Anchors Aweigh

Anchors Aweigh is by far, my fondest memory of our trip to Newfoundland. At the heart of it, they are entertainers who just happen to play Newfoundland music. Their show lasted for over three hours, and truly made the audience feel at home and a part of the event. They also took a chance and played a song with my wife. She played the Irish whistle and led the group to fantastic approval by the audience.

The ‘house band’ at the Ocean View Hotel, Anchors Aweigh play three nights a week over the summer. The shows sell out several days in advance, and I highly recommend you spend a evening with them.

Shooting a live band is very challenging: very low light (most of the images here are at ISO1600), tough locations and angles, bright spots and coloured light. I used automatic white balance during the shoot and then used ‘spot colour’ to designate a true white in one image. I then stamped the white balance adjustment across the other images.