Hi all, when you have 230 final shots, hard to know what to post...so here are a few from Scrooge, the musical version of a Christmas Carol...they are getting standing ovations every show.
imruiz wrote:
Great shots MSC. Wondering what was your setup? Tripod, handheld and lens selection. Once again great shots.
Thanks and it was a number of lenses. Over the course of shooting three dress rehearsals, used a 16-35 2.8, 35L, 85L, 135L, 70-200 2.8 IS and a 400 2.8 way in the back on a tripod with a Wimberely. Usually use the longer lenses for the first show to get a feel for the show, set, etc. Then for the next, go down close to the stage for WA shots and views from extreme stage right-left, then the last night, fill in the gaps with whatever is needed. For all but the 400, these are all handheld. I have a monopod for the upclose stuff which I always think will be used but never actually do...it is too restrictive when framing so handheld is best.
Shane,
Thanks for posting these and the information about your techniques & lenses, etc., and for posting pics with the EXIF intact. I've shot a couple of high school productions mostly as a favor to the director, and I've still got a lot to learn. This stuff helps. (Your web site, which is very nicely done, btw, also is helpful.)
I especially liked #1 (my goodness --1/15 sec with a 400 mm -- you captured this at just the right moment) and #6 with the perfect shutter speed for a sharp subject with some motion blur. Great images.
John
brandonwong wrote:
Oh, and I have to ask, what was your favorite/most valuable lens (might be two questions) out of the whole experience?
Thanks and oh boy, that is a tough one to answer. Guess my favorite lens is the 85 1.2...most valuable would be the 70-200 2.8 IS. At least in this theatre. You can get by at 2.8 for much of it. But the faster primes are really best, but then you don't have the zoom. So feeling fortunate that I can use a number of different ones.
