Late Night Shopping: 23rd November 2012

Each year Melbourne Village host a late night shopping event in the centre of the Village. Shops stay open late the town band performs and there is a lantern parade from Budgens to the market place.

The Lantern Parade

The Opening Ceremony, Market Place, Melbourne

Carols from the towns Musicians

Fund Raising for Charity..

Brief: To take a few photos of the event. The opening ceremony and a few 'eye catchers'

Start: 5.45pm.

Summary:

I arrived early at the event and instantly met with another Village Voice Photographer 

who was also there taking photos. We get on well but found that I deferred to him, not good as a press photographer I know. We both took images of the opening ceremony, he managed to get more individual shots than I did, he is well known as the Village Voice Photographer and has been doing the job for many years. I was relatively unknown and did not feel I could ask parents to take photos of their children without Village Voice ID. 

I managed to get several images which worked well and the lantern parade, fund raising & band playing images were all included in the December Issue of the Village Voice.

I used my Canon 50d with the canon EX430 II flash gun, set on manual 1/125sec 

In the very dark areas of the town it was a bit of an issue and some work in photoshop was needed, however, in the market place where the christmas lights were in abundance it wasn't such a problem.

I do feel that perhaps a lens with a wider aperture (low light - 1.2 /1.4mm) would have worked better in these conditions..

debra burgess-lim LRPS