Rockin'

[dubaiphil]

Processed to emulate Tri-X to hide the deficiencies of a little point and shoot!

[bnnrcn]

Very nice shots Phil

[Shadowman]

Nicely captured.

[Loose Canon]

This is Steve Tyler?

[Kodiak]

I don't think your P&S was the problem here but the chosen PP approach!

Tri-X being a higher ASA/iso film, implies a higher contrast.

Here, I see lots of areas with values under 10 and over 235. Your strategy
"pushed" more areas under and over so that the result is far too heavy… with
almost no or too little greys!
Instead of having a happy and lively "11 zones" in your picture, you are left
with no more than half of them where the remaining greys live in less than
20% of the whole frame!

The camera may take the picture… but you make it! The chosen PP approach
may at times render advantageous graphic elements but you still have to decide
(after trying others) which one supports best your artistic intent.

[dubaiphil]

Thanks for your feedback, Kodiak. I think the P&S was the problem, with stray light hitting the lens as I was so close to the stage. Seeing original images might change your opinion.

Black clothes, black hair (au naturelle of course, Mr Tyler and Mr Perry), black sky above the stage in an outdoor night concert, bright light - you're not going to get many grey tones.

I think what may have woken you from your slumber was my use of the dreaded words "Tri-X". I should have rephrased my original line. I didn't process to emulate exactly, but processed using a lightly tweaked Tri-X preset in Nik Silver Efex. Similar to the derivation of HDR in recent posts, I'm sure my incorrect representation of Tri-X from a pre digital purist's point of view may get peoples goat!

And let's not start the 11 zones debate again!

[juznobsrvr]

Thanks for your feedback, Kodiak. I think the P&S was the problem, with stray light hitting the lens as I was so close to the stage. Seeing original images might change your opinion.

Black clothes, black hair (au naturelle of course, Mr Tyler and Mr Perry), black sky above the stage in an outdoor night concert, bright light - you're not going to get many grey tones.

I think what may have woken you from your slumber was my use of the dreaded words "Tri-X". I should have rephrased my original line. I didn't process to emulate exactly, but processed using a lightly tweaked Tri-X preset in Nik Silver Efex. Similar to the derivation of HDR in recent posts, I'm sure my incorrect representation of Tri-X from a pre digital purist's point of view may get peoples goat!

And let's not start the 11 zones debate again!

Being a big Aerosmith fan, I would have chosen a similar pushed look and with a tweaked Tri-X film. (I'm not a purist even though I still shoot with Tri-X film. Yes, that is not a typo. I still play around with analog.) My point would be not to make Steven and Joe look pretty and happy. They are hardened rock stars who took drugs and used to be gang members. Steven is known to always carry a big knife and loads of cash in his bag. So, Phil, I agree with your rendering here. Nicely captured.