{"id":770,"date":"2009-04-02T04:44:59","date_gmt":"2009-04-02T10:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planetneil.com\/tangents\/?p=770"},"modified":"2020-07-04T07:03:30","modified_gmt":"2020-07-04T11:03:30","slug":"aisha-belly-dancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/aisha-belly-dancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Aisha, the belly-dancer .."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Aisha<\/a><\/strong> was the star at a recent party where she performed as a belly-dancer.\u00a0 Through several dance routines, I had the luxury of having enough time to move from just the safe shots, to playing around and getting more diverse images …<\/p>\n

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The ‘safe shots’ would be where I used flash to light her up, and help freeze action somewhat.\u00a0 This would give representative photos, while still retaining most of the ambiance:<\/p>\n

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Switching the flash off, or just turning the power down .. and concentrating more on the ambient light, gave me much more interesting images.\u00a0 Of course not\u00a0every image worked now, but I was pleased with the wider range of images.\u00a0 I felt they\u00a0were more intriguing, like the opening image at the top.<\/p>\n

Without flash, it was a little tougher, with focusing not being as sure in the dark, and excessive subject movement spoiling some images … but for some, the movement added to the mood ..<\/p>\n

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\n[ 1\/1ooth @ f2.8 @ 25oo ISO ]<\/span><\/p>\n

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equipment:
\nNikon D3;\u00a0\u00a0 Nikon 24-70mm f2.8 AF-S\u00a0\u00a0 or\u00a0 Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 AF-S VR;\u00a0 SB-900 at times.<\/span><\/p>\n

settings:
\nall at 1600 ISO, except as noted for the\u00a03rd image at the top.
\napertures\u00a0 f3.2 – f2.8 \u00a0\/\/\u00a0 shutter speeds ranged from 1\/30th to 1\/100th<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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