Pattern Recognition
by Dhamaka
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working late again :D
(really loving the D80 now)
,#dance,#estampas portenas,#sadler's wells,#show tango,#tango,#tango fire
JokerXL says:
Lovely D.
Yes, you seem to be really getting the hang of that Nikon!
What ISO were these taken at? I'm guessing you cranked it up.
You've really managed to freeze movement in especially the last couple but the grain's starting to show. That can be helped in Photoshop.
Were you using a tripod, or resting on something stable?
nige says:
best i've seen from you by a long shot. i can only imagine how the good ones came out :)
540air says:
That bottom guy looks a bit like Maradona, only without all the coke ;)
minkey says:
The last two shots are more than XLent . Great series.
Sorry about the no sleep
Dhamaka says:
thank you all
minkey - don't worry, it goes with the territory
nige - actually that third shot *is* one of the ones I sent to my editor
Dhamaka says:
thanks SLG
Joker - I'm still experimenting with settings and these were all different, but yes to a high ISO .. and more.... Any chance of sending me an idiot's guide on how to get rid of some of the graininess on photoshop?
I wasn't using a tripod - just standing or crouching depending on the shot
PR says:
you've lost your cameraphone or I missed something?.. )
actually, I'm just jealous cause I can't dance the way guys on the pics do it.. that’s the story )
Dhamaka says:
:)
thank you PR and Taniwha
PR - there is no way that my phonecam would capture this level of detail in such low light. As for dancing like that - I'd be happy just to tango well socially!
Viv says:
some lovely tango pics in the past few blogs but these are fantastic!
JokerXL says:
Try this D;
1.Duplicate the background layer.
2."Gausian blur" the top layer quite radically.
3.Change the layer blending mode to "overlay".
4.Lower the opacity of the top layer to taste (+/- 75%).
5.Flatten image.