Valentine Charity Ball

[cariadus]

On Friday evening my wife and I went to a Charity Ball organised by her church.

I took the E-M5 which just about fitted into my jacket pocket with 20mm/1.7 attached. In the other pocket I had the 45mm and clip-on flash.

Early on in the evening I took some shots using the clip-on flash, but didn't like them, the lighting was much too sharp, so the flash stayed in my pocket for the rest of the night. So apart from the last one these were all taken using available light, which was extremely low at times. Most of these are between ISO 1600 and 6400. It might have been better if I'd had something smaller, such as an E-PM2 or E-PL5, but the E-M5 was manageable.


My wife on the way to the ball in the centre of Cardiff



At the ball



Amongst the various things arranged at the ball was a cartoonist



These two are aunt and niece, believe it or not. The dark haired girl is the niece of the blonde, even though there is only 4 years difference in their ages.



I seem to have quite a lot of shots of this girl - not sure why...



This one was taken at home with the camera on a tripod and ceiling bounced wirelessly triggered flash on a gorillapod propped up on the mantlepiece.

[Guest]

Re: Valentine Charity Ball

Quote: "I seem to have quite a lot of shots of this girl - not sure why... "

Roger, that's a question your wife should be asking!
Of course I would have done the same but only in a professional capacity ...

Anyway, you both look wonderful together.

[cariadus]

Re: Valentine Charity Ball

Quote: "I seem to have quite a lot of shots of this girl - not sure why... "

Roger, that's a question your wife should be asking!
Of course I would have done the same but only in a professional capacity ...

Haha, I don't think she would be surprised.

Anyway, you both look wonderful together.

Thank you. My wife looked wonderful - I'm not so sure about that bloke beside her though.

[Imageryone]

Re: Valentine Charity Ball

Glad you had a good time, and the choice of camera worked out so well, too. Very photogenic young lady, nowonder the camera followed her

[Zuiko]

Re: Valentine Charity Ball

A nice record of a fun occasion, with some very photogenic people!

[cariadus]

Re: Valentine Charity Ball

Glad you had a good time, and the choice of camera worked out so well, too. Very photogenic young lady, nowonder the camera followed her

Haha, yes of course it was totally beyond my control.

A nice record of a fun occasion, with some very photogenic people!

Thanks John, it was a very enjoyable evening.