Last night marked my first full-event shoot in the high school auditorium, where my 5th-grader's elementary school held its annual spring concert of song and dance. The theme this year was jazz.
The high school's auditorium is a good deal deeper than its counterparts in the elementary and middle schools where I'm used to shooting. Hence, I added my XR Rikenon APO 300/4.5 and Pentax SMC 400/5.6 PKA to the mix. Let me just say how empowering it feels to be WAY in the back, using your 200 as a wide angle! Even with the 400, I couldn't fill the frame with a solo kid. In horizontal mode, it took in about seven kids bunched together. Normally I'd have used it in portrait mode, but I had brought along just one tripod and, since it had a ballhead, I didn't want to miss shots by switching modes. I also had my Super Program on a monopod. I went up close and got some nicely angled shots with my 50 and 135. Unfortunately, I forgot to bring along my remote shutter release. From now on, it will live in the camera bag, not in the cabinet. I'll report on the results when they're in. Paul Franklin Stregevsky - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
