MICHAEL W. SMITH & AMY GRANT - Two Friends Tour-Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
If you have ever been a fan of Michael W. Smith or Amy Grant, prepare for them to walk you down to the beginning and to the current stages in their careers. Michael and Amy performed from the Historic Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis to a sold out crowd. For this shoot I put all my trust in my 80-200, as I wasn't right up on the stage, but far enough away that the 80-200 would be just about perfect. There was no photo pit, instead directly in front of the stage, there was a large VIP area, where people could sit and watch the show. I would assume those people sitting there either paid good money to get those spots, or knew someone that hooked them up! The lights were bright enough for this show, that ISO was at 1600 with Apertures bouncing back and forth from 125-250 respectively. I was allowed to shoot the first three songs of the show. No big barriers for this show, just the occasional person getting up, blocking a shot or two, not a big deal. To get a copy of the set list for this show, Michael's soundman was nice enough to let me take a picture of the set list, in return he asked if I could email it to him. Nice guy! This show ran about 2 hrs and 45 mins, nearly three hours with several intermissions between sets. Michael was pretty much stationary throughout the shoot, only walking out with Amy did he move around to walk over to his keyboard. Amy moved around a bit more than Michael, interestingly enough the two seemed to move around more after I was done shooting! It was great seeing two old friends perform from their hearts, the hits and songs that made them who they are today! Enjoy.
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