Odissi (Odia: ଓଡ଼ିଶୀ), also referred to as Orissa in old literature, is a major ancient Indian classical dance that origin in the Hindu temples of Odisha – an eastern coastal state of India.[1][2][3]
Last weekend we again went for our second dance/cultural event in many years. This was a beautiful auditorium run by Seva Sadan, Bangalore. There were multiple performances and this one is from the last one - an Odissi dance Performance.
The stage was beautifully lit and we were sitting very close to the stage. Most of the photos were shot at 55mm or so !
The first photo is shot when the dancer was stand-still and came out quite sharp. Tech details : Nikon Z9, ISO 200, 1/400s, 2.8f @ 77 mm. I never attempted to touch my F-stop as I tend to shoot with high aperture values until I want to try something like a landscape or a lighted up scene in a controlled environment.
This is shot at ISO 125, 1/160s, 2.8f @ 62 mm with Nikon Z9. This shot is a moment frozen from lot of movements.
This is quite sharp I believe and the big version is here
So that's a sneak peak of last weekend's adventures. I do have photographs of 2 more dancers to post. I ended up shooting too many images at first as it took me a while to get adjusted to the new camera and its settings. Plus looks like I over-used the 20 FPS luxury bit too much & transferring the photos directly from the camera over a USB, sorting and editing is turning out to be a time consuming endeavor . I need to a CFExpress Type B card reader ASAP to get my workflow on track !
