"Ladies Love Country Boys" - Trace Adkins

grimacegrimace Registered Users Posts: 1,537 Major grins
edited August 25, 2008 in People
If you're a country fan or watched NBC's The Celebrity Apprentice, you are probably familiar with Trace Adkins. This former pipefitter turned singer puts on one hell of a show but makes it extremely difficult to shoot with stage lights and a cowboy hat.

The hat was always casting a shadow on his face and the only time I could get a shadow free shot was when he reared back to belt out a long note but then his eyes would be shut. :)

Anyway, here's a few shot from the concert on Wednesday.
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  • DesignsmithDesignsmith Registered Users Posts: 45 Big grins
    edited August 22, 2008
    It looks like you did a good job under tough conditions. The colors are rich and look true. You caught moments of interest. And the shots were crisp and clean which is hard to do under low light. I especially enjoyed #3. The way you caught the light behind him produces a halo effect. Good work!! Thanks for sharing.
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  • AgnieszkaAgnieszka Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 3,263 Major grins
    edited August 22, 2008
    Not much of a country girl, but I have to agree, you did a great job .... no noise + great expressions + goo compositions thumb.gif
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  • dangindangin Registered Users Posts: 458 Major grins
    edited August 22, 2008
    good job; especially #5.
    i'd be interested in how you exposured some of them; care to share? :D
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  • QarikQarik Registered Users Posts: 4,959 Major grins
    edited August 22, 2008
    great captures. I like his songs
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  • heatherfeatherheatherfeather Registered Users Posts: 2,738 Major grins
    edited August 22, 2008
    These are great! I sure am impressed. And I am interested in what lense you were using as well.
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  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited August 22, 2008
    Very nice, clear shots of the singer. I'm not into country at all, but whatever those girls like, is here :D
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  • TeenyTeeny Registered Users Posts: 49 Big grins
    edited August 22, 2008
    Wow, How close to the stage were you!! yea, some details on settings would be great.

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  • Art ScottArt Scott Registered Users Posts: 8,959 Major grins
    edited August 22, 2008
    Great job.....what kind of a country boy wears DArk Acts tee shirts.....that is just out of place to me:D.....maybe he has a touch of goth in his closetrolleyes1.gif
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  • chuckinsocalchuckinsocal Registered Users Posts: 932 Major grins
    edited August 22, 2008
    WOW .. some of the best live music shots I've ever seen on here ... maybe you should send a link to your gallery to his publicist ... heavily watermarked of course.
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  • grimacegrimace Registered Users Posts: 1,537 Major grins
    edited August 24, 2008
    heatherfeather wrote:
    These are great! I sure am impressed. And I am interested in what lense you were using as well.

    Thank you Heather and everyone else who commented on the photos.

    These shots were taken at Grand Casino near Lake Milacs. They announced before the concert you can take as many photos as you want so I decided to take them up on the offer.:D

    My seat was only 60 feet away from the stage and on a couple of occasions, I went to the back of the venue (120 feet away) to get a wider, more straight on shot.

    All photos were taken with a Canon 5D and a 100-400L lens. Shutter speeds ranged from 1/80 to 1/125 (all hand held), ISO was anywhere from 320 to 800 depending on the lighting for the song and all were shot at f/5.6.
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2008
    Adam,
    great series! bowdown.gif
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  • lightdrunklightdrunk Registered Users Posts: 89 Big grins
    edited August 25, 2008
    Nice shots. Not so easy to get low light shots sharp. What lens?
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