Tips/advice/help for a festival next weekend please!

[King Antonius]

I'm heading to the Wickerman festival next weekend and I'm taking my camera gear with me. Two questions though...

Early weather report says its going to be wet... What should I do to protect my camera in the rain (if it is really heavy)

I have a Canon 450d with a Canon 50mm F1.8 and a Tamron 18-270 F3.5-6.3 lens. What tips could you give me for when the bit gets dark? I've never taken photos at a gig/of crowds in the dark.

Cheers

 

[AD_Capturs]

Do you not have a flash?

 

[big soft moose]

if its a gig flash might not be allowed - in which case wide appertures and high iso is the way to go.

with regard to the wet either get a bespoke rain cover (WEX etc) or make one out of a large ziploc bag (loads of how tos on the net) such as

http://www.diyphotography.net/protect-your-camera-from-rain-using-an-old-pair-of-rain-trousers

http://nuntapongk.multiply.com/journal/item/11

 

[King Antonius]

Sorry I do have a flash unit too. But its a festival, I may not be able to get close enough to what I want to photograph etc.

 

[mininut]

Sorry I do have a flash unit too. But its a festival, I may not be able to get close enough to what I want to photograph etc.

In that case a long lens and hi iso is the way, your flash will only reach so far.

M.