Thanks!

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I've been looking at some of the new compacts with the pancake lenses, not just for gigs but generally to have in my pocket when I don't want to be carrying all my kit with me. I don't mind the effort, I much prefer having manual control, I'd just like to get decent shots at a gig for once! I've only ever lucked out a couple of times at all the gigs I've been to and got the odd good shot.

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Until I'm 6ft Under, Baby I Don't Need A Bed by Blampish, on Flickr

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Hey! Man! I'm Alive! by Blampish, on Flickr

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I Feel Alive When I'm Walking On These Streets by Blampish, on Flickr

I took all those on a cheap Lumix, if I do go for a standard compact again I'd probably go for one in that range - the light sensitivity is pretty decent, and they usually have decent quality Leica lenses.

There are several methods (which I'm not going to spell out here but I can pm you) depending on the weather. In cold weather with lots of layers on smuggling in recording gear is easy. And we are fortunate here that we get lots of indoor arena shows during the fall and winter.

During the summer when I'm wearing tank tops and shorts it's a bit more dicey LOL. Then my husband and I usually split up the gear and it still gets in pretty easily. Don't guess that a camera would split up too easily LOL.

I've got a recording device which I considered taking last week - but my problem is that I love singing along at gigs, so it'd be no use me trying to record one haha

For cameras though, compacts are generally fine everywhere I've ever been, so I might just go with my idea of getting a decent one anyway, as I'll certainly use it a lot just day to day, not just at gigs.

Can you like my fb page, please?

(Would be daft not to ask)

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The Cliffs of Moher
 

A few shots from my trip to Ireland last month, where we visited the Cliffs of Moher -

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Cliffs of Moher by Blampish, on Flickr

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Cliffs of Moher by Blampish, on Flickr

And a few shots from my recent camping trip, visiting places in Shropshire and then Pembrokeshire, plus stops along the way there and back...

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The Iron Bridge by Blampish, on Flickr

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In the woods by Blampish, on Flickr

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The Milky Way by Blampish, on Flickr

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Getting cloudy by Blampish, on Flickr

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Winding by Blampish, on Flickr

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Larry by Blampish, on Flickr

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The King by Blampish, on Flickr

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Crumbling by Blampish, on Flickr

Very impressive. What technique did you use to take the night shot of the stars?

Just a few 30 second exposures, wide aperture and fairly high ISO (hence the noise level). They're only so clear because I was in the countryside with very little light pollution.