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Carjo
18th of July 2008 (Fri), 11:38
Whilst coming home earlier this evening I stopped at my city's major shopping mall where they were having auditions for a runway modelling competition at our Royal Queensland Show (Ekka) next month. Most of the contestants had no prior experience and some had only filled out an entry form there and then. I think I've managed to get photos of the decent ones - we'll find out at some point when they announce the top 30 for the final.

Camera was a D/Rebel XTi and the only lens I used was the 75-300 f/4-5.6 II. Most photos were taken at 1600iso with exposure compensation set to -1 stop, so yeah... apologies for all that noise. Developed with Lightroom 2 beta. C&C appreciated. =)

1.
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t179/Carjo_3000/RSF_5047-080718_flickr2.jpg

2. Slightly out of focus...
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t179/Carjo_3000/RSF_5063-080718_flickr2.jpg

3.
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t179/Carjo_3000/RSF_5076-080718_flickr2.jpg

4.
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t179/Carjo_3000/RSF_5121-080718_flickr2.jpg

5.
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t179/Carjo_3000/RSF_5136-080718_flickr2.jpg

6.
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t179/Carjo_3000/RSF_5159-080718_flickr2.jpg

7.
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t179/Carjo_3000/RSF_5164-080718_flickr2.jpg

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http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t179/Carjo_3000/RSF_5179-080718_flickr2.jpg
Yiskah
18th of July 2008 (Fri), 18:34
Great shots. Pretty women. I am loving #1's shoes!
BottomBracket
18th of July 2008 (Fri), 21:37
Good captures. White balance seems a bit off, but it may be my monitor though.
Carjo
19th of July 2008 (Sat), 04:59
Great shots. Pretty women. I am loving #1's shoes!

Thanks. :) If the guys were better looking I'd have included some of them, too.

Good captures. White balance seems a bit off, but it may be my monitor though.

No, it's not your monitor. I did have trouble finding the correct white balance. I'll see if I can make them better seeing as I've had some sleep since then... haha. :)

EDIT: Done.
Brad Gosse
19th of July 2008 (Sat), 13:37
#3 is my favorite capture. Best focus and lighting in the group.
Carjo
30th of July 2008 (Wed), 07:49
#3 is my favorite capture. Best focus and lighting in the group.

Sorry for taking so long to reply... yeah, no.3 is my favourite too. :)
garukun
3rd of August 2008 (Sun), 23:40
#3 is hot :D
amckenzie4
4th of August 2008 (Mon), 09:29
Nice shots... it sounds like the room was pretty dark, given the settings you used. Good job!
Carjo
4th of August 2008 (Mon), 10:12
Nice shots... it sounds like the room was pretty dark, given the settings you used. Good job!

Thanks. :) It was actually a covered stage in the middle of a open-air shopping mall. I wouldn't say it was too dark, although faster glass, a monopod or a 5D/1DmkIII would have been very useful... :lol: :)
amckenzie4
4th of August 2008 (Mon), 10:14
Thanks. :) It was actually a covered stage in the middle of a open-air shopping mall. I wouldn't say it was too dark, although faster glass, a monopod or a 5D/1DmkIII would have been very useful... :lol: :)

Yeah... I've been thinking about buying a monopod, since it's the cheapest of those options. At least, a cheap monopod is. 8-)