06

It's been a while.

Last Friday I ventured into Kilburn armed with my camera, the address of a music venue and a vague idea of a band who were playing there. It turns out that they, Hero and Leander, were really cool - ear plugs were not required. The venue was nice (albeit not exactly accessible... I'd like to mention here how accomodating everyone was, both the band and the staff at The Good Ship) and Kilburn was not nearly as violent as its name might suggest (unfortunately, anytime I refer to it, I accidentally exaggerate the pronunciation and so it becomes Kill-Burn).

It was my first time taking photos of musicians and as suiting as the lighting was for such an event, it was difficult from a photographic point of view. You end up with a catch-22 of wanting a low ISO and fast shutter speed in order to crisply catch the action, yet needing a high ISO and relatively low shutter speed so as to actually allow light into the camera. As a result, the images I captured were more grainy than I'd hoped, not to mention the noticeable blur. Oh, and while I'm being critical, I think I need an eye test. Seriously, my focus is way out most of the time... even using auto-focus! But I digress. The next time I am in a low-light/event situation, I'm going to try using my 50mm 1.8 lens. This would mean trading zoom for a wider aperture, but it's a worth-while one, I think. Plus it would be so much lighter/discreet.

Anyway, a few of the photos:

 When I arrived home, I downloaded their EP from itunes (no idea why I even use itunes when the only apples I have reside in the fruit bowl).

Here, go see:

 In other news, I cannot stop saying awesome. The strange thing is, I lived with an American for many years and did not utter it once... now though, now I am unstoppable. A British alternative is urgently required. 

Super? Jolly good? Bloody marvellous?

Or, maybe not British, even. 

Bravo! Magnifique!

I don't know, suggestions please.