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Here is a Mexican Dance on a stage, I used my Canon 5D2 and 70-200mm f/4L IS lens at 97mm, hand held at 1/8 second to get the blur. I used my Canon 600EX RT flash for fill in a softbox. The IS on the lens helped stabilize the camera but, obviously did not stop the dancer. I wanted to shoot the SUFI (Whirling Dervish) dancers like this in Istanbul. Turkey but, I did not have the opportunity...
In retrospect, I wish that I had a monopod with me and that instead of the softbox, I wish that I just used the built-in diffuser panel on the flash. I should have shot in 2nd Curtain Sync using a bit stronger light from the flash. The second curtain sync would have given me a partially frozen image. I also should have experimented more with shutter speeds.
1/10 second at 97mm
1/13 second at 70mm
1/60 second at 75mm
1/60 second at 75mm
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