Gord Downie left us two years ago today, how can this be possible? It seems like only yesterday when thousands of fans descended upon Kingston for one last chance to see The Tragically Hip. Gord was not only a singer, but a one of a kind songwriter who wrote songs about……us. He wrote about the people, places and events of Canada. He also cared passionately about many things like Indigenous rights, residential schools, clean drinking water, brain cancer research and environmental issues to name a few. We need more people like Gord, he will be missed.
Photo of the Week #127
My busy summer concert season is slowing down now that the festivals are done for another year. I was lucky enough to be able to document two very rare shows in Kingston recently. The first was the Rockin’ The Big House Event which was held inside the walls of Kingston Pen and featured some great people including three of the members of The Tragically Hip. Also, on Saturday evening I was able to shoot the Glorious Sons show at Richardsons Stadium. I only remember one other show on that field and it was another Kingston band.
Brett Emmons of The Glorious Sons
Photo of the Week #123
I have been fairly busy over the spring and early summer shooting concerts. This is a photo of Matt Andersen from May 9 at The Grand Theatre here in Kingston. Many people think you need to keep your ISO down and often have trouble shooting concerts. This image was made at an ISO of 11,400 and turned out completely usable. With modern camera bodies, gone are the days of staying below 800, you can shoot much higher as long as you’re nailing the exposure, or maybe even overexposing slightly.
