A few from Shaky Knees Fest

[fjrabon]

For the most part shooting a festival with a 35mm (23mm on a crop frame) isn't particularly effective, but I soldiered on with the little Fuji X100T). Plus I figured I'd go for what would give me the best shots in the late night shows, where I could be closer and more level with the stage. Got a few shots:

The setting:

DSCF5424 by Franklin Rabon, on Flickr

First band I saw, Black Pistol Fire. Check them out if you've ever wished the black keys and white stripes had a kid who liked guitar solos more than his parents did.

DSCF5314 by Franklin Rabon, on Flickr

Mastodon (with Clutch's lead singer):

DSCF5587 by Franklin Rabon, on Flickr

Your Favorite Enemies:

DSCF5665 by Franklin Rabon, on Flickr

And You Will Know Them By the Trail of the Dead:

DSCF5773 by Franklin Rabon, on Flickr

Noel Gallagher:

DSCF5887 by Franklin Rabon, on Flickr

DSCF5961 by Franklin Rabon, on Flickr

Frank Turner:

DSCF6111 by Franklin Rabon, on Flickr

DSCF6198 by Franklin Rabon, on Flickr

DSCF6177 by Franklin Rabon, on Flickr

 

[Milky]

1st and 3rd frank turner for me!

 

[fjrabon]

1st and 3rd frank turner for me!

Thanks! He's really easy to photograph if you're up front. I just had to not screw up focus and hit the button at the right time.

 

[Milky]

yeah some people are better on stage than others!

 

[fjrabon]

yeah some people are better on stage than others!

yeah, after shooting a bunch of relatively tame performers, in 90 degree weather, in a distant large festival type environment, I took like 250 shots of Frank's after party show, almost all of which were better than anything I took during the day at the festival.

 

[Gary A.]

Wow, these came out well, considering all you had was a fixed prime. Well done.