I've been to Alex's "The Thing" a few times and each time it is a bit different. This time I felt t more in the mood to photograph then to dance so I found myself trying to capture something different than before. I grabbed a few "night shots" (more details later) with some flash units until one of the dancers complained and I tried to capture some of the fun of the Chacarera (probably at the expense of Alex's wonderful dance). Thanks Alex for being a good sport about it. :)

I played with "extremes". From ultra wide (Nikkor 14mm-24mm f2.8), then with the telephoto using the Nikkor 300mm f2.8. Low light with the Nikkor 85mm f1.4 and depth of field with the lens baby. The flash shots involved two SB800 flashes, one remote and one mounted on my Nikon D3. Honestly I hate flash photography in milongas because it's always difficult to capture the color and mood with a "daylight" flash. So this time I put a warming gel on the flash to try and keep the warmth of the room. I wasn't able to play with it much because of how disruptive a flash can be. I was told afterwards that flashes weren't allowed.. DOH!

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-Wesley