Taken during a high school play. This is one area that digital shines. You can shoot very high speed (ISO 640 here) and still maintain proper white balance.
Hehe, I realized as I was clicking the "add comment" tab that I made it sound as if you handheld this - surely if you had you would be the only human tripod in existence. In my book using a pod whenever you can defines "good techinique", anything that goes towards putting the idea that some people don't need to use tripods to achieve rock steady results out of the public mind is good. For alot of people, myself included, alot of the time even the focal length/shutter speed rule doesn't cut it, don't be ashamed people just use the pod! Here's a question tho: cable release or finger on the ole' shutter release itself? In this situation i'd be too worried about the lens magnifying shake to use anything other than a remote release of some kind (unless the subject was moving and i had no choice obviously) - sorry to take up all the space under your image with tripod babble Joe, I'll leave you with
http://www.usefilm.com/showphoto.php?id=14780 this as a consolation link,it's a classic hehe.
Thanks Terrence, the "secret" for sharp images with long lens and slow shutter speed is a tripod! I use it often when the shutter speed drops (actually I use it even when the shutter speed doesn't drop if at all possible). I have been shooting theater shows for years for the wife's HS theater group. And now I have a real nice way to do this without the cost of film! I would add to other who have such opportunities to shoot theater shows (it isn't allowed in any professional theaters)is ask first and do it, it isn't that hard! Joe
Go Joe Go, woot woot. First of all I admire the fact that you managed a sharp image with a long lens and a slow shutter speed, good technique indeed. Timing - excellent. Used to use a d1 myself so I know you're not kidding when you say WB is a daydream in this kind of situation on digi. In general perfectly composed, timed and executed - just what I'd expect from a pro such as yourself, thx for sharing with us Joe.
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