I took these pictures at the dress rehearsal of the "Christmas Revels" performed by the Washington Revels on 22 November 2009 at the Washington Episcopal School in Bethesda, Maryland. The theme for the revels is the Italian Renaissance, hence the elaborate costumes. The setting for the dress rehearsal was the school gymnasium which presented a challenge in terms of the dim light and high ceilings (I couldn't really do bounce flash). I did get some serviceable shots nonetheless using my Canon EOS 7D with my Canon L-series 24-105mm short zoom and 70-200mm F2.8 mid-range zoom. I touched the pictures up using Adobe Lightroom 2.3 and Photoshop Elements 7.0. I used the Topaz Adjust plug-in to enhance some of the pictures and make them "pop" more. I also used Alienskin's Bokeh plug-in to introduce shallow depth of field. Finally, I used Noiseware 2.0 to reduce the noise that shooting at very high isos resulted in. For those interested in the Washington Revels, they are performing in the month of December at the Lisner Auditorium in Washington DC (see this link below). revelsdc.org The pictures that this video was made from are at this flickr link (see below). If you want to use the pictures for any formal publication or post on a website, I don't have a problem with that but I would like to be informed about that so I can claim credit for it on my resume (I would expect being given a byline as well). www.flickr.com
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