XijinDu Zhenjiang China Show 3 July 2016

 

 

This weekend featured some folk music and some rock and blues by a Western band touring China. First up was the female folk singer 赵美丽.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was raining very hard all day, and it had not stopped during the show, so the crowd was very small. Following 赵美丽 was the foreign band “Krissy Matthews Band,” who were playing their second show in China.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Krissy Matthews Band played well, and I enjoyed their set, especially the blues part. However, the whole shooting experience was frustrating, as there were many amateur photographers getting in the way and being generally selfish.

 

 

There are actually four photographers on stage right now; one is hidden behind the singer. They just went on stage and decided to stay there, shoving their cameras in everyone’s face. I ended up capturing a lot of them in my shots, and it was extremely frustrating to shoot with them all over the show.

 

 

At the end of the set, I guess I had about 30 photos with someone’s camera in the way. I really hate “reachers” in the pit. I have no problems with an amateur learning and doing their best, but when you are new to shooting shows, try not to get in everyone’s way.

Shaun.