zippyjuan

I visited the San Diego County Fair twice this year. Once with a friend to look around a bit and get some photos and again to shoot some more photos and stay longer to get some night shots. I wanted to try out my newer faster lenses (Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 and Tokina 50- 135mm f/2.8). I was very impressed with both.

Summer Romance:


Ciinnimon Rolls- one of the more popular treats

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zippyjuan

End of The Day: She is tired, has her prises, and is ready to go home. No flash used- just the local lights.


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GuruX

Oh no..... now you've reminded me that the Calgary Stampede starts this Friday...... can I run away now?

Great pics! Amazing how well they turned out given they were night time shots.

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whitealexander

ahh brings back the memories when my dad used to bring me to a fair..

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zippyjuan

Between having a faster lens to use and just going to ISO 400 I was very excited about how they came out. A wide angle helps too as far as motion blur.

A couple with the 50- 135mm at the B52's concert that night:


Lead singer Fred Snyder (still getting 1/160th second exposure- no vibration reduction on either the lens or camera- hand held):


These really came out sharp. Not really any processing on these two other than convert from RAW and resize. I like both of these lenses very much. I was considering looking around at the fair for a small tripod or monopod but did not even need it.