discussion post on Wed, May 14, 2008 - 9:13 PM
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I haven't a musically-inclined bone in my body, and I'm only just now figuring out this whole dancing thing with a few salsa classes. But I'm an avid amateur shutterbug, particularly when there's a bellydancer or three in the viewfinder.
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Re: So how do you focus?
(in Performance Photography)
Sounds like you really do know the pain, Michael ;) I generally use the 50 / 1.8, as I have a very small area that I've been working in lately. My 85 / 1.8 seems to be a little better, but I can't get far enough back to get more than a few nose ...
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Re: TribalFest This Weekend
(in Performance Photography)
The girl that got me started photographing bellydance is over there performing, but I can't travel with her :( Make sure you get good shots of Sahira for me if you're there, Brad!
discussion post on Wed, May 14, 2008 - 8:57 PM
Re: Photos : Tribal Fusion Belly dance
(in Performance Photography)
Day-umn! That is some sweet stuff. I'm particularly impressed with how well the fire fans turned out. Might I ask how you were shooting it (ISO, aperture, etc.)? I'm still more miss than hit on my efforts with fire.
discussion post on Mon, May 12, 2008 - 8:27 PM
Re: So how do you focus?
(in Performance Photography)
It's supposed to be set at One Shot. Servo goes wonky on me even when I have good lighting. Maybe I better check to make sure it didn't get switched off once upon a time. I'll sometimes hit the wrong button in the heat of the action, after all...
discussion post on Tue, May 6, 2008 - 10:09 AM
Re: So how do you focus?
(in Performance Photography)
Thanks for the tips, guys! Being an engineer, that laser pointer idea sounds like a fun challenge. I'm glad to see that I don't have to feel like a rank amateur for still using AF...just for sometimes using flash :)
Michael, I do use SA, thou... read more discussion post on Mon, May 5, 2008 - 7:47 PM
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