Drummers of Burundi

[tsaraleksi]

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This was more akin to shooting sports than it was to concert shooting.
Comments welcome

[rbush83]

Very nice shots. It looks like an enjoyable show.
Care to share more about the lens/settings used and the lighting conditions? You did a very good job outright, and great considering the light that was available.

[tsaraleksi]

Very nice shots. It looks like an enjoyable show.
Care to share more about the lens/settings used and the lighting conditions? You did a very good job outright, and great considering the light that was available.

Thanks :).

It was one of those things that was actually quite brightly lit for the performers, then fell off into darkness-- I used center metering (no spot on the 20D :( ) at ISO1600 f/2.8. I used a 70-200 mostly at 200 but a few are a bit looser. I was just in the audience so I couldn't really move about to find a better combination of lighting. A fairly representative exif :

Camera Make: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 20D
Image Date: 2006:11:02 22:32:10
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 200.0mm
CCD Width: 4.81mm
Exposure Time: 0.0005 s (1/2000)
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO equiv: 1600
Exposure Bias: -0.67
White Balance: Auto
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)

[StealthLude]

wonderful captures!