Slayer Live at Mayhem Festival 2012

Concert, Festival, Photography

Slayer @ Mayhem Fest 2012

08.05.12 | No Comments

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Big Four Thrash Metal Masters Slayer destroy the Main Stage during the Rockstar Energy Mayhem Festival 2012 in Atlanta, Ga.

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Gary Holt

Tom Araya

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Dave Lombardo

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Dave Lombardo

Gary Holt

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Tom Araya

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Photography Notes:

As was expected for the group, lighting was minimal with the artist favoring an overall dark, moody, and flat lighting treatment which compliments the groups aggressive performance and songwriting well. It challenges the best of photographers who must shoot in near darkness with the exception of fire and and handful of gratuitous strobe flares. Limited to the first 3 songs, metering and exposures fell about 1/200 F2.8 ISO6400 during the “well lit” moments of the shooting period. Ouch.

Allen Ross Thomas is an Atlanta, Ga based music industry photographer available for concert, promotional, portrait, and editorial coverage for local bands, national tours, multi-day festivals, and international music events.

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