Just got back from OWG.

Ms. Rachel Lobangco demonstrated the Poi but with a twist!

Thanks Ross for the Op!

ISO800 1/15 F2.8
http://static.flickr.com/79/243221111_015951648e.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davedeluria/243221111/)

ISO200 1/3" F10. For this one I zoomed out during the exposure.
http://static.flickr.com/87/243219632_f58316309b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davedeluria/243219632/)

ISO3200 .5 secs & F11 2nd curtain sync
http://static.flickr.com/92/243261568_c0e39a93f8.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davedeluria/243261568/)

ISO200 1 sec @F4.5 w/ Multi strobe.
http://static.flickr.com/82/243265809_2d6db57c88.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davedeluria/243265809/)

Very nice and creatively presented Dave.

Thanks!

It was tough, but I think I definately gave my gear a workout since all my CF cards were full (never happened before), all my glass got time on the body, all the batteries were drained and even the tripod got some action.

Had a blast last night. This one for Ross. :)

http://www.anseldeilara.com/owg/owg1.jpg

Thanks guys for sharing. :)

Dave, Nice Pics! :) Like the Zoom-In...

Just got back from OWG.

Ms. Rachel Lobangco demonstrated the Poi but with a twist!

Thanks Ross for the Op!

ISO800 1/15 F2.8
http://static.flickr.com/79/243221111_015951648e.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davedeluria/243221111/)

ISO200 1/3" F10. For this one I zoomed out during the exposure.
http://static.flickr.com/87/243219632_f58316309b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davedeluria/243219632/)

ISO3200 .5 secs & F11 2nd curtain sync
http://static.flickr.com/92/243261568_c0e39a93f8.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davedeluria/243261568/)

ISO200 1 sec @F4.5 w/ Multi strobe.
http://static.flickr.com/82/243265809_2d6db57c88.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davedeluria/243265809/)

Thanks for sharing , very nice Dave! post more!...even your studio shots=)

Had a blast last night. This one for Ross. :)

http://www.anseldeilara.com/owg/owg1.jpg

Wow Dino!...pwede kong gamitin ito sa website? hehe...lahat eh nag shoot sa isang area while you are doing your different composition pala, ang galing pare
:D

Awww man!
I should really keep an eye out for events like these! To think I was just lying on the couch last night. :(

Was Cat Juan there? :D

Nice series Dave! Care to share a step-by-step on how you did your shots? :)

Wow Dino!...pwede kong gamitin ito sa website? hehe...lahat eh nag shoot sa isang area while you are doing your different composition pala, ang galing pare
:D

Of course. Tell me if you need the printable file.

More shots on my blog (http://www.dinolara.com/blog).

dave, ang galing. on so many levels of creativity, you surely gave us a lot of ideas! thanks for sharing these!

Thanks Jay

Glad to help.

@TJ

I posted them here because as far as technique goes, it's almost what one would use shooting a basketball game;

High ISO
High Speed Shooting
AI-Servo focusing

I also employed different Sync speeds for the flash to be able to achive some of the 2nd curtain / Multi strobe shots.

As for the zooming while exposing, that's a trick I saw lots of times, it's just that this particular instance seemed quite appropriate to use it.

Let's face it, shooting in a pack of 15-20 photographers, you gotta pull out some tricks to make your shots stand out and that's what I always want to do.

When shooting at this environment, you also have to know your camera quite intimately since you don't want to waste time guessing how to change settings (and in the dark I may add).

Low light focusing has always been difficult for any AF camera, so best to turn it off. At one point I already got the face shots I wanted so I swapped lenses to an ultrawide since these lenses have an enormous DOF. I just set the camera to infinity and blazed away.

For the panning zoom shots, it's important to hold off moving the zoom ring for a fraction of a second to get at least some basis for the start of the sequence. If I set the shutter for 1.5 seconds, start rotating the zoom ring around half a second when the shutter opens.

I have gained newfound respect for those who shoot action/sports from this experience since it seems it does really demand a lot from your gear.

Thanks Dave for sharing. Those were really cool shots. :)

Keep it up!

Dino

Thanks for the run-down dave. It'll give us all some ideas to add some spice to our action shots!

This one is just a simple fire play...=)

http://static.flickr.com/85/243805058_26e7bbf383.jpg

Excellent shot by everyone!!!. These guys really know how to play wife fiyaaaa!!!