Brugge Part 1
by Philippe on Jun.21, 2009, under Day To Day
I went to Brugge to take some pictures of a colleague of mine who was participating in a 1/4 triathlon.
Since I didn’t know where I could get a decent viewing point for this triathlon, I decided that a quick walk through Brugge would be the best way to get acquainted to the city.
Of course I had to take some of those typical Brugge photos.
Brugge Part 2 : Triathlon
by Philippe on Jun.21, 2009, under Day To Day
So the main reason for my visit to Brugge , the 1/4 triathlon.
I wanted to get some pictures of a colleague of mine participating in the event. The idea was to get at least one while he was swimming, one or 2 on his bike an a number of photo while he was running.
Imagine a steady stream of swimmers, most of them in a black wetsuit (he also)…NONE of them with a number visible.
It was quite hopeless to find him in this pack (2 hours, more than 2000 people !). So I quickly left the swimming part of the triathlon and tried my luck with the bicycles.
Luckily I found my mark ….
More of Caroline
by Philippe on May.24, 2009, under People
I’ve added some extra pictures of Caroline to my portfolio.
Since then I’m hooked on off camera flash.
On my wish list are a few pocketwizard triggers and a new softbox for my canon flash. Let the fun begin !
Biker Chick
by Philippe on May.10, 2009, under People
Or perhaps better : moped girl !
She had a new moped, I had new toys to play with (an off camera flash) so what better to meet up and take some pictures ?
I wanted a tough girl standing in front of her moped, with a dark sinister environment.
I like the picture but I think it would have been even better with a reflection screen on the right to bring some light on the left leg.
Also next time, I’m not going to park my car nearby. People are looking at you when you are photographing in the street with a big shoot through umbrella. And this isn’t a good thing when they are driving and almost hitting your car !
This image belongs to my portfolio. Check it out if you want to see more.
Grandmaster Flash @ Depot
by Philippe on May.10, 2009, under Events
I had a duo-ticket for US3 and Grandmaster Flash. But sadly the concert of Grand Master Flash was disappointing too. A concert that is announced as “Hip hop legend Grandmaster Flash is back ! He’s gonna promote his first new album in 20 years. He worked with Q-Tip, KRS-One, Busta Rhymes and Snoop Dogg on this album”
So, when you would read this, what would you expect ? I guess some hip hop ? To my surprise it was a dj-set (imagine stuff like nirvana “team spirit” mixed with daftpunk “around the world”). Another difference between the USA and Belgium is that in Belgian clubs the dj doesn’t shout every 20 seconds “raise your hands, I can’t see the hands”.
After taking a few pictures of Grandmaster Flash behind his turntables I was feeling a bit bored an went to the bar.
US3 @ Depot
by Philippe on May.10, 2009, under Events
Another night at the depot, this time with US3 (remember the song Cantaloop ?) and Trixie Withley as a supporting act.
She had a great voice and she was quite funny too. Sadly I arrived so late that I only heard 2 songs. Afterwards US3 ! I had high hopes for US3 but I was a bit disappointed after the concert. All the songs sounded the same, the only highlight was the song cantaloop. I was almost glad the concert didn’t take so long.
I’ve learned another thing ..apparently this is the way how a dj should play ..
DADA Life @ Depot
by Philippe on May.08, 2009, under Events
Part two of another great evening at the depot DADA Life.
I was expecting songs like “fun fun fun”. While not bad, it’s not great either. To my surprise it was like a short version of “10 days off”. Pounding beats, lots of strobo, people jumping up and down, strong lights back-lighting the artists…in short a photographer’s nightmare but I loved the music !
Dropping Dishes @ Depot
by Philippe on May.08, 2009, under Events
Part one of another great evening at the depot : Dropping Dishes !
Being the supporting act for DADA Life, Master Lie & Johnny Ray were having a blast playing electro-rock tunes. Great guys from Leuven of course !
I’m really looking forward to their first full album. Hopefully more stuff like the great song Zuppalicious..
Novastar @ Depot
by Philippe on May.07, 2009, under Events
Okay, sometimes you mess up. The previous day I tested ISO6400 on my camera and I forgot to reset it. So the whole concert at the depot I was happily shooting at very high ISO’s and lots of noise in the pictures. You can’t have great pictures every time.
