Robert Wynia of Floater at Johnny B’s (again)
Last night Robert Wynia of Floater put on an absolutely magical performance (for me anyway) at Johnny B’s in Medford. He performed at the same place back in March.
This time I was familiar with his new CD, Iron By Water. I don’t know if the familiarity with the new material was it, or if there was just some pixie dust in the air, but I was spellbound.
I decided to try out my son’s Panasonic HDC-SDX1 (1080p HD Camcorder). While it was easy to use, lightweight, and I had a perfect view of the entire performance (recording over a dozen songs and only skipping three from the entire set), the results aren’t what I was expecting. Things looked great in the viewfinder and the sound was good at the venue, but the videos aren’t very clear and the sound is not always good. I’m disappointed as I thought the camcorder would do much better than my TZ10, which is what I used last time in similar conditions. It turns out the TZ10 can take better video, at least in a poor lighting environment.
Floater returns to the Rogue Valley next Friday night. They are playing in Grants Pass. Perhaps I’ll try my Nikon D7000 then and see if I don’t have better luck.
Since the quality isn’t where it should be, I’ll post just one of the videos. You can find the rest on youtube. This is “Cast Aside” off the new solo CD. It reminds me somewhat of Pink Floyd.