Yep, I only brought the wide-zoom with me. I should have brought a long
lens as well--but I'll use the excuse of foggy cold head :-). Shooting
these types of events is like cutting cattle, and you need a longer lens to
do that sort of thing. :-) cheers, Christine
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Dayton" <[email protected]>
To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 12:55 AM
Subject: Re: peso illinois governor
I can feel your pain. I have shot a few venues kind of like that.
They are difficult. I have had some good luck using a bit longer
lens - like your 50-135. That seems to let you grab a bit more
candid shot since you are not quite so in their face. The flash
smooths out a bit more and the backgrounds tend to blur out better.
It makes them not quite so distracting.
--
Best regards,
Bruce
Friday, January 29, 2010, 10:25:38 PM, you wrote:
CA> Hi Everyone:
CA> I shot a political event/fundraiser tonight as a friendly favor; I
didn't
CA> really have a good night of it--I've got a cold & don't feel my best,
but
CA> that wasn't the biggest frustration--it's all those in-the-way
balloons and
CA> decorations, bad lighting, boring microphone shots, trying to isolate
folks
CA> for some good pics, ugly, ugly walls and backgrounds--etc, etc.
Anyway,
CA> this pic of our governor, Pat Quinn, is what it is, but if anyone has
any
CA> advice for shooting events, I'd be grateful.
CA> http://tiny.cc/Ejb7A
CA> http://www.caguila.com/caguila/quinn/content/fundraiser_85_large.html
CA> The primary is next Tuesday. After I took this picture, the governor
said,
CA> "well, young lady, you got me." I was grateful he referred to me as
young.
CA> Comments welcome
CA> Cheers, Christine
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