Need tips for shooting Rodeo Concert

[bikerjohno]

I will be at the Houston Rodeo shooting some concert from upper level using Nikon 75-300 need suggestion on shooting with no tripod???

[BeccaJ]

it's tough... luckily last year i was in an upper level, front row, so i was able to rest my 7D + 70-200 f/2.8 + 1.4x converter on the railing in front of me... it's difficult to shoot because the stage IS moving. I threw quite a few pics out due to motion blur. So cram the ISO up as high as possible to get a higher shutter speed. With the converter I was forced to shoot on f/4 too. I think i ended up underexposing alot and bringing the exposure up in post later on a few too. It's just plain not easy.

You can see some of my shots from last year:

I think i was club level (300's) for zac brown and keith urban, 100's for rascal flatts, and in the suites for clay walker...

R & J Studios Blog: RodeoHouston 2011 / Zac Brown Band
R & J Studios Blog: RodeoHouston 2011 / Rascal Flatts
R & J Studios Blog: RodeoHouston 2011 / Keith Urban
R & J Studios Blog: RodeoHouston 2011 / Clay Walker

[bikerjohno]

Wow, your shots of Rascal Flatts are beautiful

[PhotoByLeal]

John,

Rebecca hit it on the spot......

I shot with a Nikon D7oo with a 70-200 f/2.8 w/ a 1.4 TC @ ISO 3200 plus @ f/4 with the TC on the lens, here are some of my pics from Janet Jackson last year.... which I had AWESOME seats that a friend of my that works @ BP gave me!

Good luck.....

[bikerjohno]

Ok, this will be the first for me. KID ROCK here I come...

[Stifled_1]

So, you can bring big lens to the rodeo .... any limitation on what equipment you can bring?

[bikerjohno]

I am taking a Uni-Pod in to ZZtop I saw someone with one so I will try it. I got a few good shots of Kid Rock