Ties Optional/Lesbian & Gay Chorus of Washington DC

[bjarvis]

Following Saturday's Plus class, I headed into downtown DC for a concert by the Lesbian & Gay Chorus of Washington DC, joined by LGCW ensembles Ties Optional (Kent's group), Nuance and Not What You Think. In a move I thought was long overdue, our new accompanist performed two musical numbers as well. While there's ample performance time to showcase voices, other important talents in the group are sometimes overlooked; the accompanist puts in just as much time as the singers and I like ensuring the role has some recognition.









I'm not happy with either photo but at the moment, I'm unsure if I'm asking too much of my new digital camera or if I simply haven't figured out how to use it effectively in the given environment. Thank god for the extreme optical zoom: I couldn't have done it otherwise.

Comments

[paigemom.livejournal.com]

Dang, the ensemble's almost got more people in it than the chorus. What happened??

And I totally agree with you about the accompanist showcase. 'Bout time!

[bjarvis.livejournal.com]

A handful of people were offstage prepping with their ensemble performances, and I believe at least three had scheduling conflicts. It's not a good representative photo of the chorus but it was the best of an otherwise blurry lot of photos. From the concert program, I think the chorus has about 35 singing bodies currently.

[paigemom.livejournal.com]

okay. I thought they'd been driven off by someone or something.

[paigemom.livejournal.com]

and how *dare* you post a pic of a chorus event w/o Jill?

Yeah, yeah, sometimes the torch still burns, okay?

[bjarvis.livejournal.com]

She's there... second row, third from the left. With glasses.

[paigemom.livejournal.com]

Happiness!

[trawnapanda.livejournal.com]

realising you're at the end of your zoom, and using available light (which always gives that warm orangey glow), for shots like this the best improvement you could make would be a tripod. Or at least lean on something solid (either your elbows or, better, the camera itself). It's the focus that's disappointing you. I don't think you're asking too much of the camera itself, but when you're as heavily zoomed as that (and available light = long shutter time) focus is going to be the first wire to trip you.