Bon Odori

[macropixman]

First time to this event.
Nightmare for shooting as stage is raised about 5-6 ft aove the field with ugly plastic-taped piping as a ring. Once event starts crowds are dancing around the stage so views are blocked by moving heads everywhere.
Just to share in the colorful event...love the kimonos,yukatas and cute Japanese children & teenagers. Forget about compositions. Lighting also nightmare as on all 4 corners of the stage you have mixed tungsten and halogen lights shining down on the stage. Flare is everywhere.
A f2.8 600mm VR :fishing: may be the solution as its better to shoot from the grandstand area to avoid the heads or you have a media pass to go onstage...sorry for the oof shots as using handheld a 70-300 f4.5-5.6..:azz:

digisnipe of 3 Jap teenagers waiting for stage rehearsal

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snapshot of crowd having picnics on the field before the event

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[macropixman]

Full concentration25198

Group photo before event25199

Energizing performance25200

[macropixman]

elegant mother & her 2 children25206

colorful yukatas25207

v.young cute girl in Hello Kitty yukata25208

giggling teenagers25209

young teenagers25210

[hanuman]

Areh ... Kawai Neh!!!!!!!

[BumbleBee]

Why until 3 threads ? =.='

[white angel]

erm, bon odori already over ah?
not this saturday???

btw, nice picture....:lol:

[hanuman]

Taiko drummer ... nice! However, you should compensate for WB.

[macropixman]

Why until 3 threads ? =.='

reduced the files few times to conform to rules..also 3 different themesfor drummers, digisnipe and colorful kimono/yukatas

Taiko drummer ... nice! However, you should compensate for WB.
thanks..mixed lighting at the stage..tried other WB but worse so only posted these few ...no time to pp

[ShaolinTiger]

You could have put them all in one thread..they are all in Event Photography, they are all Bon Odori? Not sure why you'd need 3 threads. You can post up to 5 pics per post, as many posts as you like in one thread.

[macropixman]

You could have put them all in one thread..they are all in Event Photography, they are all Bon Odori? Not sure why you'd need 3 threads. You can post up to 5 pics per post, as many posts as you like in one thread.

:(sorry ST...haven't posted in long while...will take note..:redface:

[ShaolinTiger]

Heh ok no worries, merged to 1.

[macropixman]

You could have put them all in one thread..they are all in Event Photography, they are all Bon Odori? Not sure why you'd need 3 threads. You can post up to 5 pics per post, as many posts as you like in one thread.

Heh ok no worries, merged to 1.

Thanks man...
:D

[klguy]

Despite the horrible lighting, you've still managed to get some fine shots.


What's worse, are some of the media photogs who had access to go up the stage : they just stood right in the middle and on the edges for hours blocking the shots of the public. These in-considerate guys should stay in the corners or move in and out after taking their shots. I got so many shots spoilt by the idiots chimping right in front of the dancers!!!


Love your shots on the kimono clad girls - nice vibrant colours.

[liewwk]

bro nice series... why so long never macro ??? missing ur D3 :D

[wasabi]

should go penang ,one... stage lower. and can go up too....

[macropixman]

Despite the horrible lighting, you've still managed to get some fine shots.

What's worse, are some of the media photogs who had access to go up the stage : they just stood right in the middle and on the edges for hours blocking the shots of the public. These in-considerate guys should stay in the corners or move in and out after taking their shots. I got so many shots spoilt by the idiots chimping right in front of the dancers!!!

Love your shots on the kimono clad girls - nice vibrant colours.

Thanks klguy. Agree with you on the media guys on stage. They make it almost impossible to shoot from below the stage. Like you I liked the kimono shots due to the play of colors too.

bro nice series... why so long never macro ??? missing ur D3 :D
Nowadays you r sifu liao wor..Sumore the D3 is damn heavy and also ff so no magnification la. I'm waiting to get a lighter cropped body with a 200mm f4 Micro, then I come back to macro....hehehe.In the meantime only macro indoors with tripod...:redface:

should go penang ,one... stage lower. and can go up too....

Didn't know abt Penang event. When was it? In fact was only told abt this KL event a few days before otherwsie I would have missed it too. Will try other places next year.

[noordin]

A very interesting event to shoot! :)

Is this by invitation only?

[macropixman]

A very interesting event to shoot! :)

Is this by invitation only?

This event is held every year at Panasonic Stadium Shah Alam (recently donated to Selangor govt) Open to public. First time for me as there was an article abt it recently otherwise would have missed it too. But environment is not really ideal for shooting
Lord Noordin, heard you went to Melaka with some SA ppl, so share your pics la.

[wasabi]

http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=NHZhZDNrNXFncWJsdmM0bGwzZ3ZjZmd2cDggZml0 ZzQ4bnUycXAwdDVqNDhjMDU0azI2NGtAZw

http://www.tourismpenang.gov.my/eventsOpen.cfm?id=350

this sat?

[davors]

nice shot macropixman.. i realized some shots I might be probably standing right beside you... cause the "models" pose are same as some of my shots... hahaha... :jester:

just one of mine... tumpang a bit... :bow_down:

[Levin]

Tambah a few...

#1 - Flourescent dress
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3242/2666541033_da339bfa79_o.jpg


#2 - Kids
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3296/2667366936_0da8bdd80f_o.jpg


#3 - Sunset over Bon Odori
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3041/2666546685_3d4c2dbd1b_o.jpg

[davors]

Levin~

Like your 2nd Kid shot...
but if you can move slightly left a bit to frame out the "security uniform" personal... it would be better... :redface: just my 2 cents...

[Levin]

davors, thanks for the feedback. you're right, i should have tried a second shot. :)

[narrowband]

Levin, your #2 is awesome. I love it!

[Levin]

thanks narrowband. :)

[BloodyBox]

#1 fluroscent dress

she's non-japanese hor~~~~...lolx
but she's kinda cute (^.^)