3 x amazing bands, 2 x Shoes, 1 x 35mm lens.

Im in trouble... The longer I stay here in Reykjavik, the more I wanna live here. I've pretty much decided that next year for summer this is where I'm going to be. I actually dont have a valid reason to stay in Norway anymore. Not with knowing what going on across the pond. Its just another game here. Everything I thought I knew before has become superfluous now, different set of rules in every sense. Really such a beautiful place, the people, the energy, the love, just such a breath of fresh air. Comparing it to Norway would be like comparing Woodstock in the 60's to San Quentin State Penitentiary today, really.

I was cruising around yesterday after lunch and the weather was awesome, I noticed there were masses of people moving in the same direction as I was, out of sheer anxiety for a sudden volcanic eruption, I stopped and asked someone what was happening. There was an open air show with three Icelandic bands playing in the park. For free. Cool. So I thought I might as well go check it out. I had no idea what to expect, maybe a couple hundred people and some music? Turned out to be what I reckon could have been 35000 - 40000 people, although I could have very well been more. Also I had never heard of any of the bands that were playing.

The line up was:

  

WOW!!! I was dumbstruck. Coolest show since the last one I hit up on Thursday. HAHA. No, obviously you cant compare the vibe of a club filled to the brim with crazed party people to an open air "festival" with thousands. What a treat though.

I only had my 35mm on the 5D, which is an amazing lens in terms of image quality and the fact that its the fastest glass I own makes it very versatile for any lighting situation. However, If I had my 24-70mm and my 70-200mm I would have been a lot more comfortable. The 24-70mm was back at the hostel and the 70-200mm didn't fall into the "pack only necessary items that let you move quickly" category.
So only having that one prime lens made things slightly frustrating, but fun none the less. I ended up shooting 750+ images of which I have selected 3. Here they are. Out to find some lunch now. N.

Mammut

Lay Low

Of Monsters and Men

The mass of mentalist Icelanders behind me, you can see the famous Reykjavik church in the background

Snapping, Crackling, Wiggling, Bouncing and Stomping.

Quick post here, I was out last night shooting two buddies of mine who are the electric duo known as Snap'n'Crackle. Banging out some rad tunes that totally  remind of me Fiction back back home in CT. I have been hassling these dudes for I cant remember how long to shoot a concept I have for them... Proving to be very difficult to get grasp on two dudes whose ADHD is on par with my own. Hopefully we will be able to shoot the concept some time this spring/summer before weather decides to go pear-shaped again.

Im still getting used this 5D mk2 issue with AF, therefore I was relying heavily on the 7D and fisheye combo last night. Also shooting on-camera flash non-TTL setting's. Frustrating as hell to rear-curtain sync dragging the shutter at +-4sec's with 4 dancefloor strobes going off at random intervals. Oh well. One of the challenges I guess.

Any how, if youre in TRD, and you like to dance until you cant dance anymore, I strongly advise you stick your head in the next Snap'n'Crackle show you come across. Here are some shots from last night. I was in my usual state of confusion with some of them that I couldn't decide what looked better, B+W or colour, the colour ones look a bit hipsterish, but every now and then, I can be a bit hipsterish too, I mean this is a blog after all? Laters, N.

Cant decide whether Even is the Snap or the Crackle of the two of them.

Snappin' and Cracklin'.

Whats an electro party with out cute girls to dance with?