Eddie Shaw and the Wolf Gang at Cecils in West Orange, NJ....

[Janie]

All pics around these same settings: Shutter Speed, 1/15, f/5.6, 45mm, iso1600

[PrevailingConditions]

You've got some good shots there and you did really well to hand-hold at 1/15. I'm not sure that I could have pulled it off. It's a shame that in some their faces are lost in shadow.

PC

[Janie]

Actually, if you were there, the photos are completely accurate - you couldn't see their entire face in the shadows! lol I never use a flash at live shows - i find the look of flash at live shows create a total lack of ambiance. True, you could see more of their face if using a flash, but it's not moody, like you're sitting there. ;) I was playing with slower settings, but it was a little too blurry when I went slower!

[livin4lax09]

these were 1/15? Incredible! I despise flash concert photography, so I like these much more. they are very nice images, and you certainly captured the mood.

[Greg McCary]

Nice captures. I would love to hear this band, just from the pictures I can they were probably good.

[GB1]

You have some real shots here Janie. I understand the situation where you couldn't use flash and had to use a slow shutter. It seems to have worked out on many of them. Others though it really could have used a faster SS and/or more DOF, esp on # 2 (my favorite) and the last one.

-Gb

[Old Timer]

Love #5 Janie. That motion blur on his sax hands is great. Beautiful exposures. Looks like it was a great night of music.

[jkriminger]

I like number 1 best...nice portrait..blues style...with the forehead in the shadows

[Janie]

Thank you for the comments! The whole series is at http://hauntinglybeautiful.com/eddieshaw/ if you want to see more. The above were just personal faves - like on the second I love seeing his hand move - he was poking toward me! lol