My first bash at gig photography
 

We headed back to Seoul from the North east of South Korea today, a 4.5 hour drive. We went out for dinner and then went out to a jazz bar where a Dutch trio were playing fairly hard-core jazz. It was interesting just to watch them interacting with each other. I decided to bring the D800 with me with my 24 - 70 and AFS 50 1.8G and my AFD 85 1.8. In the end as it was quite an intimate club in the Hongae area of the city, so I used exclusively the 50 f/1.8G. My front view was partially blocked and I didn't want to be a nuisance to the others. All except the first were shot in full manual exposure. All were converted using Silver efex pro 2

Nikon D800 AF-S 50 1.8G f/3.5 1/160 ISO 800

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/singingsnapper/8077607216/]Dutch-saxonphonist[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/singingsnapper/]singingsnapper[/url], on Flickr

f/3.5 1/100 ISO 800

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/singingsnapper/8077615939/]Dutch-jazz-drummer[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/singingsnapper/]singingsnapper[/url], on Flickr

f/5 1/100 ISO 800

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/singingsnapper/8077604100/]A-Dutch-jazz-guitarist-in-Seoul[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/singingsnapper/]singingsnapper[/url], on Flickr

f/5.6 1/80 ISO 800

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/singingsnapper/8077614945/]Dutch-jazz-trio-in-Seoul[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/singingsnapper/]singingsnapper[/url], on Flickr

f/2.8 1/125 ISO 400

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/singingsnapper/8077613037/]A-Dutch-jazz-band-in-Seoul[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/singingsnapper/]singingsnapper[/url], on Flickr

A couple more this time of some of the audience. The treatments in Silver efex pro2 are slightly different the first one I used a Ilford Pan 50 profile and this has more contrast as a result.

Nikon D800 AFS 50 f/1.8G at f/2 1/60 ISO 800

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/singingsnapper/8081426333/]audience-in-jazz-club[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/singingsnapper/]singingsnapper[/url], on Flickr

f/2 1/60 ISO 400

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/singingsnapper/8081426263/]audience-in-seoul-jazz-club-2[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/singingsnapper/]singingsnapper[/url], on Flickr

Some more gig photos this one a large concert with approx 10,000 people at Seoul's Olympic park.

Nikon D800 AFS 80 - 200 f/2.8 at f/2.8 200mm 1/125 ISO 1600

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/singingsnapper/8083448579/]Conductor-at-Seoul-Olymoic-park-concert[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/singingsnapper/]singingsnapper[/url], on Flickr

AFS 50 f/1.8 at f/5.6 1/40 ISO 800

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/singingsnapper/8083452144/]orchestra-at-Seoul-Olymoic-park-concert[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/singingsnapper/]singingsnapper[/url], on Flickr

f/5.6 1/50 ISO 800

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/singingsnapper/8083442614/]orchestra-at-Seoul-Olymoic-park-concert-2[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/singingsnapper/]singingsnapper[/url], on Flickr

Wow, it is really a new kind of black and white photography. Very nice pictures.

Some more from Tokyo - involved with a concert with Tokyo based Japan Symphony Orchestra who were playing film scores:

Nikon D800 Nikkor 24 - 70

f/3.2 70mm 1/320 ISO 1600

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/singingsnapper/8188889416/]Japan-Symphony-orchestra-conductor-4[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/singingsnapper/]singingsnapper[/url], on Flickr

b;ack and white converted in Silver efex:

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/singingsnapper/8187808951/]Japan-Symphony-orchestra-conductor-4-BW[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/singingsnapper/]singingsnapper[/url], on Flickr

f/3.2 70mm 1/160 ISO 1600

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/singingsnapper/8187808713/]Japan-Symphony-orchestra-conductor-5[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/singingsnapper/]singingsnapper[/url], on Flickr

again converted

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/singingsnapper/8188888678/]Japan-Symphony-orchestra-conductor-5-bw[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/singingsnapper/]singingsnapper[/url], on Flickr

Another two:

same lens and camera

f/3.2 70mm 1/160 ISO 1600

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/singingsnapper/8188860507/]Japan-Symphony-orchestra-conductorbw[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/singingsnapper/]singingsnapper[/url], on Flickr

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/singingsnapper/8189939300/]Japan-Symphony-orchestra-conductor-6[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/singingsnapper/]singingsnapper[/url], on Flickr

A couple of gig photos from Denmark:

Nikon D800 Nikkor 85 f/1.8D at f/2.8 1/80 ISO 800 spot metered converted in Silver Efex

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/singingsnapper/8240182839/]Lene-and-Bob[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/singingsnapper/]singingsnapper[/url], on Flickr

f/2 1/200 ISO 500

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/singingsnapper/8240182883/]Looking-over-the-shoulder[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/singingsnapper/]singingsnapper[/url], on Flickr

Another from the gig the other night

Nikon D800 AFD 85 f/1.8 1/320 f/1.8 ISO 1600 SIlver efex

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/singingsnapper/8251128402/]bob[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/singingsnapper/]singingsnapper[/url], on Flickr