Acrobats of China - New Shanghai Circus

[bmoguy]

I went to this show last week. Very talented with many colorful sets. There were some missed opportunities for wide angle shots because I kept the 70-200 on for the whole show. But if I had to choose one lens, I made the right call.

1.
http://photos.1branson.com/d/207-1/nosebalance1.jpg

2.
http://photos.1branson.com/d/228-1/yoyo3.jpg

3.
http://photos.1branson.com/d/198-1/hula1.jpg

4.
http://photos.1branson.com/d/192-1/flying1.jpg

5.
http://photos.1branson.com/d/183-1/bicyclers2.jpg

As always, C&C encouraged, thanks.

Complete album here. (http://photos.1branson.com/v/2006Shows/ChineseAcrobats/)

[mc4fun]

Very nice, number 5 looks like it was taken right before the crash, no flash was used?

[alan_potter]

Excellent pictures - I really enjoyed looking at them. Thanks for sharing.

Was that the f/2.8 or the f/4 flavour? IS or not?

regards,
/alan

[bmoguy]

Very nice, number 5 looks like it was taken right before the crash, no flash was used?

I kinda liked the look on her face too. As I processed it, I was wondering what she saw that the other 2 didn't. ( A banana peel? :D)

No flash. Especially in acrobatic type shows. Most of these shows won't allow any pictures at all any more because people don't know how to shut off their flash.

Excellent pictures - I really enjoyed looking at them. Thanks for sharing.

Was that the f/2.8 or the f/4 flavour? IS or not?

Thanks. It's the 2.8IS version. I would have had a really rough time shooting this show with the f/4 version. While I did have a few shots that I shot over f/4 (mostly the bicycling girls), seemed like I was hitting the 2.8 wall much more often and even then dropping the shutter speed to 1/60 & 1/80 (this is where the IS comes into play) at times. With shows with this much movement I hate to go below 1/125.

Thanks for the comments.