Pretenders

Hey, I thought you couldn't bring a camera into a venue like this? Anway, the pretenders opened for the stones a few years ago at Gillette statium...and I hate to say it but they sounded better and had a better song list than the stones! Quite dissapointing.

They don't look like they are pretendin' to me!

i have seeen then 2 or 3 times
(before and after the deaths of their bandmates)

they are prettty amazing.

great shot!

-john

I saw them lead in for the Who recently. They were pretty darn good on thier own. Think they will ever tour as a main attraction?

Thanks all for your comments.

Drew, yes usually you can't bring a camera into a rock show, but in this case they stated that compact cameras were okay. I saw several people using large (mainly d***tal) SLRs. This was my 21st Pretenders show and I've wanted to take photos of them for 26 years. I wasn't happy with the results from the Superzoom, so I'm considering taking the IS3000 to Saturday's show.

John, you are lucky to have seen the original lineup. I saw them in March 1982. They certainly are amazing. I've never seen them do a lacklustre show.

Gary, they often tour as a main attraction, and have been doing so since the late 1970s. I much prefer seeing them headlining a club show than as just a part of a festival show.

Don't know whether D3200 was needed but even if it wasn't this is one of the best examples I've seen of where grain in needed.

This could be an excellent example in a photography book the uses of grain.

Thanks, pentaxuser. Yes, Delta 3200 was needed, as I was trying to not use flash, and by this stage the sun had set. In my opinion, concert photography is the ideal place to use such a fast, grainy film.

The Pretenders totally rock!!!

You're not wrong, BWKate. Saw them again last night and Chrissie dedicated a song to me and my yet-to-be-born (but due next week) baby.