March 1st was a date I had been looking forward to since mid-January. After my success in getting a photo pass to photograph a concert by The Beaches back in November, I had made a little list of concerts that I was hoping to earn a pass to as well. Monster Truck was on the list, and I got my confirmation that I would be getting a pass a little more than a week before the show. This was a big event for me because it was at the Théâtre Corona where I first 'snuck in' a camera to get some shots at a concert six years ago. It was also the first time I would be shooting a band that I had previously shot from the crowd. Monster Truck are out touring their most recent album, True Rockers, their third full length release which was released last Fall. The band hail from Hamilton, Ontario, and I think you could say they have inherited the Canadian blue collar rock title from BTO. I did manage to move my feet around during the set. I shot the first three songs from my spot at the front of the stage, but I then wandered around a little bit, walking around the floor of the concert hall and shooting from some staircases to get some different views. Based on my relatively small experience, I still prefer shooting from a photo pit, but leaving the front of the stage to shoot from different spots on the floor was a step in the right direction. The first photograph was taken at f/2.8, 1/125sec, ISO 3200 at 30mm and the second photograph was taken at f/2.8, 1/200sec, ISO 3200 at 27mm. Here are several more photographs that I took during their set.
f/2.8, 1/60sec, ISO 3200 at 24mm
f/2.8, 1/50sec, ISO 3200 at 28mm
f/3.2, 1/60sec, ISO 3200 at 200mm
f/2.8, 1/160sec, ISO 3200 at 30mm
f/2.8, 1/250sec, ISO 3200 at 24mm
f/3.2, 1/160sec, ISO 6400 at 200mm
f/2.8, 1/125sec, ISO 6400 at 123mm
f/2.8, 1/125sec, ISO 3200 at 27mm
f/2.8, 1/100sec, ISO 3200 at 160mm
Thanks goes out to Monster Truck for getting me a photo pass to their show. I'm always very appreciative to the bands that are willing to do so for me. To find out more about the band, hear some of their songs or find out how to get their music, don't forget to visit their website.
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