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Big Apple Circus: The Juggler

Posted on November 15, 2011 by augiedb

This was a tough act to photograph, taking place in very low light, with a black and silver costume in mostly blue lighting. He rarely faced my direction, so I have lots of shots from behind, which aren’t very exciting. … Continue reading →

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Big Apple Circus: More from the Trapeze

Posted on November 11, 2011 by augiedb

I’m so happy with how well these pictures came out.  There was something about the lighting that’s just perfect — dark blacks, bright blues and purples, good spotlighting, and the right manual settings on the camera. Pardon me while I … Continue reading →

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Big Apple Circus: Acrobats

Posted on November 4, 2011 by augiedb

This from early in the shoot. I wish I had cranked the ISO up to 3500 or 4000 so I could have gotten the shutter speed to 1/250th or so. There was a lot of blur in a lot of … Continue reading →

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Big Apple Circus: Trapeze 1

Posted on November 1, 2011 by augiedb
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Big Apple Circus Preview

Posted on October 31, 2011 by augiedb

The Big Apple Circus is in town at Lincoln Center in (of course) New York City. Went there with the family this weekend, and got a lot of amazing pictures. Here’s a quick one to get you started:

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Official Photographer? Ugh

Posted on September 22, 2011 by augiedb

Here’s another picture from the mini-marathon this weekend. This is during the awards ceremony after the marathon.  The man on the right in the white shirt was taking everyone’s picture as they came up on the stage to get their … Continue reading →

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Need to see a man about a horse? Here you go.

Posted on September 21, 2011 by augiedb
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Philadelphia Mini-Marathon 2011

Posted on September 19, 2011 by augiedb

Was at the 2011 Rock and Roll Mini-Marathon in Philadelphia over the weekend. Coolest part about it was the large chunk of the city that was cut off from traffic.  You could walk down the busiest roads Sunday morning, because … Continue reading →

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WTC 2010, Part 2 of 2

Posted on September 10, 2011 by augiedb

You can see two things in the pictures below. First, a longer exposure time leads to greater chance of shake. Two, a sturdy tripod with some sort of spirit level on it would help keep pictures straight. These two are … Continue reading →

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WTC 2010, Part 1

Posted on September 9, 2011 by augiedb

This article originally appeared on my other blog, VariousAndSundry.com last September/October. I reprint it here with updated versions of these pictures a year later. I hope to get out this year to take pictures of the lights again from a … Continue reading →

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