Angels
Friday, December 21st, 2007
I took a few (400 or so) shots at the rehearsal of the school play where I have been doing my practise. The lighting was a real problem as the metering on the 20D just couldn’t cope. There were bright lights above the stage, with a bright white background, and black curtains either side. I ended up shooting in manual mode at f2 and 1/125th or more with the 85mm and f2.8 and 1/200th with the 135mm. Obviously the exposure wasn’t perfect (although the majority of the shots were within 1/2 stop), but with some adjustment with the RAW convertor they looked pretty good, considering the high ISO they were shot at. The school were happy with them and had them on display on a slideshow in the reception of the school during the shows. They managed to sell quite a few copies of the photo-cd to raise money for the school, which was nice.
This photo: Canon 20D 85mm, f2, 1/160th, ISO800.