Photos: Switchfoot Live in Manila

Published in the wee hours of September 12, 2007

We were told we couldn’t shoot inside the stadium, so I left my 400D at home. But just in case, I sneaked in an Ixus for some snapshots. Surprise, surprise — people were shooting with their digital cameras and phonecams, and some even managed to bring in their digital SLRs. Anyway, here are some of the snapshots:

Switchfoot [1]

Switchfoot [2]

Switchfoot [3]

Switchfoot [4]

Switchfoot [5]

Switchfoot [6]

Switchfoot [7]

Switchfoot [8]

Switchfoot is a great band though I’m not familiar with most of their songs, except for their hits. When Jon Foreman came back for an encore and started singing “Only Hope,” the crowd went wild and sung along, as one. A good concert for a greater cause.

The complete set is in my photos section, as expected, and it’s mirrored on multiply.

Entry continued below. ↓


18 replies to “Photos: Switchfoot Live in Manila”

  1. 1 dhonjason 7AM of September 12, 2007 {subscribed to comments}

    love the last the photo. =)

  2. 2 hana 7AM of September 12, 2007

    great shots, tumatawag :)

  3. 3 markku 4PM of September 12, 2007

    @dhonjason: Fave ko din yang last shot. ;)

    @hana: Ga, ayan na naman yang ‘tumatawag’ mo eh… hehehe. :p

  4. 4 Eugene 9PM of September 12, 2007

    I wanted to go to this concert. And probably the Fall Out Boy later this month at Araneta. Yun nga lang, walang pera. Hehehe.

  5. 5 Trebs 12AM of September 13, 2007

    Cool angle on shot #6. Green eyes of an incoming huge robot.

  6. 6 markku 1AM of September 13, 2007

    @Eugene: Sayang pre, we had two extra tickets pa, hindi na namin nabigay ni Rico sa iba!

    @Trebs: Actually hindi ako ang kumuha nyan, si hana. ;)

  7. 7 joey 2PM of September 13, 2007

    sayang. gusto ko yang band na yan. sa surfing nalang.

  8. 8 markku 7PM of September 13, 2007

    Next time bai, short notice pud.

  9. 9 jae 1PM of September 14, 2007

    great concert, but even nicer shots here. was thinking of bringing the ixus as well, but i forgot it in the excitement.

  10. 10 cy velasquez 10AM of September 15, 2007 {subscribed to comments}

    huhuhu..imissed this! switcfoot’s concert… update me more and i love ur photos! astig!

  11. 11 jaydrei 11AM of September 15, 2007

    hey! their da bst.. a band w/ a filipino heart inside.. yeah rocksS!

  12. 12 g 11PM of September 15, 2007

    OMG!!! I lurve Switchfoot. Thanks for the photos!

    Great photos, I must say. I took lots from their Toronto concert, but mine were the suckiest.

    I heart them, and I heart you for posting.

    Thanks eh? You’re just as rad as Switchfeed. :D

  13. 13 yAnzsolo 11AM of September 17, 2007 {subscribed to comments}

    nasa switchfoot.com na ung link ng site na to! ang galing mo markkus!

  14. 14 Riz 3PM of September 18, 2007

    Di ko gets :( Pano ka nakakakuha ng ganyang kagandang shots.. Anong shutterspeed? How come everything looks steady kahit na madilim? haha naffrustrate na ko sa mga shutterspeed at aperture na yan ha. lol.

    Or do you use some sort of special lens?

    Or some sort of magical powers?

    Lol. Hi Markku. :)

  15. 15 markku 5PM of September 19, 2007

    @jae: Thanks! You should’ve brought your cam, but that would’ve taken away some of the enjoyment of actually watching them. :)

    @cy velasquez: Sayang. Next time they’re here, don’t miss them. I’m glad you like the photos, I’ll see if I have some more that I can post. Daan–daan lang paminsan–minsan. :)

    @jaydrei: Yep, galing nila, and ang babait din. Down to earth rockers, mukhang walang kaartehan.

    @g: Wow thanks, that’s too much compliments in one comment. ;) I’m glad you liked the photos. Taking photos at concerts is quite a hit–or–miss thing, but practice helps. :) Hope to see you here again.

    @yAnzsolo: Yep, nakita ko, thanks for letting me know. Astig!

    @Riz: I was shooting with an ixus, not with my dSLR. ;) Practice makes perfect, hehehe. Magbibigay na nga ako ng lessons through blog&soul… Hahaha! :)

  16. 16 mari_elle 8PM of September 21, 2007

    I was at the moshpit, not more than 10 meters from Jon Foreman and yet you managed to take way better photos than me. I am so envious! So much for my cellphone cam. Loved the shots! Brings me back to the concert. ^v^

  17. 17 Riz 1AM of September 28, 2007

    IXUS???!! THIS IS IXUS?? OHKAAYY. Nakngtokwa. Teach me post-processing then!! Teach me teach meeee!!

  18. 18 markku 4AM of September 28, 2007

    Yes Riz, taken with an ixus and lots of practice on hand–holding technique. ;)

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