rapturedmind photography » 23.10.2009

Debauchery – Oberhausen, Helvete – 23.10.2009

Daniel — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:52:58 +0000

After the great shows Path of Golconda and Laid in Ashes just played the Death’n'Roll Band Debauchery had a hard time keeping up and getting the audience on a similar level again. Also do to some technical difficulties the sound wasn’t tight and so, even though the Band really tried their best, in my opinion the gig didn’t come close to the shows I’ve seen before.

Shooting Notes
Shooting at the Helvete Club always requires using flash, do to the fact, that the light they got isn’t really bright and you would end up with shutter speeds of 1/20 or slower, even wide open, to get all the ambient light in the picture… naturally that is no option, do to the fact, that those shots would be completly unsharp. So using a flash, bumping the shutter up to 1/60 at ISO 800 and f2.8 made everything work out. Also shooting from the sides to the middle of the stage was necessary, because the lightrig was not really wide and concentrated to the center of the stage. When shooting to the sides you would end up with a picture just lit by flash with no stage light included. You had to watch out a little because the lightguy was going a lot of times for an really intense single colour wash (mostly red) and together with all the stagesmoke it was hard to focus and really cut through with the flash. Do to the really low celling you could bounce the flash really nicely and got a great fall-off towards the feet of the artists. Not a thing for every picture, but nice to get some different shots.
Also, when shooting Debauchery, one of the Bandmembers played an amp with an extra bright blue LED which illuminated half the stage and gave a nice cast from the sides which helped to outline the guys. If you take a closer look at the pictures you see it.

Debauchery – Oberhausen, Helvete – 23.10.2009

Path of Golconda – Oberhausen, Helvete – 23.10.2009

Daniel — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:43:42 +0000

Path of Golcanda is one of those Bands, that put out one top level album after the next, but never seem to be able to find a label to support them. With Yonah Records they finally found a partner to get their music, which is already known quite well, to even more people. Celebrating this deal was one of the reasons for the Band to play tonight, as well as the fact, that the new album ‘Return’ is about to be released (13.11.2009).
The last time I saw the Band live was three or four years ago, so I was quite happy to finally see them again. With their massiv sound and brilliant songs, they made the eve quite enjoyable. Even though the little stage seemed a bit to small for all those big guys, which gave them little room to move, they really rocked the house. The place was packed by now and the people really went crazy. Playing a lot of old Songs, the Band also introduced a couple of new Songs during the show, so waiting for the new album to come out, became even harder.

Shooting Notes
Shooting at the Helvete Club always requires using flash, do to the fact, that the light they got isn’t really bright and you would end up with shutter speeds of 1/20 or slower, even wide open, to get all the ambient light in the picture… naturally that is no option, do to the fact, that those shots would be completely unsharp. So using a flash, bumping the shutter up to 1/60 at ISO 800 and f2.8 made everything work out. Also shooting from the sides to the middle of the stage was necessary, because the lightrig was not really wide and concentrated to the center of the stage. When shooting to the sides you would end up with a picture just lit by flash with no stage light included. You had to watch out a little because the lightguy was going a lot of times for an really intense single colour wash (mostly red) and together with all the stagesmoke it was hard to focus and really cut through with the flash. Do to the really low celling you could bounce the flash really nicely and got a great fall-off towards the feet of the artists. Not a thing for every picture, but nice to get some different shots.

Path of Golconda – Oberhausen, Helvete – 23.10.2009

Laid in Ashes – Oberhausen, Helvete – 23.10.2009

Daniel — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:18:59 +0000

Next up was Laid in Ashes. I would be lying if I said, that I like the Band. I love them. Starting from their debutalbum on, I’m a fan of the Band and when I got the time and the chance to see them I’ll go. The just got an enormous live presents and the show is up on the high end. Especially Singer Fabian is always a blast. Not only for his intense voice, but he is also always fun to shot, do to the fact, that he is constantly pulling faces. Jochen, the Bands regular Bassplayer, wasn’t here today, so Klaus of Execrate was helping out.

Shooting Notes
Shooting at the Helvete Club always requires using flash, do to the fact, that the light they got isn’t really bright and you would end up with shutter speeds of 1/20 or slower, even wide open, to get all the ambient light in the picture… naturally that is no option, do to the fact, that those shots would be completely unsharp. So using a flash, bumping the shutter up to 1/60 at ISO 800 and f2.8 made everything work out. Also shooting from the sides to the middle of the stage was necessary, because the lightrig was not really wide and concentrated to the center of the stage. When shooting to the sides you would end up with a picture just lit by flash with no stage light included. You had to watch out a little because the lightguy was going a lot of times for an really intense single colour wash (mostly red) and together with all the stagesmoke it was hard to focus and really cut through with the flash. Do to the really low celling you could bounce the flash really nicely and got a great fall-off towards the feet of the artists. Not a thing for every picture, but nice to get some different shots.

Laid in Ashes – Oberhausen, Helvete – 23.10.2009

Exposed Guts – Oberhausen, Helvete – 23.10.2009

Daniel — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:02:07 +0000

First Band of the day was Exposed Guts from Bochum. Normaly a foursome, the Bassplayer got lost on the way to the club and so the rest of the Band entered the Stage with a bit of delay. Do to that, their playing time was quite short and they really had to speed it up… well, when playing technical Death Metal, that comes naturally. Even though the Band seemed to have listened a bit to much to the old Death Records, I was stunned. They played an awesome set with unbelievable great Songs… Check them out! This is no suggestion, this is an order (Exposed Guts)!

Shooting Notes
Shooting at the Helvete Club always requires using flash, do to the fact, that the light they got isn’t really bright and you would end up with shutter speeds of 1/20 or slower, even wide open, to get all the ambient light in the picture… naturally that is no option, do to the fact, that those shots would be completely unsharp. So using a flash, bumping the shutter up to 1/60 at ISO 800 and f2.8 made everything work out. Also shooting from the sides to the middle of the stage was necessary, because the lightrig was not really wide and concentrated to the center of the stage. When shooting to the sides you would end up with a picture just lit by flash with no stage light included. You had to watch out a little because the lightguy was going a lot of times for an really intense single colour wash (mostly red) and together with all the stagesmoke it was hard to focus and really cut through with the flash. Do to the really low celling you could bounce the flash really nicely and got a great fall-off towards the feet of the artists. Not a thing for every picture, but nice to get some different shots.

Exposed Guts – Oberhausen, Helvete – 23.10.2009