Dancers Peabody Auditorium

These were taken in Daytona at the Peabody Auditorium during the IDC dance competition this past week. I was so happy to see good lighting. Usually you go to dance competitions and the people who put them on don't spring for good lighting. I was able to shoot at ISO 800 at 1/320-1/400 and 3.2. I used my D Rebel and a Canon 85 1.8. The girl in white is my daughter. I used Nest Image and a little sharpening in Photo Shop.

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nice, i go to comps also, and yes they do not like photographers!

Nice series of shots here. Number 3 is pretty neat looking, they all seem capable of flying. Your Daughter does a solo? Congrats to Her.
-Bruce

Yes she does a solo. The other girls in the photos are doing one too. She's been dancing for about 14 years and competeing for 7. She's a senior in high school next year and is taking the year off from dance to enjoy her senior year. Here's a couple more.

These are good and a lot of fun! Always like to see kids that work hard and exhibit excellence! Thanks for sharing.

Ah, dancing. I love taking pictures of dancers. And these are amazing. Good job!

Thanks Candice and everyone

Great shots under difficult conditions.

Pictures like those make me feel very humble!

looks like you lucked out on finding a great place to take pics.. ISO 800 and 1/400s is pretty damn good even @1.8 most of the time... great shots, color's rich, focus looks good, well exposed etc

just wish that the back of that head wasn't in the second picture... luckly, that's what cropping is there for

It was the best lighting I've had at a dance competition. It was the IDC South Eastern National Finals. So they put a little more effort into every aspect of it. Everyone who entered will get a DVD of all the dances they where in. So they had good lighting for the videographer who they brought in from California. They also had a professional photograher there taking pictures and selling them in the lobby. So I took advantage of the good lighting. All the photos I posted had a little cropping and straighting in Photoshop. Here's a couple more. Thanks for looking and your comments.

Beautiful shots. My daughter is going into 5th grade... and this is beginning her 3rd year in competitive dance. Yes, it usually very dark... good job!

Outstanding stuff! Great timing! My wife and I have done one dance recital and it was a real challenge.