LINKIN PARK 'A Thousand Suns' Tour -Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN
I recently traveled to St. Paul, MN to cover Linkin Parks' 'A Thousand Suns' Tour at the Xcel Energy Center. These guys definitely know how to put on a great show! Lighting for this performance proved to be quite challenging, with some really intricate light patterns, not to mention the huge strobes behind the stage, I shot a majority of the show at an ISO of 1600 with varying shutter speeds between 100-300 respectively. I was surprised to see that the tour allowed so many photographers into this particular show! The pit was full, and I even made friends with two lucky guys that won a contest to meet the band, as well shoot pictures with the us photographers in the pit! I utilized my trusty 80-200, along with my 16-24 for the wide angle shots of Chester and Mike playing to the camera. The platforms didn't allow for full body shots of Chester, however I was able to utilize the platform, which worked to my advantage. I was allowed to shoot all acts, songs 1-3 and after each act escorted out, until the next performer and so on.
