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Dead To Fall @ Ziggy's in Winton-Salem 4-23-06

I'm only done photopost on 100 of the 500 images. Many more to come :)

For those that missed the bulletin:
Last night was insane. Anyone not at the Dead To Fall show.... really missed out! It has been a long time since I've been to a metal show, and man am I glad I actually went. Yes, it was brutal...yes I wanted to kill some of the stupid "dancers' that isnt' dancing. Mosh pit fine, headbanging again... fine but that stupid kick your arms and legs in a freaking windmill like stance while running into everyone there just to watch the show... not dancing. One guy punched me in the ribs while kicking me in the back of the head. I hope he liked the taste of my elbow and the blood that came momentarily after my blow to the face. Idiot! ..... only thing they are good for is a photo op.

Back to the night many of the band were absolutely sick! My favorite was Dead To Fall and not because Jon (singer) gave me access to the photographers pit after someone put in a word, but for the fact they really embodied the energy and power that is music. It was over 100ercent given. Running up the barrier having the crowd sing. For that 45 minutes or however long their set was, they were gods. Deserving gods, best show I've seen in AGES OK a tie with Trances Arc but they are two totally different genres/scenes and types of performances.

A few shots from the night I took well over 500 images so much more in photos to come, and I have to research what band is what beyond Dead To Fall to put them in galleries right. Full galleries up and a blog about it soon enough :)

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Think one of the best quotes of the night was... "No more of that ninja dancing bullshit, I want to see a circle pit!".

Dont' think anything else could have made the night better at all, well except that one tiny thing ;)

If they are coming to a town near you. GO!

What did everyone else do last night?

~Dia

Notice all image, blurs, motion lines, double negatives and other assorted weird lighting, trails, perfect in focus, perfect out of focus are purposeful, this is my style. I obviously know how to use a camera, it's my job :P so don't say that would be great if it was X way, if I wanted it X way it would have been done that way. Hope that doesn't sound snippy but I'm trying to grow my own art not someone elses. I love feedback though and if you think it should be a dif way the only way I want to know is if you have a saying of how YOU would have taken it and why :) I love to learn so in essence I like to hear what you would do different just not "I wish you would stop taking photos with slow settings or I wish you would stop using filtered light when taking shots" etc. That is my style, you like it or you don't it doesn't insult me if you dont like it that is freedom of choice, but I do not like it when people insist I do my stuff differently. :)

.... now for some more photos. They are a mix of the bands so don't ask me who is who just yet the ones I know for sure are Dead to Fall (DTF) and they will be marked.

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