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4th annual NUDANCO winter concert!

Check out ~iSnap's [link] for the same moment from a different angle!

Lowlight shooting doesnt get much more fun.

If you're interested, I've posted the shots that I'm giving to the dance company here


Tools

Canon EOS 5D | 85mm f/1.2

Notes

I have been asked by many how this image is so clean at 1600iso.
Thats a natural reaction but the answer is simple in this case, let me explain:

It's important to understand that noise primarily becomes visible in the shadows. Keeping this in mind I knew I needed to completely underexpose the shadows. This alone eliminated a majority of the noise in the image.

As far as highlights go, I spot metered off the front leg and dialed up my shutter speed to nail that exposre without blowing any highlights.

Conclusion:Correct highlight exposure in combination with under exposed shadows is a golden technique for capturing images like this.

Hope this helps :)

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:iconthepatriarch:
When did you get the 85mm 1.2!? That is a sweet lens. How do you afford all this L glass?

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:iconcarpetmankent:
Lovely. Really, really lovely.

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My.. GALLERY
:iconbostonjon86:
WOW....absolutely amazing!

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"It's not until you've lost everything that you're free to do anything"
:iconjoejoesmoe:
insane how perfect the focus and exposure is here mitch...brilliant
:iconauralis:
Breathtaking lighting, and you captured it (and the moment) perfectly.

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:iconadambekillinit:
you gatta teach me how to shoot in 1600 and come back with no grain....

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:icontrebolab86:
not noise?? wooow!!!
smart blur?
I love it!

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Lens is scape.
:iconmidget-is-dead:
... Lack of noise... so... incredible... but how, especially at 1600?

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"We don't make mistakes, only happy accidents." - Bob Ross
:iconxenonic:
i can feel the flattening of my diaphragm;) lol

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Canon
Canon EOS 5D
1/320 second
F/1.8
85 mm
1600
Dec 9, 2006, 10:07:52 PM

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