The New York State Fair kicked off yesterday with perfect weather and an evening concert by Sara Evans at Chevrolet Court. The concerts at Chevrolet Court are included with Fair admission. She sang all her hits, a couple of cover songs and a few new ones for an upcoming album coming out early in 2010. I borrowed a friend’s Nikon D700 digital SLR camera and used my Nikon 70-200 f/2.8 VR lens and got some good photos of Sara Evans performing for the thousands who packed the mostly lawn-like venue.
Sara Evans performing in concert at Chevrolet Court on Thursday, August 27, 2009, during the New York State Fair.
With a captivating smile and beautiful singing voice, Sara Evans wowed the audience with her songs and personality.
Sara Evans waving to the audience after finishing a song during her concert at the New York State Fair on August 27, 2009.
Sara was very personable with the crowd. Waving to people, urging them to sing along and joking to parents with teenage daughters before singing her big hit, “Suds in a Bucket“.
Sara Evans performing "Suds in a Bucket" during her concert at the New York State Fair on August 27, 2009.
The New York State Fair runs until Labor Day, September 7th. Look for more photos over the next couple of weeks as I will be photographing at the Fair a few more times. Oh, and did I mention Pizza Frittes? More on those soon.
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The first shot is a stunner – fantastic capture.
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Thanks, YB! This camera/lens combination worked great. No flash was used in the making of these photographs.
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Excellent photos reflecting all the passion of your subject. Looking at each photo I feel that I had front row seats.
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You did, Karen. I was right next to the stage. 🙂
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I really like the close up of the second one. Great shots. Looking forward to seeing more from this event.
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Still going through the concert images. Will post more soon.
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Sara Evans does have a beautiful voice. I really like the first photo capturing her in the emotion of the song. Great portrait captures.
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The first one did stand out among the rest. She was singing one of her new songs which I missed the title off. Look for new music from her early next year.
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Oh heck. I have total D700 envy.
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I know…and I had to give it back to the owner last night. 😦 Time to get my own.
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