Queensryche came out with a fiery attack for their 30th anniversary show at the Pageant. With a big, arena-filling stage presence honed over 3 decades, the heavy metal titans were a thrill to shoot, in no small part thanks to Geoff Tate's dominating delivery and stage presence.
Photographer's Notes:
Cameras Used:
- Nikon D3
- Nikon D700
Lenses Used:
This was an ISO 2500 kind of show. The backlights were bright enough to create blowouts, but frontlighting was very underpowered by comparison. This is one show where the in-camera metering would have stumbled with a balanced exposure, and why I always shoot on manual mode.
Queensryche are a great band to photograph – they've been doing it long enough to be total pros for the fans and cameras alike, and I think it shows. Geoff Tate is one of the few frontmen I can think of who actually seems to have a “wind up” to his delivery on the mic as he brings it to his mouth.
Still, as fantastic as Geoff Tate is to photograph, I have to say that my favorite image of the night came from guitarist Michael Wilton while he was soloing center stage:
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