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Sauna Open Air 2007

published by Kalle Björklid on Mon, 06/11/2007 - 4:24pm

A few selected photos from last weekend

1. Dimmu Borgir

2. Type O Negative

3. Megadeth

4. Timo Kotipelto

5. Pain Confessor

6. Dark Tranquility

7. Stam1na

8. Heaven and Hell

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Comment & Critique - Live, Backstage, Promo, etc

Submitted by Rene Damkot on Mon, 06/11/2007 - 5:26pm.

#1: Nice. I think I'ld have darkened the top (corners) a bit, and crop a bit of the right (to loose the white bar the guitar seems to be pointing at)
#2: Very nice. I think I'ld cropped off the line of lights in the left, but I'm not sure if that would have been better.
#3: Nice. Axcept for the yellow 'brick' in the two red lights. Would be really nice if there were a Raw converter that treated highlights more film like...
#4: A bit less mic in the face would have been awsome, but stunning as is...
#5: Very 'Kalle'. Very good.
#6: Crop a bit from the left (second guy?)
#7: Nice, but OoF. I think I'ld blur the hair a bit. Pity 'bout the yellow drum in the BG.
#8: Nice image, creepy guy.

Not sure wether I like #2, 4 or 5 best....

Submitted by mary on Mon, 06/11/2007 - 5:32pm.

What you said was spot on there... I do love these shots though Kalle! :)

Loved the 'creepy' comment too :) Someone saw one of my Dio shots and told me he looked like a 'little old elf' :)

Submitted by Kalle Björklid on Mon, 06/11/2007 - 6:29pm.

Thanks for the comments :)

René Damkot wrote:
#7: Nice, but OoF. I think I'ld blur the hair a bit. Pity 'bout the yellow drum in the BG.

I'd think that would be motion blurred (not in the best way, though). His tattoo and the text in his shirt are both sharp-ish.

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Submitted by Rene Damkot on Mon, 06/11/2007 - 6:35pm.

Kalle Björklid wrote:
I'd think that would be motion blurred (not in the best way, though). His tattoo and the text in his shirt are both sharp-ish.

Not sure. You have the high res ;)
I'ld say his hair is in focus, as is shirt and tattoo, but his face isn't, since that's further forward...

Submitted by mary on Mon, 06/11/2007 - 6:46pm.

René Damkot wrote:

Kalle Björklid wrote:
I'd think that would be motion blurred (not in the best way, though). His tattoo and the text in his shirt are both sharp-ish.

Not sure. You have the high res ;)
I'ld say his hair is in focus, as is shirt and tattoo, but his face isn't, since that's further forward...

Looks like the hair / shirt / tattoo are in focus on mine as well.

Submitted by mary on Mon, 06/11/2007 - 6:50pm.

Here's a few of mine... nowhere near gotten around to editing enough of them but ah well, this is a start :)

[1] Dio

[2] Entwine

[3] Kotiteollisuus

Submitted by emt on Wed, 06/13/2007 - 6:20am.

Kalle, you are an inspiration to us all. In my opinion you are one of the top photographers out there and have set the standards to what I want to achieve and aspire in my photography. If I reach half the level of your ability and standard I'd be a very happy woman.

I keep going back every so often to your site just to have a look and learn.

Keep it up!

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Submitted by shooter-boy on Mon, 06/18/2007 - 9:04am.

Awesome images Kalle.

Can't say anything Rene hasn't covered.

Rob

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Shooting for the love, but hoping to still eat next week ;)