The Stage Is Set to Rock!
Where else can you find FREE concerts from 1500hrs to 2230hrs for 9 straight days? All kinds of music; hip hop, rock, jazz, R&B, etc..
The answer? Aachen September Special!
It started last Friday and will last until 21st September 2008.
My initial plan was to go together with my other colleagues after work. But I arrived there slightly later and they were already dancing to the tunes at 1 of the 4 stages. The stages were setup in and around the town hall and cathedral, and they’re isolated from each other. So, they won’t interfere each other and I don’t hear 2 different kind of musics at the same time. There are ample space for a few hundred people for each stage, tables and not forgetting…the beer stalls!
They even have a Ferris wheel, as big as The Eye in KL!
No, I’m not joking.
While everyone was busy either dancing and drinking, I was happily snapping pics. The thing I liked most about this concert is that I can get really, really, really close to the stage, and for free. With my 17-55mm, it was just enough to get some closeups shots of the performers.
But I still miss the reach a longer telephoto. A 70-200mm would be ideal, or maybe 135mm.
Lighting wasn’t that good on some of the stages. Luckily enough I had my flash gun with me when I need it from time to time. The gears’ settings were pushed to the max; F/2.8, ISO 1600, 1/200s to freeze those crazy people jumping up and down.
The good thing was, most of the shots were keepers.
The Guitarist
Lead Singer of The Best Rock Band
Rocking Hard On The Stage
Thank You Everyone!
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