so, now i’ve caught my breath, here’s what actually happened yesterday
i took esther in to town as she was playing with the Queen City Big Band. she was a stand in for a trombonist who couldn’t make the day. the band leader (a teacher) of esther’s big band is also in the band so invited her to join for the day. they played for two and a half hours with esther sight reading pretty much all the pieces
jane and i watched about half of the performance between the two of us and the band were excellent (See video clip below)
when my car parking ran out of time i zoomed in to town to photo a band playing in Aotea Square
while i was waiting to photo them i found out i had been approved to take pictures of Coldplay at an arena show later that evening
meanwhile jane went for a haircut and the two of us met up with esther towards the end of her performance and then came home
all the ladies then went out later in the afternoon to get their nails done while i edited my So Laid Back Country China photos then got the park and ride bus out to the stadium across town
i arrived two and a half hours early so sat on a bit of grass until the sun went down. the rules around the concert were very strict but you can see my final results (which i’m very pleased with) here:
http://photosfromthepit.com/coldplay-hits-new-zealand-global-trek/
there was tonnes of confetti – much of which ended up in my camera bag which was a nice surprise when i got home!
here’s a sneaky peak of the photos (but you can see them bigger on the link above)
here is esther playing her trombone: