I have quite an intense love for music and so over the past few months I’ve been to a number of gigs with my girlfriend Lindsay. Unfortunately I was unable to take my DSLR to any of these but that didn’t stop me taking my 10megapixel Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 with 12x Optical Zoom. With my liking of Rock music and being up for hearing anything new I went to see Alkaline Trio (one of Lindsay’s favourite bands) and actually managed to capture some quite reasonable shots.
Alkaline Trio
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The Damned
Next we went to see The Damned. The Damned have been my favourite band for almost 8 years (I’m 22 now so would have been 14 or 15 around the time that I discovered them). They formed in 1976 and became Britain’s first Punk band with their single New Rose, released on October 22nd, that year. This was quite a surreal experience for me as I never believed that I would see them live with not even being born when they formed.
The Damned – Smash it Up
Green Day
And finally we went to see Lindsay’s favourite, Green Day. Possibly the most famous of the three bands I’ve listed here. We were much further back at this one as it was in an open air stadium but the natural outdoor light has enabled me to capture some very pleasing shots.
In the future I hope to get my DSLR to some of these gigs and capture some much more impressive shots. It’s a shame at Green Day that my Battery ran out, they put on an incredible show of fireworks, explosions, water canons and all sorts!
