15pm. Hayley must have been delighted by the size of the crowd, because the concert was never publicised on her official web site. Many thanks to Lothar for finding the information and starting this thread! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gifBest Wishes, Richard |
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