National Polka Festival Ennis Texas
May 31, 2019 10:33:58 #
kenievans
Loc: Dallas
olemikey wrote:
Good job! Looks like fun! (I'm not a Polka guy, bu... (show quote)
I didn't grow up with polka music. I grew up playing and singing gospel and C&W with my family but i grew to have an appreciation for polka and I love to dance to it. These festivals are very much a family affair and the kids are encouraged to get out and dance as well. I hesitate taking picture of children that are not my family or I would have included some of those as well. The kids are a lot of fun to watch and so cute.
May 31, 2019 12:04:25 #
May 31, 2019 13:57:28 #
JimG1
Loc: Waxahachie, TX
Nice series Kenie! I was in Ennis for the Bluebonnet festival and decided then I needed to go back and explore.
May 31, 2019 14:13:58 #
May 31, 2019 14:34:44 #
kenievans
Loc: Dallas
JimG1 wrote:
Nice series Kenie! I was in Ennis for the Bluebonnet festival and decided then I needed to go back and explore.
Thanks Jim! There are some great photo ops in Ennis. Lots of old Victorian and Craftsman homes, several old churches and a picturesque down town. You should also check out WestFest which is coming up Labor Day weekend. It is in the town of West off I 35 between Dallas and Waco. It is a small Czech community and WestFest celebrates that culture with traditional costumes and dances plus great Czech food and plenty of beer.
There are lots of other small towns around the DFW area that great to shoot. I love getting out and exploring them.
May 31, 2019 15:01:25 #
JimG1
Loc: Waxahachie, TX
Yes Kenie there are lots of opportunities to shoot around DFW. I'm well aware of Texas small town charm. My Dad was from Wills Point, then moved to Scurry after I left home and my Daughter now lives in Waxahachie. So many shooting opportunities and so little time.
May 31, 2019 18:52:34 #
rothphotog
Loc: Orlando, FL
kenievans wrote:
Linda you would think it would be very colorful but the inside shots were bad lighting situations, high ceilings and florescent lights and beige everywhere. They looked better in b&w with the contrast pushed. The dancers were under a tent in shadows with a very bright sun. Again it just looked better in b&w. The accordion player was actually good in color because of the stage spotlights but I decided to stay with the theme. I'm glad you enjoyed them.
LOVE #3 in B&W with pushed contrast. Looks like a 1940's movie still promo shot using Super XX. B&W is the safe way to go with amateurish stage lighting involving mis-matched color temperatures in the lamps and "creative" use of gels. Nice work!
May 31, 2019 20:09:33 #
kenievans
Loc: Dallas
rothphotog wrote:
LOVE #3 in B&W with pushed contrast. Looks like a 1940's movie still promo shot using Super XX. B&W is the safe way to go with amateurish stage lighting involving mis-matched color temperatures in the lamps and "creative" use of gels. Nice work!
Thank you! That one was my favorite too.
Jun 1, 2019 01:19:42 #
kenievans wrote:
I was so looking forward to shooting at this Polka... (show quote)
Some very nice photos.
Makes a good case for dumping the DSLRs.
But a better example that if you are going to use a DSLR own one with two card slots and never take both cards out at the same time. I have never run out of storage space on a shoot since buying two slot cameras and many 32GB cards.
Boris
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