Toramai again
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With spring in the air again and the weather warming up, almost every town is celebrating with their own festival. Yesterday was the Toramai festival for my town, the tiger dance. I took some photos last year but with the new telephoto lens it was possible to get close shots of the tigers doing their thing, even from the back row. (The guy next to me had a white Canon 70-200mm L series lens and a stepladder. But he wasn't using a tripod; he's gonna be pissed when his long shots turn out blurry even with image stabilization. I like to think my photos turned out just fine and I spent about a sixth the price for my lens.)
(I can't take credit for this one; Heather took this photo while I was fixing my shirt. I'll have to ask her to hold my camera more often.)
April 30th, 2008 at 7:36 pm
That last photo is definitely my favorite, as it captures the feeling of both the tigers and the kids who act as them. Your camera meters well through that lens, I think - the skin tones are good.
I like the editing on the first image. The white vignetting was effective for removing some especially distracting clutter and the vintage feel is all-around awesome. I should try more creative post-processing than "auto white-balance, auto contrast, save as JPG" ...
May 1st, 2008 at 7:01 am
Do they ever fall off the roof? They are on the roof, right?
May 1st, 2008 at 11:33 am
Great photos!!!