whwiden

I post some preliminary shots from a photo set I am working on which focuses on Cambodian Acrobats. This is one particularly skilled performer. All shots were made using a 50mm lens on a crop sensor Nikon D7500 body, mostly at f/1.8 and manually focused. I was a bit worried about focus acquisition in the dark arena based on a few preliminary shots, so I basically set focus manually and only made minor adjustments as I was stationary and the performer for this sequence was stationary. I opted to use f/1.8 even though that is not a particularly sharp setting on the 50mm Nikon (and that lens is not particularly sharp in any event). However, I wanted to shoot pretty fast and keep the ISO lower than it otherwise might be. I was pretty happy with the frame rate of the camera and its high ISO performance. This would have been a very hard subject to shoot with film, I think. However, when I am done I may further process the photos to have more of a black and white film look--perhaps adding a border that looks like the edge of film.

Any comments are welcome. I would be particularly interested in thoughts on the possible addition of a fake film border--it is not something I have done to date. Also, one might add some grain. As it is, I think these photos have a filmic look to my eye so I might leave them as is. I hope you find them interesting.

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TBerwick Loc: Houston, Texas

Excellent series. I like the look.

photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Though it's fun to see the audience, I think the vertical aspect works best on these for a feeling of height. #7, 8 and 10 have the most impact and tell a great story IMO.

I'm not sure about a border. The images are already so busy and the border might detract, but I'd love to see one with your idea just to compare.

Bill_de Loc: US

I would have to see the film border to comment. But the images as is are very nice.

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Blair Shaw Jr Loc: Dunnellon,Florida

That must have been quite a trip....thanks for these shots. Hope you have more to share.

Red Sky At Night

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whwiden

Thank you for viewing this series. I wanted to share an early look as I work through a lot of material. I am glad you like it.

whwiden

Thanks for the encouragement!

whwiden

Thank you for the observation about vertical shots. I think I must consider that as I work up this series. I will post some borders for all to see.

whwiden

Thank you very much. I will work up some borders shortly and post.

whwiden

You are welcome. I will get many posts out of this trip with different subjects. I started with the acrobats because they are different than my typical travel photos.

whwiden

Thanks for looking!