Ballet "Romeo and Juliet" (8 pics)

CyberDyneSystems · 25th of October 2005 (Tue)

Some pics from this past weekends perfprmance,.. lighting was a real bear,. ISO 1600 down to 1250 when lucky.

Pics taken with 1D MkII and 135mm f2L or 20D and 70-200mm f/2.8L IS

Maureen Souza · 25th of October 2005 (Tue)

Nice, CDS. It is always a treat to see something from you. Don't ya just love that 135 lens? I love mine!

Salleke · 25th of October 2005 (Tue)

Allways difficult in those lighting? Nice pictures and captures.

Skip Souza · 25th of October 2005 (Tue)

Very nicely done. You must have needed and ISO/lens combination that practically lets the camera see in the dark.

symes · 25th of October 2005 (Tue)

difficult lighting conditions...did you shoot in RAW, cause you might be able to bring back some of the real colours or are you going for the on stage look...

In any event you captured things well here...

Art Rodriguez · 25th of October 2005 (Tue)

Very well captured. These are some great photos.

Art

PEACHMAN · 25th of October 2005 (Tue)

Wow ..with the condition you mentioned , you have done very well...your timing was excellent on these photos..they are all terriffic!

Curtis N · 25th of October 2005 (Tue)

Outstanding!
What technique did you use to meter? The dark backgrounds can really cause trouble.

JMAS · 25th of October 2005 (Tue)

Hi CDS,
Oustanding images! You managed to catch the right moments.
The light might have been difficult but played out well in the final result. Love the contrast.
Did you went Manual or AV, exposure wise?

Keiffer · 25th of October 2005 (Tue)

Excellent composition! Beautiful shots.

KaplanMultimedia · 25th of October 2005 (Tue)

Wonderful pictures. My main profession is in video production and I'm often hired to videotape stage performances like this, but truth be told, I would much prefer the challenge of photographing these events. For some reason the wonderful still shot's like the ones you have posted here seem to have more impact than video. At least that's my opinion and I'm sticking to it.

lmelendez · 25th of October 2005 (Tue)

The fourth one is my favorite...!!!

Leo.

jsaltzman · 25th of October 2005 (Tue)

Those are GREAT condisering where you were! Good job!

Sean-Mcr · 25th of October 2005 (Tue)

A fine job there pal

Were you on a job? Or does the venue allow photographers with pro gear shoot away?

CyberDyneSystems · 25th of October 2005 (Tue)

Thanks for the comments

I do like to maintain the on stage look,. so I usually keep to the as shot WB mostly,. In same cases I will correct for the colored lights if things look too saturated.

I shoot a combo of AV and manual,. this time miore AV,. partial metering and + compensation.

Also,. I used to shoot these,. as with all my work 100% RAW,. but this time I actually had to chance to get published (fell through

) and needed to provide images for the Ballet on site.

So I shot RAW plus jpeg,. and well, these are all from the jpegs.
Given the difficult environemnt and the huge percentage of tossers,. jpeg is a reasonable option in this case IMHO and I probably should have just shot jpeg only.

25th of October 2005 (Tue)	#1
CyberDyneSystems Wait, all that time and all I get is "Cream of the Damn Crop" ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Providence RI Posts: 37,454 IMAGE EDITING OK	Ballet "Romeo and Juliet" (8 pics) Some pics from this past weekends perfprmance,.. lighting was a real bear,. ISO 1600 down to 1250 when lucky. Pics taken with 1D MkII and 135mm f2L or 20D and 70-200mm f/2.8L IS __________________ GEAR LIST CDS' HOT LINKS My POTN Share Threads Jake Hegnauer Photography

25th of October 2005 (Tue)	#2
Maureen Souza Ms. Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Central California Posts: 28,995 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Ballet "Romeo and Juliet" (8 pics) Nice, CDS. It is always a treat to see something from you. Don't ya just love that 135 lens? I love mine! __________________ Life is hard...but I just take it one photograph at a time. 5DmkIII 7D Canon Lenses: 50/1.4, 85/1.2 135/2.0, 300/f4, 24-70! Pro1

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Salleke Goldmember Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Belgium Posts: 2,175 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Ballet "Romeo and Juliet" (8 pics) Allways difficult in those lighting? Nice pictures and captures.

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Skip Souza Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Left Coast in the Land of Fruits and Nuts Posts: 24,142 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Ballet "Romeo and Juliet" (8 pics) Very nicely done. You must have needed and ISO/lens combination that practically lets the camera see in the dark. __________________ Canon Pro1 and Colt .380 are always with me. If you don't have it when you need it, you can't shoot it. That which does not kill me ~~ Should Run. كافر‎ 5DMkII, 7D, 70-300L IS, 24-105L, 100-400L *"PERSONAL MESSAGING REGARDING SELLING OR BUYING ITEMS WITH MEMBERS WHO HAVE NO POSTS IN FORUMS AND/OR WHO YOU DO NOT KNOW FROM FORUMS IS HEREBY DECLARED STRICTLY STUPID AND YOU WILL GET BURNED."* For Sale: ASUS Netbook

25th of October 2005 (Tue)	#5
symes Goldmember Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,372 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Ballet "Romeo and Juliet" (8 pics) difficult lighting conditions...did you shoot in RAW, cause you might be able to bring back some of the real colours or are you going for the on stage look... In any event you captured things well here... __________________ Symes Symplicity Photography Symplicity Glamour 5D Mark II; 1D Mark II; 17-40L; 24-70 2.8L; 70-200 IS 2.8L

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Art Rodriguez Goldmember Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 2,876 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Ballet "Romeo and Juliet" (8 pics) Very well captured. These are some great photos. Art __________________ Facebook www.pbase.com/jriggy4439

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PEACHMAN Cream of the Crop Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Warren, Maine,USA Posts: 5,014 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Ballet "Romeo and Juliet" (8 pics) Wow ..with the condition you mentioned , you have done very well...your timing was excellent on these photos..they are all terriffic! __________________ The "eyes" have it !

25th of October 2005 (Tue)	#8
Curtis N Master Flasher Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Northern Illinois, US Posts: 18,988	Re: Ballet "Romeo and Juliet" (8 pics) Outstanding! What technique did you use to meter? The dark backgrounds can really cause trouble. __________________ "If you're not having fun, your pictures will reflect that." - Joe McNally Chicago area POTN events Flash Photography 101 \| The EOS Flash Bible \| Techniques for Better On-Camera Flash \| How to Use Flash Outdoors \| Excel-based DOF Calculator

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JMAS Goldmember Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 2,496 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Ballet "Romeo and Juliet" (8 pics) Hi CDS, Oustanding images! You managed to catch the right moments. The light might have been difficult but played out well in the final result. Love the contrast. Did you went Manual or AV, exposure wise? __________________ Cheers, Jaime ______ Gear Some photos

25th of October 2005 (Tue)	#10
Keiffer Goldmember Join Date: May 2005 Location: Orlando Fl. Posts: 2,259	Re: Ballet "Romeo and Juliet" (8 pics) Excellent composition! Beautiful shots. __________________ http://kcschoeppler.fotopic.net

25th of October 2005 (Tue)	#11
KaplanMultimedia Goldmember Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 2,775	Re: Ballet "Romeo and Juliet" (8 pics) Wonderful pictures. My main profession is in video production and I'm often hired to videotape stage performances like this, but truth be told, I would much prefer the challenge of photographing these events. For some reason the wonderful still shot's like the ones you have posted here seem to have more impact than video. At least that's my opinion and I'm sticking to it. __________________ Website: www.kaplanmultimedia.com EOS 5D MIII - EOS 7D - 70-200 f2.8L IS - EF 1.4X - 24-105mm f/4L IS - Bowens Gemini 400 2-Light Kit - Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM - Rokinon 85mm f/1.4 Aspherical Lens - Tokina 11-16 f2.8mm - (2) Canon 580EX flashes Last edited by KaplanMultimedia : 25th of October 2005 (Tue) at 19:35.

25th of October 2005 (Tue)	#12
lmelendez Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 810	Re: Ballet "Romeo and Juliet" (8 pics) The fourth one is my favorite...!!! Leo.

25th of October 2005 (Tue)	#13
jsaltzman Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 35	Re: Ballet "Romeo and Juliet" (8 pics) Those are GREAT condisering where you were! Good job!

25th of October 2005 (Tue)	#14
Sean-Mcr Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Manchester, England Posts: 1,813	Re: Ballet "Romeo and Juliet" (8 pics) A fine job there pal Were you on a job? Or does the venue allow photographers with pro gear shoot away? __________________ I don't know what good composition is.... Sometimes for me composition has to do with a certain brightness or a certain coming to restness and other times it has to do with funny mistakes. There's a kind of rightness and wrongness and sometimes I like rightness and sometimes I like wrongness. Diane Arbus http://www.pbase.com/sean_mcr

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