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FINGERS MITCHELL CULLEN

REPLAY-ing Live en Août

Noumea, New Caledonia

The last, but not the least, performer I went to hear and see at the Live en Août music festival was FINGERS Mitchell Cullen at the Code Bar. A very talented multi-instrumentalist performing as a one-man-band. A remarkable young man who, not only, sings but writes his own songs as well. He has a unique style that is also present when doing cover songs. Head over to his website to hear his music.

As with the previous bands, I used a shutter speed of 1/320th second with a wide open aperture of ƒ/2.8 and used the ISO to correct the exposure. I would’ve liked to have gotten closer to get those detail shots but didn’t have a long enough zoom lens.

Again, I’d like to give a little shoutout to REPLAY for the great work they did with lights and, especially, the sound.

THE FERGIES

REPLAY-ing Live en Août

Noumea, New Caledonia

As mentioned in my last post, the music festival Live en Août had great Australian performers this year. The Fergies is one of those groups. A folk/indie/rock/pop band from Brisbane. They performed at La Barca and were very entertaining to watch and listen.

Once again, REPLAY did an amazing job with light and sound in such a small venue. I wasn’t going to photograph The Fergies but with the band so hyped and the light show from REPLAY… I couldn’t resist taking a few photos. I’m glad I always carry my camera with me. They all knocked it out of the park. My photos don’t do them justice.

I used the same settings as with The Montreals concert, 1/320th second exposure time with a wide open aperture of ƒ/2.8 and just played around with the ISO to get a proper exposure. I think 1/400th or 1/500th second might have been a better choice, otherwise I’m pretty happy with these photos.

THE MONTREALS

REPLAY-ing Live en Août

Noumea, New Caledonia

Every year in August we have a music festival called Live en Août with local and international artists performing at different venues. This year, the international artists were all Australians. Two bands and a one-man-band.

The Montreals were the first band I went to see at Le Bout du Monde, a bar/restaurant situated on Port Moselle Marina. The Montreals are an Indie/Rock band and, to my liking, have a bit of R&B and disco sounds in some of their songs. Not only entertaining, they also interact with the crowd, especially between songs where the lead singer is quite funny. I really liked this group and would love to see them again.

I’d like to give a shoutout to REPLAY, especially a friend of mine Alain. They’re the team behind the sound and light (they also do video) of the festival. We rarely, if ever, think about it but light and sound is critical. I won’t go in-depth here with the why or how of it all. Since my mate Alain started working in the industry, I’ve had the opportunity to checkout some of the behind-the-scene stuff and, I have to say, these guys work hard to get things right and entertain us.

In regards to photographing this group, after some trial and error, I set my shutter speed to 1/320th second which was enough to freeze the action. They weren’t jumping around frantically so it was perfect. Aperture at ƒ/2.8 for a shallow depth of field then it was just a matter of adjusting the ISO to get a good exposure. My focus wasn’t always on the mark but I’m very happy with these photos.

The Australian music scene is insane. Fantastic and original groups and solo artists from all walks of life, rise up above it all and are able to sustain themselves in this industry. The Montreals are no exception.