Kellee and I went out to Merriweather Post Pavilion on Friday to see Spoon and Arcade Fire. My friend Rob, pictured here, was able to get me a photo pass to shoot up front. I’m so used to working from the side of the stage that I don’t know what to do with myself when I have ideal angles. I also had to work under the “First three songs, no flash” policy that is the standard rule for large venues. I’m not always the best photographer under time constraints so I usually only end up with a couple of photos that I like from these situations. I shot with my D80 and M6. I haven’t had a chance to drop off the film from the M6 so I may have a few more good ones. I’ll post any that I like in my bands section when I edit them all. I also tried out my new iPhone 4 video capabilities during the Arcade fire set.

It’s not that great, mostly due to me and where I was sitting, but for a quick off the cuff recording it’s okay. You can hear the guy in front of me say something like “this song is 5 years ahead of it’s time”. It’s a good song and all, but when I heard that, I thought “this dude clearly has never heard Bruce Springsteen”.