tinnitus photography

right on, and i was meaning to mention that. that was really cool. tbh, i thought the wilco version was better than the big star version.

Empyre, you got a great shot of Jeff during the 'intro' part. nice one! btw, a recording is now up on DaD

nah, i'm not shooting hartford tonight. i tell you, it would be tough to get a good band/crowd interaction @ the orpheum, due to the layout and what the lighting was for the songs we could shoot (ie, getting the proper exposure for the band would mean the audience portion would be in relative blackness). Concord was no better (in fact, worse - i couldn't shoot from front of the house). i do agree that a photo w/ both the band and the fans is a good shot to get. not always possible, though.

thanks! i use canon bodies, a 5D mark II and an original 5D. i think the lenses i mainly used were the 24-70 and 70-200, and ISO 1600 (5D) and maybe a bit higher on the 5D2. you can pretty much shoot up to 6400 on the 5D2 w/o too much worry of noise, as long as your exposure is spot-on. no tripods allowed, and monopods are pretty rarely allowed either. the 70-200 lens does have a 'image stabilization' feature which does help reduce any camera shake.

my review w/ photos from Tuesday: http://www.prefixmag.com/photos/wilco-the-orpheum-theatre-in-boston-picsreview/

the other one i remember was someone yelling 'TAKE IT OFF' (ostensibly referring to his jacket) and Jeff saying "what is with you, Concord?"

that was probably the funniest bit from Tweedy last night...comparing the out of synch clapping to trying to count money while someone randomly spits out numbers.

i could have definitely lived w/o hearing 'hate it here' and 'walken' again, esp if it meant they would have done Red/Got You.

ah, then i walked past you a couple of times! the tall dude w/ the moustache was right in front of you at the start of teh show, then moved next to the other tall dude, right in front of my wife. oh well. i've not seen Almost Famous so i am not sure about the physical similarities. did that Stillwater band also have a little dude? i was trying to figure out his connection to those people. funny, i found this shot: http://musicalbox.bloginky.com/files/grace-potter-and-the-nocturnals.jpg and the guy w/ the vest was definitely one of them. not sure if the woman was actually Grace, thoug

i was row R, seat 104...center section, 4th seat in on the right. i guess if i drew a straight line from my seat to the stage, it would land between John and Pat. there was a guy w/ a shaved head on my left, and his wife/partner/lover/insert fave term here. i wasn't sure if you were there or not, but by the time i got to my seat after shooting, the concert was obviously in full swing so introductory talk wasn't possible.

is your recording from the web stream, or did you record it yourself? if the former, I wouldn't bother w/ FLAC...tapers tend to wig out when people transcode from lossy to lossless.

here's some random musings from me, as continued from the webcast thread... on the drive up i discovered an 'Error 20' code on my 5D2 camera body...argh. wouldn't clear regardless of what i tried. i get to the venue, get my pass and tickets no problem, grab a bite w/ my wife and friend at The Draft (they were woefully prepared for the onslaught of Wilco fans), then head over to the venue. nice small theater, but restrictions are back of the room. damn; i was hoping for some up front shots that i wasn't able to get in boston, since there were so many photographers clogging the 3 aisles, and

thanks! i will be working on the photos and reviews this evening...not sure if i'll get 'em all done tonight or friday. i kinda wish i'd started concert photography earlier than i did ('06), as i saw a lot of great bands in the 90s-00s as well. last night's shooting wasn't exactly what i was hoping for...i'll stick my my rambling tale in the live thread...

there were tapers at both nights, and i gave a card to a guy in boston (who i believe said he'd be @ the concord show as well, though i didn't see him) so hopefully these will surface soon enough.

drinking was definitely allowed...plenty of beer sales that night. and, it was a friday night, so people didn't have to worry about hangovers and early work starts the next night. there were no band tag-teams at this show; Philly was the only other date Lucero was on the bill for, but i'm not sure if they did anything like that there. i hadn't heard Lucero before, but i dug their sound quite a bit.

i totally agree w/ this. definitely a mood changer, esp as compared to Boston the night before, where the swell became a tsunami. overall a very good show, though not at the same level as the Boston show, which frankly was incredible. it probably didn't help that i had a tall guy directly in front of me which blocked my view of Tweedy fairly consistently, and he'd do a sideways head sway move to ensure complete view obliteration from time to time. i probably should have bailed to the back of the room, but wanted to stay w/ my wife.

let me know when he decides to tour on _Meddle_ or _Obscured By Clouds_. Or gets along w/ Gilmour and Mason again.

i've been riding for close to 20 years now...though i haven't gotten out on the dirt as much as i'd like to the last couple. here's my stable: '00 Independent Fabrications crown jewel '02 Specialized Enduro '00 Giant Team DH '01 Evil Imperial my wife also rides...she's got an Orange 222 DH bike, a Ted Wojcik trail bike, and an old Spooky Pit Boss.

i get to see it live all over again tonight. seriously, last night was amazing. i've seen 800-1000 shows in my time and that was way up there.

likewise!

pretty amazing show for sure. saw Stirratt and Sansone post-gig @ Silvertone. can't wait to see them again tmrw night.

review w/ photo gallery of last Friday's Boston show: http://www.prefixmag.com/photos/drive-by-truckers-lucero-langhorne-slim-house-of-b/ and a couple of Lucero

someone @ the Spoon show near me had a bad case of rotten ass.

Boyd Rice Jhonn Balance Varg Vikernes

i would totally go see a Magazine gig.