Assignment 2: People and Activity

I have chosen to photograph at a music festival held in my home town of Adelaide. The festival is called Womadelaide and is held yearly in March. It attracts very large numbers of locals and interstate visitors. Everyone gets out their 'Womad' attire and enjoys a fabulous weekend of listening to music, dancing, eating fabulous food, shopping for unusual gifts and generally enjoying the lovely outdoor atmosphere. I have attended before and I love the atmosphere which is what I have tried to capture in this assignment.

Photo 1. Couple viewing Womadelaide program
24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Canon 30D, f/2.8, 70mm, 1/1000sec, ISO 200, natural light.

From Womadelaide_2011

Photo 2. Women at Fig Tree Stage
24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Canon 30D, f/2.8, 70mm, 1/180sec, ISO 200, +1/2EV, natural light.

From Womadelaide_2011

Photo 3. Girl in tree
24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Canon 30D, f/2.8, 55mm, 1/45sec, ISO 200, natural light.

From Womadelaide_2011

Photo 4. Mexican hat
24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Canon 30D, f/4, 24mm, 1/90sec, ISO 200, 580EX, -1/2EV, natural light.
Music provided by Marshall McGuire.

From Womadelaide_2011

Photo 5. Hula hoop
24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Canon 30D, f/19, 55mm, 1/60sec, ISO 200, +1/2EV, natural light.

From Womadelaide_2011

Photo 6. Trio
24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Canon 30D, f/4.5, 24mm, 1/125sec, ISO 200, natural light.

From Womadelaide_2011

Photo 7. Sunlit couple
24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Canon 30D, f/4.5, 70mm, 1/250sec, ISO 200, +1/2 EV, natural light.
Music provided by Martha Wainwright.

From Womadelaide_2011

Photo 8. Girl Reading
24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Canon 30D, f/4, 70mm, 1/500sec, ISO 200, natural light.
Music provided by Yasar Akpence Harm'de.

From Womadelaide_2011

Photo 9. Woman Dancing
24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Canon 30D, f/4, 70mm, 1/1500sec, ISO 200, -1/2 EV, natural light.
Music provided by Yasar Akpence Harm'de.

From Womadelaide_2011

Photo 10. Dancing Girls
24-70mm f/2.8 lens, Canon 30D, f/2.8, 24mm, 1/30sec, ISO 800, -1 EV, natural light.
Music provided by Ash Grunwald.

From Womadelaide_2011

Strong and contrasting lighting proved challenging for this assignment. I took a lot of photos over the weekend trying to capture different aspects of the festival, good people expressions, and make the most of the varying light conditions. I really enjoying photographing this fantastic festival, and am quite pleased with my selection of images of the 3 days.