Dance, Pom, Competition photos

1. Almost Famous Dance

STACK THE STANDS

DANCE AND POM COMPETITION

PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL 2011

Wow what a day 11 hours of almost non stop shooting. 9,360 images of the day. Yea you saw it right 9,360 images for one day. But it was a good day and when you meet a challenge like this it is always satisfying.

The only thing is that is when the real work starts. All those images have to be edited, sorted and put into galleries for online viewing and they have to be done fast.

But that is done for this event and again it feels good.

Below are some more images of the day. With so many images it makes it hard to pick just a few.

 One of the more popular image options is the panorama cropped image.

this 10 x 20 image got a lot of attention at the competition. It is amazing how a image can get a totally new look and feel just by changing from a normal image size.

Shooting in an indoor space at moving subjects can be a real challenge especially when the gym is not all that bright. Equipment does not make the photographer but it sure makes the job easier. All the images were shot with an ISO of 2500 to 3200. That is getting up to the limit on usable images on my camera but that is what it takes to keep a shutter speed fast enough to freeze the action.
I used two lenses that day my trusty 70 to 200 and my 17 to 55 for the closer action.
I love doing action shots. It is always a challenge and fun when you get the shot

you are looking for. Be sure to check out the video on my Face book page Mike Macke Photography.






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