Lowlight: …not being able to see the effect because stage was so high.
Fill in: Yes the rose petals were scattered by the roadies but the visual effect was lost as the stage was way above everyone's heads. Maybe Ellie needed them to mask the musky smell that almost certainly emanated from the sweaty photographers in the pit as it was a balmy evening and there were lots of snappers crammed into a tiny space. Support came from The Knocks.
Tech Spec: Ellie was in a white dress and the stage was totally back lit for first song. I try not to panic in these circumstances as there is only so much you can do with a backlit figure so I bide my time. If the situation has not changed by the third song then it's time for drastic measures (PANIC), but usually they do turn up the lights in the second or third song. I always shoot in manual mode with backlights and take a spot reading off the face of the artist. Although it may seem like the lights are all over the place, they are pretty much constant form darkest to brightest setting and if you listen to the music you can predict when they are going to go up or down as the rig is usually synchronised to the music by computer.
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