Well, I did do a little shooting after all. At our second gig
yesterday, a dance school performed during our breaks. So I
tried to catch step-dancers with both feet off the ground.
But I don't think I ever managed to press the shutter at quite
the right moment.
Today was spent, as expected, sleeping, watching television,
and trying to decide whether I hurt badly enough to warrant
taking painkillers. Yesterday was very long, even though I
skipped the party.
Anyone got any tips for timing dance/sports shots like that,
or is it just a matter of lots of practice? I was using the
Super Program; I think the major factor was my own reaction
time -- how long it took from deciding to shoot to having my
finger actually move. I did try to anticipate a little.
Oh, and I held the 50/1.4 right up to the glass to take some
night shots of Baltimore from 27 stories up, just because the
opportunity was there. I figure there'll probably be some
internal reflections of the room lights inside the windowpane
to interfere, but I should've cut out _most_ of that by pressing
the filter ring right up against it. (If I try that again
while less tired, I'll put on a rubber lens hood so that I
can angle the camera relative to the glass.)
-- Glenn
