Watoto Children's Choir

[HKdave]

I saw this children's choir at our daughters' school last night. It was an incredibly humbling evening, seeing these young Ugandan orphans (aged 9 to 12) perform and sharing their stories with the audience. Most have been affected by the AIDS epidemic and civil war which have ravaged the country. Incredible, and my shots do not do the evening justice. All are now cared for by the Watoto Foundation. If you get the chance to catch them, I highly recommend it. www.watoto.com (http://www.watoto.com)

All shot on 400D, 70-200L f4 IS (on loan from a friend, I think I'm convinced to get one myself now), no flash. I was 10 rows back in the audience. Photos are sharpened, no cropping.

C & C welcome

1.
http://hkdave.smugmug.com/photos/529743179_M83i2-M.jpg

2. Shame about the mic stand in the centre
http://hkdave.smugmug.com/photos/529753257_kAzuz-M.jpg

3.
http://hkdave.smugmug.com/photos/529743634_E8gwB-M.jpg

[enrixan]

Nice pictures! I love the first one.. the expression you got was good!

[HKdave]

Nice pictures! I love the first one.. the expression you got was good!

Thanks for the comment.

[kandyredcoi]

OMG great pics, i would love to do an event like that one of these days!!!

[johnstoy]

Real nice choir shots... got any more?

[HKdave]

OMG great pics, i would love to do an event like that one of these days!!!

Thanks for the comment. This was just a show at my daughters' school. I'm sure there must be similar shows that you could shoot near you.

Real nice choir shots... got any more?

Thanks for the comment. Glad you like the photos. Here are a few more.

http://hkdave.smugmug.com/photos/529752963_DQHdw-M.jpg

http://hkdave.smugmug.com/photos/529742508_qXe3J-M.jpg

http://hkdave.smugmug.com/photos/529742184_SCSVA-M.jpg

http://hkdave.smugmug.com/photos/529755159_esWmG-M.jpg

[Aidenswarrior]

the pics seem a little red, i would work on the color balance. but other than that, wonderful captures. looks like a fun performance. you captured a lot of interesting expressions.

[gisk]

Oh man, I would love to see these kids in person!

[johnstoy]

Great faces... Nothing better than youthful smiling faces... young children with a lot of promise.

[HKdave]

the pics seem a little red, i would work on the color balance. but other than that, wonderful captures. looks like a fun performance. you captured a lot of interesting expressions.

I was struggling to determine whether the cast was the lighting or whether the white balance was off. After you've mentioned it, I went back to the RAW file and adjusted the WB. I think they look better with the change.

http://hkdave.smugmug.com/photos/548470515_uvsaP-M.jpg

http://hkdave.smugmug.com/photos/548474159_M3pfv-M-1.jpg

http://hkdave.smugmug.com/photos/548471353_gi6ag-M.jpg

http://hkdave.smugmug.com/photos/548472999_V5kYW-M.jpg

http://hkdave.smugmug.com/photos/548468773_hQ43h-M.jpg

http://hkdave.smugmug.com/photos/548476152_g2h8Q-M.jpg

http://hkdave.smugmug.com/photos/548476794_dTC8m-M.jpg

Oh man, I would love to see these kids in person!

They were extremely good to watch. An enjoyable evening.

Great faces... Nothing better than youthful smiling faces... young children with a lot of promise.

I agree totally. Thanks for the comment. I've added one more for good measure.

http://hkdave.smugmug.com/photos/548472059_TyQxR-M.jpg