Ha Ha Tonka is always fantastic, like I mentioned in my last post about them.
This set, aside from being long and including some songs I hadn’t heard before, also included an impromptu guest appearance by some of the Treaty of Paris guys that were in attendance – this whole show had a the feeling of a great party.
Shooting Notes
Once Ha Ha Tonka hit the stage, the lights brightened up at bit from the earlier sets, but as usual, SubT has spotty light with lots of strong colors. As you can tell from the pictures, some areas had red light, some yellow, and some green. They all mixed together and gave a rainbow sherbet effect. Not really the ideal situation. However, that’s the way it goes in small clubs.
I shot 99% of this set with the 35mm f/1.4 and the 135mm f/2, partially because of the light situation, but also because I’ve really taken to prime use lately. It’s always nice to mix it up. Also, I embraced the crowded stage and lack of pit and took to shooting between things and people to get a “peek-a-boo” effect to some of the pictures. You can really see what I mean on the first shot below.
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two words: helllllllllz yeah.
Comment by sam ash. 03.09.10 @ 3:03 pmAwesome band, awesome photographs.
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