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Tonight was the second show of the 2009 concert season at the Santa Barbara Bowl and for a second time, I was stuck at the soundboard. (a.k.a. real far from the stage) To add "insult to injury," I was only allowed to shoot for the first 3 minutes of the show. I am hoping to someday understand why this is happening in the industry? Somebody please explain it to me!

Below is a view of the stage from the soundboard as it might look if you were standing there. Look real close, you can see the lone performer standing near the middle...

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The next shot is one of only a few I could get in the short amount of time I was allowed, and only after mounting my camera with a 300mm lens and cropping a bit in post production...