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Concerts 2009 Galleries

The Dreadnoughts/Ninjaspy/The Wrecktals/Mexican Drug Patrol, December 31, 2009 : The Dreadnoughts, Ninjaspy, The Wrecktals and Mexican Drug Patrol live at The Rickshaw Theatre, December 31, 2009. Shot on Ilford Delta 400 @ 3200, developed in XTOL, 1:1, 25 minutes, one inversion per minute. Used an Olympus OM-2SP and OM-4Ti with an assortment of manual focus primes and telephotos from 28mm to 200mm.

The Dreadnoughts/Ninjaspy/The Wrecktals/Mexican Drug Patrol, December 31, 2009

Life Against Death/ROC/Flying Monkeys, December 19, 2009 : Life Against Death, ROC and Flying Monkeys live at the Bentall Centre Athletic Club, December 19, 2009. About halfway through the Flying Monkeys set, I remembered that I wasn't in a dingy club with black ceilings so I started bouncing the flash off the ceiling and pulled back my Flip-It flash bouncer to a straight up position for a little bit of fill light. That's why the photos in the second half of this set have a different look to them, light-wise.

Life Against Death/ROC/Flying Monkeys, December 19, 2009

Incura/Vancouver Killing Spree/One Life Animal, December 3, 2009 : Vancouver Killing Spree, One Life Animal and Incura live at The Media Club, December 3, 2009. Shot on Ilford HP5 @ 1600. Developed in Kodak XTOL.

Incura/Vancouver Killing Spree/One Life Animal, December 3, 2009

Macula/Soundstem/The Fury, November 27, 2009 : Macula, Soundstem and The Fury live at The Bourbon, November 27, 2009. CD release party for Macula's "Pride and Panic". Shot with an Olympus OM-2SP on Ilford HP5+ @ 3200, developed in Kodak XTOL, stock, 20 minutes. That's right, all manual focus, no second chances.

Macula/Soundstem/The Fury, November 27, 2009

Ninjaspy/We The Undersigned/Versus The Nothing/Bullets Over Beauty/Bridges Out, November 21, 2009 : Ninjaspy, We The Undersigned, Versus The Nothing, Bullets Over Beauty and Bridges Out live at Pub 340, November 21, 2009. Not a serious photography night, just messing around with the Contax T2 again. Ilford HP5@1600, XTOL 1:1, 20 minutes.

Ninjaspy/We The Undersigned/Versus The Nothing/Bullets Over Beauty/Bridges Out, November 21, 2009

R.O.C./The Epitomees/North or Die/The Richards, November 20, 2009 : R.O.C., The Epitomees, North or Die and The Richards live at The Princeton Pub, Vancouver BC, November 19, 2009. Once again, thank god for the ultra-wide. Seems like I'm shooting in tinier and tinier venues these days. Most of the shots in this set are right from stage front. The stage was so shallow that the musicians had to stand in a line. If you've ever been to the Princeton before, the frontal shots of the bands without obstructions were shot in the little space between the big post in front of the stage and the stage itself which means during R.O.C.'s set I had the headstock of Charlie's bass waving around in dangerous proximity to my head.

R.O.C./The Epitomees/North or Die/The Richards, November 20, 2009

Agent C and Top Secret, November 18, 2009 : Agent C and the Top Secret live at The Yale for Blues for the Bank IV, November 18, 2009.

Agent C and Top Secret, November 18, 2009

Kill Matilda/The Saints Collapse/These Kids Wear Crowns/A Frosty Comet/Brompton Distress Call, November 13, 2009 : These Kids Wear Crowns, A Frosty Comet and Brompton Distress Call live at The Bourbon, November 13, 2009. Kill Matilda and The Saints Collapse live at Pub 340, later that night. Used a CTO gel on the flash. Gotta get a lighter coloured one some time soon.

Kill Matilda/The Saints Collapse/These Kids Wear Crowns/A Frosty Comet/Brompton Distress Call, November 13, 2009

The Perfect Trend/The Fury/Fighting For Ithaca/Bang Bang You're Dead, November 7, 2009 : The Perfect Trend, The Fury, Fighting for Ithaca and Bang Bang, You're Dead! live at Pub 340, November 7, 2009. Just farting around with the Contax T2. HP5@1600, XTOL, 1:1, 20 minutes. Didn't bother taking serious photos because there were so many other photographers there.

The Perfect Trend/The Fury/Fighting For Ithaca/Bang Bang You're Dead, November 7, 2009

SNFU/Golers/Fake Shark - Real Zombie/The Heard/The New Values, October 30, 2009 : The Heard, Fake Shark - Real Zombie and The New Values live at The Bourbon, October 30, 2009. SNFU and Golers live at Pub 340, later that night, October 30, 2009. Word.

SNFU/Golers/Fake Shark - Real Zombie/The Heard/The New Values, October 30, 2009

The Creepshow/The Dreadnoughts/The Hypnophonics, October 28, 2009 : The Creepshow, The Dreadnoughts and The Hypnophonics live at The Red Room, October 28, 2009. Shot on Ilford HP5+ at 1600 on a Mamiya 645 Pro. The dust and grain isn't me being artsy, it's me being lazy about cleaning the negatives and having trouble with the light meter. Developed with Kodak XTOL, 1:1, 19 minutes.

The Creepshow/The Dreadnoughts/The Hypnophonics, October 28, 2009

The Turn/Quartered/Firebrand/Kush, October 24, 2009 : The Turn and Quartered live at The Bourbon, October 24, 2009. Firebrand and Kush live at Pub 340, same night.

The Turn/Quartered/Firebrand/Kush, October 24, 2009

Incura/Gentlemen Prefer Blondes/The Post War, October 10, 2009 : Incura, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and The Post War live at The Media Club, October 10, 2009. Phil's first show as the new drummer of Incura. Made heavy use of the Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 ultra-wide because of the tight quarters. I was about one or two feet away from Kyle for the majority of Incura's set. Used a CTO gel plus ND gel on the flash. Apologies to Jim McLaren from Incura. I thought I had a couple of decent shots of him, but apparently not. Regardless, he is the man when it comes to music and few are as awesome as he is at it.

Incura/Gentlemen Prefer Blondes/The Post War, October 10, 2009

Venice Queen/The Fury/Timothy, October 3, 2009 : Venice Queen, The Fury and Timothy live at The Bourbon, October 3, 2009. The Fury's CD release party for their album "Truth Comes Out".

Venice Queen/The Fury/Timothy, October 3, 2009

ROC/Winston Campaign/CDP/Hooker Pop, September 27, 2009 : R.O.C., Winston Campaign, Chaos, Disorder and Panic and Hooker Pop live at The Cobalt for Skate 'n Grind, September 27, 2009. This show took place the day after the Subhumans show and was the first day of packing up things at the bar before it closed on the 30th. If you're visiting this gallery from an outside link, click on "Concerts 2009" up above and that'll take you to the other concert galleries. There's also a bit of a tour of The Cobalt starting at photo #40 so twenty years from now you yet-to-be-born whippersnappers can log on to your super hyper Internet 5000 and see what Vancouver's Hardcore Bar was like back in the day.

ROC/Winston Campaign/CDP/Hooker Pop, September 27, 2009

The Subhumans/Alcoholic White Trash/Speckled Jim/Mr. Plow, September 27, 2009 : The Subhumans, Alcoholic White Trash, Speckled Jim and Mr. Plow live at The Cobalt, September 26, 2009. It was also the book release party for Chris Walters' new book "Punch the Boss" and the last big show at The Cobalt before it closed on the 30th.

The Subhumans/Alcoholic White Trash/Speckled Jim/Mr. Plow, September 27, 2009

Versus The Nothing/Cetra, September 23, 2009 : Versus The Nothing and Cetra live at The Roxy, September 23, 2009. It was very foggy. That's why some of the photos look kind of odd.

Versus The Nothing/Cetra, September 23, 2009

Red City Breakout/Fighting for Ithaca/Columbia/Bridges Out, September 17, 2009 : Red City Breakout CD release party with Fighting for Ithaca, Columbia and Bridges Out, live at Venue, September 17, 2009. Lights weren't very bright. Spent the night swapping back and forth between my Sigma 30mm f/1.4 and my Canon 50mm f/1.8.

Red City Breakout/Fighting for Ithaca/Columbia/Bridges Out, September 17, 2009

Ninjaspy/Fake Shark - Real Zombie/Man Made Mountains, September 4, 2009 : Ninjaspy, Fake Shark - Real Zombie and Man Made Mountains live at The Bourbon, September 4, 2009. Camera: Canon EOS A2E, Canon 50mm f/1.8, Tamron 28-75 f/2.8, Metz 58AF flash. Film: Ilford Delta 400, pushed to 1600, developed in Kodak XTOL, 1:1, 20 minutes.

Ninjaspy/Fake Shark - Real Zombie/Man Made Mountains, September 4, 2009

Love for Money/Jakalope/Winter of Freedom, August 28, 2009 : Love for Money, Jakalope and Winter of Freedom live at The Bourbon, August 28, 2009.

Love for Money/Jakalope/Winter of Freedom, August 28, 2009

Stampede Queen/Burning Borders, August 25, 2009 : Stampede Queen and Burning Borders live at The Roxy, August 25, 2009. Camera: Canon EOS A2E, Canon 50mm f/1.8, Tamron 28-75 f/2.8, Canon 135mm f/2.8 Film: Ilford Delta 400 @ 1600. Developed with Kodak XTOL, 1:1 for 20 minutes.

Stampede Queen/Burning Borders, August 25, 2009

Mass Undergoe/The Saints Collapse/Scarlet Reign, August 21, 2009 : Mass Undergoe, The Saints Collapse and Scarlet Reign live at The Bourbon, August 21, 2009.

Mass Undergoe/The Saints Collapse/Scarlet Reign, August 21, 2009

Little Guitar Army/The Getaway Sticks/The Remedials, August 13, 2009 : Little Guitar Army, The Getaway Sticks and The Remedials live at The Railway Club, August 13, 2009.

Little Guitar Army/The Getaway Sticks/The Remedials, August 13, 2009

Spreadeagle/Maximum RNR/The Sneers, August 6, 2009 : Spreadeagle's second last show ever and last show in Vancouver. With Maximum RNR and The Sneers at The Cobalt, August 6, 2009.

Spreadeagle/Maximum RNR/The Sneers, August 6, 2009

The Latency/The Turn, July 31, 2009 : The Latency and The Turn live and acoustic at The Roxy, July 31, 2009.

The Latency/The Turn, July 31, 2009

Kill Matilda/The Remedials/Picking On Toddlers/Old Roger/Third Rate/Neo Tokyo, July 30, 2009 : Kill Matilda, The Remedials, Picking On Toddlers, Old Roger, Third Rate and Neo Tokyo live at The Red Room, July 30, 2009. A return to digital for me. First show I've shot on my Canon 40D in a while. Equipment: Canon 40D Sigma 30mm f/1.4 Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 Canon 135mm f/2.8 Tokina 11-16 f/2.8

Kill Matilda/The Remedials/Picking On Toddlers/Old Roger/Third Rate/Neo Tokyo, July 30, 2009

Slapshock/Quartered, July 25, 2009 : Filipino band Slapshock pays a visit to The Bourbon with local band Quartered opening, July 25, 2009.

Slapshock/Quartered, July 25, 2009

Brompton Distress Call/Fighting for Ithaca/Ready Set Die/Young Machetes, July 17, 2009 : Brompton Distress Call, Fighting for Ithaca, Ready Set Die and Young Machetes live at The Rockbox, July 17, 2009. Equipment: Canon EOS A2E Canon 50mm f/1.8 Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 Olympus Stylus Epic Film: Ilford HP5+ @ 3200 Arista Premium 400 Developed in Kodak Xtol, 1:1 for 29 minutes.

Brompton Distress Call/Fighting for Ithaca/Ready Set Die/Young Machetes, July 17, 2009

Sugarblade/The Quickness, July 14, 2009 : Sugarblade and The Quickness live at The Roxy, July 14, 2009. Equipment: Mamiya 645 Pro Mamiya 80mm f/1.9 Pentax Super Program Pentax 50mm f/1.7 Film: Ilford HP5+ @ 3200, both 35mm and 120. Developed in Kodak Xtol, 1:1, 29 minutes.

Sugarblade/The Quickness, July 14, 2009

Rallycar/Stella/Sugarblade, July 11, 2009 : Rallycar, Stella and Sugarblade live at The Bourbon, July 11, 2009. Equipment: Canon EOS A2E Canon 50mm f/1.8 Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 Olympus Stylus Epic Film: Ilford HP5+ @ 3200 Arista Premium 400 @ 400 Developed in Kodak Xtol, 1:1, 29 minutes

Rallycar/Stella/Sugarblade, July 11, 2009

R.O.C./Excavator, July 10, 2009 : R.O.C. and Excavator live at Pub 340, July 10, 2009. Drunken punkin' in Gastown. Golers was actually the headliner that night but we were tired as heck and left after Excavator finished. That's why you promoters and bands ought to get the show started on time, dammit! Equipment: Olympus Stylus Epic Film: Arista Premium 400@400 Developed with Kodak Xtol, 1:1, 9 minutes.

R.O.C./Excavator, July 10, 2009

SNFU/Last Plague/Life Against Death, July 4, 2009 : SNFU, Last Plague and Life Against Death live at The Cobalt, July 4, 2009. Equipment: Canon EOS A2E Canon 50mm f/1.8 It was too bloody dark for anything slower. My shutter speeds at f/1.8, 3200 were already glacial. Film info: Film: Ilford HP5+ @ 3200 Developer: Kodak Xtol, 1:1, 29 minutes The Synthetic Entertainment folks throw another fine bash at the 'Balt. Technically, this is probably one of my worst photos shoots because I shot most of it while bouncing around in the mosh pit. However, it was probably one of the more fun shows I've shot. This was the first chance I've had to photograph Vancouver punk legends SNFU. It was the second time for Life Against Death plus I've done a promo shoot with them as well. First time seeing Last Plague.

SNFU/Last Plague/Life Against Death, July 4, 2009

Over the Coals/Black Betty, June 30, 2009 : Over the Coals and Black Betty live at The Roxy, June 30, 2009.

Over the Coals/Black Betty, June 30, 2009

Titan's Eve/Kill Matilda/My New Enemy/Freedom in Fear, June 25, 2009 : Titan's Eve, Kill Matilda, My New Enemy and Freedom in Fear live at The Red Room, June 25, 2009. I think there were two other bands that night but I got there kind of late. Equipment: Canon EOS A2E Canon 50mm f/1.8 Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 Canon 135mm f/2.8 Olympus Stylus Epic Film: Ilford HP5+ at EI3200 Kodak Xtol, stock, 20 minutes Shooting concerts on film takes a little more effort, but it's worth it when you pull the soggy film out of the developing tank and see all these tiny pictures on it. Say what you want about Fuji Velvia, I still say Ilford HP5+ is the most amazing film out there. I'd definitely recommend getting the Paterson 5-reel developing tank if you're thinking about shooting concerts on film too. It'll save you a ton of time if you shoot more than two rolls of film per show. Get the AP reels too because the Paterson ones suck.

Titan's Eve/Kill Matilda/My New Enemy/Freedom in Fear, June 25, 2009

Shinedown/Incura/Tupelo Honey, Jun 23, 2009 : Shinedown, Incura and Tupelo Honey live at The Commodore, June 23, 2009.

Shinedown/Incura/Tupelo Honey, Jun 23, 2009

Firebrand/Scarlet Reign/Brompton Distress Call, June 19, 2009 : Firebrand, Scarlet Reign and Brompton Distress Call live at The Bourbon, June 19, 2009. Equipment: Canon EOS A2E Canon 50mm f/1.8 Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 Olympus Stylus Epic Film: Shot at EI3200 on Ilford HP5+ Developed in Kodak Xtol, stock, 20 minutes Try and pick out which ones were shot with the Olympus Stylus Epic. It's a handy little film autofocus point and shoot with an awesome 35mm f/2.8 lens. Had some weird light leak going on with one or two of the rolls of film. Argh.

Firebrand/Scarlet Reign/Brompton Distress Call, June 19, 2009

Flood of Fire, May 30, 2009 : Flood of Fire live at Eclipse, May 30, 2009. Okay, I'm big enough to admit when I screw up and I screwed up here. The lighting for this show was abysmally horrible so I had to resort to on-board flash since I was travelling light and didn't bring any extra flashes with me. Now where I messed up is that I shot in aperture priority mode with flash so when the camera metered a very dark scene and set a slow shutter speed to compensate, the flash went off illuminating the subject, but since the shutter was still open afterwards, it produced the ghost images you see in most of these photos. Now of course since I shot this on film, I could easily say that it's an "artistic effect" instead of an error. Anyways, here are the details: Equipment: Canon EOS A2E, Canon 50mm f/1.8 Film: Ilford HP5+ @ 3200, Xtol stock, 19 minutes.

Flood of Fire, May 30, 2009

Michelle: Band Promos, May 23, 2009 : Michelle gets painted up in support of local bands Versus the Nothing and The Golden Mean. Strobist info(Ha ha. I've always wanted to write that in a set description.): Two Vivitar 285HV flashes on Alien Bees Cybersync triggers. One with a whale tail diffuser and ND filters at 1/16 power handheld high over camera, one on floor behind model at 1/4 power, bare.

Michelle: Band Promos, May 23, 2009

The Senticsphere/Versus the Nothing/The Golden Mean, May 23, 2009 : The Senticsphere, Versus the Nothing and The Golden Mean live at The Bourbon, May 23, 2009. The Senticsphere's CD release party for their album "Day One", capping off a great week of concerts at The Bourbon. The Senticsphere: www.myspace.com/thesenticsphere Versus the Nothing: www.myspace.com/versusthenothing The Golden Mean: www.myspace.com/thegoldenmeanband

The Senticsphere/Versus the Nothing/The Golden Mean, May 23, 2009

Like A Storm/Sugarblade, May 22, 2009 : Like A Storm and Sugarblade live at The Bourbon, May 22, 2009. Shot with a Pentax MX and a 50mm f/1.7 lens. Yes, manual focus, manual metering. Wheee. Some shots are from a Contax T2, but I can't remember exactly which ones. Ilford HP5+ and Xtol alllll the way. Sugarblade: www.myspace.com/sugarblade Like A Storm: www.myspace.com/likeastormband

Like A Storm/Sugarblade, May 22, 2009

Over The Coals/Magnus Rising/Fallen Decade, May 19, 2009 : Over The Coals, Magnus Rising and Fallen Decade live at The Bourbon, May 19, 2009. A mighty night of metal indeed. The majority of the shots were taken with a Canon EOS A2E (yes, one of those old 35mm film EOSes). Used the good old Canon plastic 50 and a Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 for lenses. A few of the photos were taken with a Contax T2. All photos are on Ilford HP5+ at EI3200. Developed in Xtol, stock, for 20 minutes. HP5+ is awesome. Say "no" to Ilford Delta 3200. Magnus Rising: www.myspace.com/magnusrising Over the Coals: www.myspace.com/overthecoals Fallen Decade: www.myspace.com/fallendecade

Over The Coals/Magnus Rising/Fallen Decade, May 19, 2009

The Dreadnoughts, May 15, 2009 : The Dreadnoughts, Kris King Maneuver and Mexican Drug Patrol live at Pat's Pub, May 15, 2009. Shot with a Contax T2 on Ilford HP5+ at EI3200. Developed with Xtol, stock.

The Dreadnoughts, May 15, 2009

Love For Money/The Fury/Scarlet Reign, May 9, 2009 : Love For Money, The Fury and Scarlet Reign live at The Bourbon, May 9, 2009. Shot with a Contax T2 on Ilford HP5+ at EI3200. Developed with Xtol, stock, for 18 minutes. I'm kind of getting used to using the T2 for concerts. It still has an infuriating tendency to autofocus on the wrong areas. I would like to think it focuses on whatever is in the middle of the photo but sometimes the results make me think otherwise. Still, there's no beating the T2's combination of compact size, sharp optics and relatively decent low light performance with the right film. If it had an f/1.4 lens and better manual controls, it would be just about perfect. As it is, slipping the camera in a coat pocket beats lugging a ton of digital equipment to shows since no compact digital point and shoot is ever going to match fast film in these kinds of lighting conditions. Ilford HP5 is great. If I could only shoot one film for the rest of my life, that would probably it. I love Fuji Acros 100 for daylight landscape stuff, but HP5 is money for everything else. It's pretty much good from EI200 all the way to EI3200 and probably beyond, but I haven't tried going higher than that yet.

Love For Money/The Fury/Scarlet Reign, May 9, 2009

Macula/Ninjaspy/Acronycal, May 2, 2009 : Macula, Ninjaspy and Acronycal live at The Bourbon, May 2, 2009. Shot on a Canon EOS A2E with a mix of Arista Premium 400, Ilford HP5+ and Ilford Delta 3200 at 1600, 3200 and 6400. Developed with Kodak Xtol. HP5+ seems to be giving me the best results overall when pushed to 3200. Oddly, it looks better than Delta 3200 which costs a few dollars more per roll and is supposed to be a much faster film as HP5+ is a 400 film. Xtol is a sweet, sweet developer. It does just about everything well. I just wish it came in a liquid concentrate like HC-110. Apologies to Macula's bassist. For some odd reason, I didn't get a decent photo of him.

Macula/Ninjaspy/Acronycal, May 2, 2009

Incura/Like A Storm/Bullets in Overdrive, April 24, 2009 : Incura, Like A Storm and Bullets in Overdrive live at The Red Room, April 24, 2009. Shot on film because apparently I must have had the notion that shooting concerts on a digital camera was too easy or something crazy like that. Shot with a Canon EOS A2E on Arista Premium 400 @ 1600, Ilford HP5+ @ 3200 and Delta 3200 @ 3200. Some shots are from a Contax T2 on Arista Premium 400 @ 1600. Developed with HC-110 except for the roll of Delta 3200 which was developed with Ilford ID-11.

Incura/Like A Storm/Bullets in Overdrive, April 24, 2009

Mass Undergoe, April 24, 2009 : Mass Undergoe tour fundraiser at Mint, Plaza of Nations, April 24, 2009. Shot on a Contax T2 with Ilford Delta 3200 Professional film at ISO 6400. Developed with Ilford ID-11 for 17 minutes. Grainy as hell but oh well. Most of the shots are of Alan Calimbas because that's where I was standing by the stage.

Mass Undergoe, April 24, 2009

ROC: Kickin' it Old School : Photos taken at ROC's April 21, 2009 show at The Bourbon. Film is fun. At least it is once you've developed the photos and they turn out okay. Shot with a Canon EOS A2E with a Canon 50mm f/1.8 lens, Arista Premium 400 film (a.k.a. Tri-X), ISO 1600, HC-110 developer, 16 minutes, somewhat minimal agitation.

ROC: Kickin' it Old School

Titans Eve/ROC/Isle, April 21, 2009 : Titans Eve, ROC and Isle live at The Bourbon, April 21, 2009.

Titans Eve/ROC/Isle, April 21, 2009

The Dreadnoughts/High Five Drive/Whitey/Lemming Dynasty, April 18, 2009 : The Dreadnoughts, High Five Drive, Whitey and Lemming Dynasty live at Pub 340, April 18, 2009. Shot on Arista Premium 400 with a Contax T2. Pushed to ISO 1600 with HC-110 for 16 minutes. Overall, considering how poor the lighting is at Pub 340 (a place almost universally regarded as a photographer's nightmare for various reasons), I thought the Contax T2 did an okay job. The one thing that kills me about it is that there's a horrible lag from the time you press the shutter buton to the time it actually takes the photo. Unlike most cameras where it autofocuses when you half-press the shutter button, the T2 autofocuses after you do a full press of the button and then takes the photo. The half press is only for light metering and the camera figuring out the distance to the subject. I certainly can't complain about the quality of the autofocus as it turned out some of the sharpest film concert shots I've ever taken. Usually I have to sharpen the bejeezus out of these types of photos but the Zeiss 38mm f/2.8 lens on the T2 is fantastic.

The Dreadnoughts/High Five Drive/Whitey/Lemming Dynasty, April 18, 2009

Like A Storm/Like A Martyr, April 14, 2009 : Like A Storm and Like A Martyr live at The Roxy, April 14, 2009.

Like A Storm/Like A Martyr, April 14, 2009

Food4Music: Sister Sabbath/Flood of Fire/Reckoner/Venomous Tusk, April 11, 2009 : Sister Sabbath, Flood of Fire, Reckoner and Venomous Tusk, Food4Music fundraiser show, April 11, 2009. www.food4music.com Dammit, used too fast a shutter speed and underexposed. Arista Premium 400, ISO 1600, HC-110, 16 minutes. Also, threw in a couple of photos from the roller derby because they were on the same roll.

Food4Music: Sister Sabbath/Flood of Fire/Reckoner/Venomous Tusk, April 11, 2009

Flood of Fire/Fairfire, April 7, 2009 : Flood of Fire and Fairfire live at The Roxy, April 7, 2009. www.floodoffire.com

Flood of Fire/Fairfire, April 7, 2009

Ship of Fools Variety Show, April 4, 2009. : Ship of Fools Variety Show, live at Cafe Montmartre, April 4, 2009. creakingplanks.com/ Shot on Arista Premium 400 film with a Canon A2E, pushed to 1600. Developed with HC-110 for 16 minutes at dilution B. The lighting was horrible, dark with dim red lights, but hey, it doesn't matter when you're shooting black and white.

Ship of Fools Variety Show, April 4, 2009.

Splitting Adam, April 1, 2009 : Splitting Adam live at The Roxy, April 1, 2009. Shot with a Canon EOS A2E on Arista Premium 400 film pushed to 1600. Developed with HC-110 for 16 minutes. I tried using a Sigma 30mm f/1.4 for some of the photos. It's a lens intended for crop sensor DSLRs, so it has a smaller image circle than a regular full-frame 35mm lens. It works fine for cameras like the Canon 40D, but on full-frame and 35mm SLRs it vignettes on the corners of the frame. In some ways that's bad but in some ways it's good. The other shots were done with the good old cheap, plastic Canon 50mm f/1.8 lens.

Splitting Adam, April 1, 2009

One Star City/Fighting for Ithaca, March 24, 2009 : One Star City and Fighting for Ithaca live at The Roxy, March 24, 2009.

One Star City/Fighting for Ithaca, March 24, 2009

Catapult/Like A Storm/Soundstem/Lost Vultures, March 20, 2009 : Catapult, Like A Storm, Soundstem and Lost Vultures live at The Bourbon, March 20, 2009. Shot with a Canon EOS-1000FN on Ilford HP5+, pushed to ISO 1600. Developed with HC-110, dilution B for 11 minutes. You could dick around forever with Photoshop to get that film look, or you could just shoot film to begin with. :)

Catapult/Like A Storm/Soundstem/Lost Vultures, March 20, 2009

The Fury/Mass Undergoe/The Perfect Trend, March 14, 2009 : The Fury, Mass Undergoe and The Perfect Trend live at The Bourbon, March 14, 2009 Shot on Kodak Tri-X 400 with a Pentax MX, 28mm f/2.8 lens. Developed with HC-110, 1:100 for 20 minutes. Next time, I'm using my 50mm f/2.

The Fury/Mass Undergoe/The Perfect Trend, March 14, 2009

Firebrand Promo Shoot: Mar. 8, 2009 : Promo shoot for Firebrand, a Vancouver area rock band. Shot in Lynn Canyon, North Vancouver and The Black Frog in Gastown. www.myspace.com/firebrandinvan

Firebrand Promo Shoot: Mar. 8, 2009

Left Spine Down/Forget Me Knots/Noize Tribe Zero, March 5, 209 : Left Spine Down, Forget Me Knots, The Rabid Whole, Noize Tribe Zero live at The Media Club, March 5, 2009. The Rabid Whole photos will be posted later.

Left Spine Down/Forget Me Knots/Noize Tribe Zero, March 5, 209

Burning Borders/Incura/Stand Down/Red Ant Army, February 28, 2009 : Burning Borders, Incura, Stand Down and Red Ant Army live at Cheers, February 28, 2009. Had to make heavy use of my remote flashes to punch through the backlighting and fog. Apologies to the band members with burnt out corneas. Of course now that I've finally figured out how to get decent photos at Cheers, they're closing down.

Burning Borders/Incura/Stand Down/Red Ant Army, February 28, 2009

Incura/Cold Driven/The Golden Mean, February 26, 2009 : Incura, Cold Driven and The Golden Mean live at The Plaza Club, February 26, 2009.

Incura/Cold Driven/The Golden Mean, February 26, 2009

Bullets in Overdrive/Finite State Machines, February 17, 2009 : Bullets in Overdrive and Finite State Machines live at The Roxy, February 17, 2009. Shot on Fuji Superia 800 in a Pentax MX with 50mm f/2 lens at 1/60. Manual focus.

Bullets in Overdrive/Finite State Machines, February 17, 2009

Mass Undergoe/Fighting for Ithaca/Bullets Over Beauty/Brompton Distress Call, Feb. 13, 2009 : Shot on Fuji Superia 800 in a Contax T2. Not the best camera to be shooting a concert on, so you'll have to excuse the lower quality. Moral of the story: Don't shoot shows with a T2. The lens isn't quite fast enough for typical small venue lighting setups (f/2.8) and when you press the shutter button, there's a horrible lag because the camera focuses and then takes the picture. It's fine for other things though.

Mass Undergoe/Fighting for Ithaca/Bullets Over Beauty/Brompton Distress Call, Feb. 13, 2009

Ninjaspy/Dreadnoughts/The Fury, January 31, 2009 : Ninjaspy, The Dreadnoughts and The Fury, live at Pub 340, January 31, 2009.

Ninjaspy/Dreadnoughts/The Fury, January 31, 2009

Incura/Room Seven/Stampede Queen/Dating Destiny, January 30, 2009 : Incura, Room Seven, Stampede Queen and Dating Destiny live at Richard's on Richards, January 30, 2009.

Incura/Room Seven/Stampede Queen/Dating Destiny, January 30, 2009

Burning Borders/Devan Christodoulou/Higher Ground/Matt Perepolkin, January 23, 2009 : Burning Borders, Devan Christodoulou, Higher Ground and Matt Perepolkin live at Eclipse, Port Coquitlam, January 23, 2009.

Burning Borders/Devan Christodoulou/Higher Ground/Matt Perepolkin, January 23, 2009

Flood of Fire/Venomous Tusk, January 20, 2009 : Flood of Fire and Venomous Tusk live at The Bourbon, January 20, 2009.

Flood of Fire/Venomous Tusk, January 20, 2009

Macula/Rishloo/Burning Borders, January 17, 2009 : Macula, Rishloo and Burning Borders live at The Bourbon, January 17, 2009.

Macula/Rishloo/Burning Borders, January 17, 2009

Firebrand/Lust, January 13, 2009 : Firebrand and Lust live at The Roxy, January 13, 2009.

Firebrand/Lust, January 13, 2009

Quartered/Sugarblade, January 6, 2009 : Quartered and Sugarblade live at The Bourbon, January 6, 2009.

Quartered/Sugarblade, January 6, 2009

Greatest Hits : A compilation of some of my favourite concert pictures thus far.

Greatest Hits