I’ve never been to one of these events, but I have shot in the theater. Talk about low light!!!!

The event is modeled after Whose Line is It Anyway? The British and then American TV show that spotlighted improvisational comedy.

The kids weren’t bad. They really got into the scenes and were very witty and quick. It really wasn’t a bad show. Again, it is always nice to see students doing something they love to do. Passion.

As for the shooting, what can I say? LOW LIGHT!! Set the camera on Aperture Priority,  open up the 70-200 f2.8 to wide open, set the ISO to auto (max 1600) and shoot.

I did have a problem with exposure. Using evlauative metering created an overexposure situation on the subjects as the camera tried to bring the background to the right exposure, but when I went to center weighting, the exposure got a lot better.

I also learned how to really stream line my post production time in Lightroom, but I’ll talk about that at another time.

You can view all of the images at the Nature Light Photography Gallery.

Most of them enter the service while still in their teens. They are in the prime of their lives, yet they choose to give two or three years serving their country in whatever way they are needed.

They do this for low pay, not great living conditions, and for a society that doesn’t always give them the respect that they deserve. That’s about as unselfish as you can get.

PLUS, what they are doing can cost them their lives or cause them harm that will last the rest of their lives.

They do it for their own reasons, but I think we owe them a really big THANK YOU!!

Here are two images that I took at a dedication ceremony for a veteran’s memorial in Atascadero, CA.