Those of you who live within close distance of me know that the end of August means that Saint-Lambert Days, or Saint-Lambert en Fête as it is now know, is near. My Lovely Assistant and I have been going for a few years now, and I went often as a youngster with my family before that. Before, I would mostly hang around the kiosks, looking at all of the deals and local businesses on display. Now, I mostly hang around the main stage, camera in hand, snapping away the musical groups as they perform. The first group I got the chance to photograph this year as the Foreign Diplomats. They're a local group from the Laurentians who are starting grab the 
ear of more people as they continue to grow as a band. They've performed at the M for Montreal Festival, the Montreal Internation Jazzfest and this year they hit the big time by landing a spot at the Osheaga Festival. Saint-Lambert en Fête may not be as big a festival setting as those others, but they still drew a respectable crowd for a Friday night at 7:00PM while most of the people in town were eating. Thankfully, the crowd wasn't as dense as it would get later in the night, so I was able to move around a little bit and photograph their set from a few different angles. The band had a great energy about them as they were moving all over the stage and putting on a good show. The first photograph here on the page was taken at f/5.6, 1/60sec, ISO 400 at 125mm and the second photograph was taken at f/4, 1/60sec, ISO 1600 at 110mm. Here are a few more photographs that I took while they played.
ear of more people as they continue to grow as a band. They've performed at the M for Montreal Festival, the Montreal Internation Jazzfest and this year they hit the big time by landing a spot at the Osheaga Festival. Saint-Lambert en Fête may not be as big a festival setting as those others, but they still drew a respectable crowd for a Friday night at 7:00PM while most of the people in town were eating. Thankfully, the crowd wasn't as dense as it would get later in the night, so I was able to move around a little bit and photograph their set from a few different angles. The band had a great energy about them as they were moving all over the stage and putting on a good show. The first photograph here on the page was taken at f/5.6, 1/60sec, ISO 400 at 125mm and the second photograph was taken at f/4, 1/60sec, ISO 1600 at 110mm. Here are a few more photographs that I took while they played.
f/5.6, 1/200sec, ISO 400 at 200mm
f/5.6, 1/200sec, ISO 400 at 200mm
f/5, 1/200sec, ISO 400 at 150mm
f/5.6, 1/60sec, ISO 400 at 155mm
f/2.8, 1/160sec, ISO 400 at 125mm
f/3.2, 1/1600sec, ISO 1600 at 200mm
f/3.2, 1/250sec, ISO 1600 at 142mm
f/3.2, 1/640sec, ISO 1600 at 175mm
f/2.8, 1/400sec, ISO 1600 at 200mm
f/2.8, 1/200sec, ISO 1600 at 125mm
f/5.6, 1/125sec, ISO 400 at 200mm
Afterwards, the band greeted their fans at a little tent off the main stage. I managed to get a few of my favourite shots, like some neck whips with the singers hair flying in the air and the drummer with his sticks in the air. I was really happy to get a jump shot where I captured the singer as he jumped into the air. I think I went back and checked that photograph out on the back of my camera a few dozen times before the night came to an end. The Foreign Diplomats still have a few more shows left on their summer tour. Check out their website to see if they will be playing near you, and then go see them.
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