My friend, Robin of Redbook Photography, invited me to join him on the June long weekend when he took photos at a belly dancing event. Thrilled at being given the opportunity to try low light photography, I eagerly accepted. Robin advised me that each routine incorporated momentary pauses in movement that would let me get an in-focus shot, but that the pauses are hard to pick. And with the camera set to manual, I would have to be patient to get it right.
No, patience is NOT my middle name. And of the three hundred odd photos I took that night, not too many came out focussed. Here are a few of the pictures that made my pick list.
Camera settings were ISO1600, f5.6 at 1/60th sec on a Nikon D70 with 70 ~ 300mm zoom lens at various focal lengths.
