Dream Overkill, live!

Even touristy cathedral cities, like my native Salisbury have an underlife, dark venues where the night-folk dwell. At the Winchester Gate, known affectionately by all as The Winnie Gate, a dark room with a raised platform is all you get, but you also get a varied load of live bands.

Here is Dream Overkill. or at least their lead singer. Eyes popping, growling and looking very green. Another snapper filled everything with tons of flash, where our friend here looked absolutely normal. which, frankly, is useless.

As well as wideangle shots of the rest of the four-piece, I finished with some closer-ups with the Nikkor G 85mm f1.8, a dinky little lightweight jobby. Shot wide open at f1.8, it is staggeringly sharp, especially as I've cropped 40% away, and no post treatment apart from some extra brightness.