Music Talent Quest in Notts

[winner of the day-MBA and the groove. i climbed to a best position to take this photo and enjoyed the music.]

The second event i attended as an smc photographer. Although it wasn't as happening as mr.&miss nottingham, it was still an event that i wouldn't regret attending. Even though i have to drag my lethargic body back home, i would say it was worthy to stay till midnight.till the rain ceased.till the last performance ended.till the curtains drawn down.till the show has officially came to an end.

[ nottingham really has great sunset.]
[my best shoot before music talent quest starts.]
[probably one of my best shoots in nottingham campus.]

It was still too early to enter great hall, therefore we decided to become paparazzi of chiayin and siaohan and hunting for nice shoots around nottingham lake.

Going for a relaxing stroll along the lake is often not a bad idea after a day of lecture/lab session. And is definately not time-wasting.

about 7.30pm,yihchien and i entered great hall and the event was just about to start. UK campus practises malaysian culture too- it started off late by 30 minutes.

This was totally a successfull and lucky shoot! I have to pay attention to the music and predict when he's gonna jump. And, i got it! the moment i release my shutter, he jumped and i got it! sometimes, taking photos with only ur fingers and mind just aren't enough, use also ur ears.

[my best shoot in music talent quest.untouched.no photoshop.]

She sang quite well to me.A sweet and natural vocal,her songs were quite soothing as well.But the judges seemed doesn't like her too much because the song she performed doesn't required much skills.(that's what they said.) By the way,this photo was my best shoot for the whole event.tried sth new with my D60,decided to off my flash and depending only on the spotlight shone on her.adjusted aperture big big, lowest iso and pray that she doesnt move even a bit when i released shutter. yohoo! got it!

huh. this muscular guy plays guitar quite well.yihchien told me he practises weigh-lifting.wow. i noticed his well-built triseps and biseps muscles on both arms.

[time for judges to make comments.]

there're a few more solo singers and band performer groups.just that some of their musics didn't impress me a lot. I would say the climax of the event was when bus company--a band from klang, performed. they're not contestant, one of the bus company's member was a jugde of music talent quest. the atmostphere in great hall changed 180 degree when they performed and people who went off earlier really zhao bou. Before that,I have never like rock music, i dislike rock music to the utmost. But I swear, they performance is the best live rock music that i have ever heard till now. The crowd were totally gone uncontrolled, everyone jumped like mad, screamed until they have no sound and indulged in the music without noticing it has already passed midnight. This is what we called a quality perfomance.And i finally understand why people loves rock music.

[bus company]

[the audience expressing their overwhelming excitement. and i saw kenneth jumping like a monkey throughout the whole performance]