Pixtus - Photography Forum, Photographers, Photo Tips

aac · **Japanese Fall Festival -** 09-20-2006, 02:42 PM

The Dallas Japanese Assocation will host the Japanese Fall Festival on Sept. 24, 2006. Even will take place at 4100 Alpha Rd., south side parking lot. Southwest corner of Midway and Alpha rd.

11:00am - 3:00pm FREE ADMISSION

Events:
Kayayi Taiko Drumming, Aikido Martial Arts, KAraoke Jananese songs, Yosakoi Dance from Japan, and many more ......

Alyson · 09-22-2006, 08:43 PM

hehe, I'm actually shooting this event for them.

I think there is a ticket price though, as I'm supposed to page the coordinator from the ticket booth. Could be mistaken, but if I remember right it wasn't high at all (1.00?)

matwey · **Few shots from Japanese Festival -** 09-24-2006, 08:28 PM

Awesome show of culture and tradition.

aac · 09-24-2006, 09:22 PM

Great shoots...I loke the colors in #3, I had planned on attending and taking some shoots, however Ilost out to the honey do list and spent the day tilling flower beds and spreading mulch, cleaning pool, cleaning garage..........

matwey · 08:45 PM

I had planned on attending and taking some shoots,
Thanks aac, there will be I believe another festival in Ft Worth Japanese Garden this fall

Alyson · 03:53 PM

beautiful! Great job controlling the whites in the bright sun! I haven't even opened mine yet, you must be fast!

If anyone wants contact i nfo to pass on their pics to the DJA let me know :)

Alyson · 04:51 PM

I had to go through and grab a few today for their newsletter so i thought I'd posted what I pulled so far...

Now that it is painfully obvious I enjoy photographing children... some adults: lol

(I didn't double exposure these BTW, just got lucky with a mild sky for awhile.)

back to a dull sky-

matwey · 09-26-2006, 08:09 PM

You right the children's ware awesome models. I like # 6 such a dynamic shot good for professional cover.The one think to organizers I would set food court away from performance spot, was too crowded or maybe it was like Tokyo underground :-)) Thanks Alyson for posted info about this event it was worth it to go there.
Here is few more of mine.
http://www.pbase.com/jemski/japanese...llas_&page=all

Alyson · 09-26-2006, 10:58 PM

Quote:

or maybe it was like Tokyo underground :-))

haha!

I agree... very crowded!

I use manual focus, so I get nervous shooting to wide on something I can't reshoot. So I was up around f8 most of it and the crowd was not OOF enough. I loved how you got some great DOF shots! If I'd been doing it casually I'd probably have played more with that.

Hey, were you the one sitting next to me there at the very end?

Alyson · 11:04 PM

I love this one by the way: http://www.pbase.com/jemski/image/67464904 I really wish I'd had more of a chance to float the crowd and vendors... I tried talking a friend in to doing it with me for th at reason- but no such luck. haha.