Vince Jones played (and sang) a concert on the Gold Coast in March 2000. I shot these photos on Kodak Ektachrome 320T, using a Pentax MZ-5 and my old Hanimex 80-200 zoom. I think the photos have faded badly, but they were always dark and very red with the tungsten balanced film. It was the only time I tried that film. I'd love to have the chance to take some concert photos with the K5iis and DA*300! The slide was scanned on a Nikon LS30. I'll have to rescan the film because I belatedly discovered that I needed to select "none" for the colour balance in Vuescan in this case.

[Dewman]

I like the lighting a lot. Nice photo, RobG.

[RobG]

I like the lighting a lot. Nice photo, RobG.

Thanks! I may post a couple of other frames of the film once I rescan them with the same setting.

[Dewman]

Thanks! I may post a couple of other frames of the film once I rescan them with the same setting.

Please do, I'd love to see them.

Dewman
SW Idaho

[RobG]

This is my favourite shot from the whole film, despite the fact that it's not the lead singer. I love the way the bass player seems completely immersed in the music and the process of playing.



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I have a vague recollection that Vince asked for the lights to be turned up so he could see the audience, so I got a couple of shots with better light. I actually like the dark moodiness of the earlier photos though.

[Dewman]

This is my favourite shot from the whole film, despite the fact that it's not the lead singer. I love the way the bass player seems completely immersed in the music and the process of playing.



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I have a vague recollection that Vince asked for the lights to be turned up so he could see the audience, so I got a couple of shots with better light. I actually like the dark moodiness of the earlier photos though.

Very nice! I love how the highlites fade to black. Very dramatic shot with superb composition. The beautiful wood grain on the bass is an added bonus to the photograph. A real keeper, sir. Thanks for sharing.

Dewman
SW Idaho

[RobG]

Very nice! I love how the highlites fade to black. Very dramatic shot with superb composition. The beautiful wood grain on the bass is an added bonus to the photograph. A real keeper, sir. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you! I really like how his hands emerge from the darkness to play the instrument. I'll have to try some monochrome renditions but the red adds to the mood, too.

[eaglem]

Well captured shots considering the conditions under which they were taken.

[bossa]

Nice work. As a fan of Vince it's good to see him on an international forum.

[RobG]

Well captured shots considering the conditions under which they were taken.

Thanks! It was tough. I could get much sharper and more detailed images now with the K5iis, but they wouldn't have the feel of film.

Nice work. As a fan of Vince it's good to see him on an international forum.

Thank you! I saw Vince on the Gold Coast, 14 years ago now. When I was looking for a video clip to link on Facebook, the most recent concert I found was in Tokyo this year!

[bossa]

Thanks! It was tough. I could get much sharper and more detailed images now with the K5iis, but they wouldn't have the feel of film.



Thank you! I saw Vince on the Gold Coast, 14 years ago now. When I was looking for a video clip to link on Facebook, the most recent concert I found was in Tokyo this year!

I haven't heard much of him for years now. I'm a musician so I tend to be conscious of anyone good that's performing in my area.

cheers