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Metallica In the Square
December 09, 2009 by David Bergman
It was my first time shooting Metallica and they didn’t disappoint.
At the beginning of the show, James Hetfield was lit only from below. This is traditionally called “monster lighting,” and you can see why.
(Nikon D700, 70-200, ISO 1600, 1/500 sec, f/4)
The only tricky part was that the show was in-the-round so we photographers had to chase the guys around the stage. It was in the middle of the arena but wasn’t a circle, so technically you could say it was “in-the-square.”
Luckily, there was plenty of time to shoot and the light was great. I only got hit by Lars Ulrich’s water one time.
(Nikon D3, 24-70, ISO 2500, 1/400 sec, f/4)
They were the first band I ever saw live (good start, yeah?). Love the spit shot.
Love the shot of Lars!
You are officially “The Shit”.. When I saw them a while back the whole stage imploded, lighting crashed, sparks and flames erupted thirty feet high making the crowd ten rows back hot, and then they came out of the rubble and played the song One.. It was the most amazing show I ever seen.
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