CLICK ON THUMBNAILS TO VIEW LARGER IMAGES. Pictures from the dress rehearsal on Thursday evening, June 11th, for Savage Dance Company's spectacular 2009 recital. Pictures include three dances by Naomi's primary combo class (tap, jazz, ballet), "Grease" by the teen musical theater class, "Star Crossed Love" from the teen advanced jazz class and "Mexico" by the teen contemporary class. for more about SDC's educational programs, see their website at URL http://www.savagedance.net/

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Equipment used: Canon EOS20D digital camera in RAW mode using a Canon EF 17-35 F2.8L USM, Canon EF 24-70 F2.8L USM, or Canon EF 70-200mm F4,0L USM lens. Flash photographs use a Canon Speedlite 580EX2, Really Right Stuff B870B Flash Bracket, and Canon Compact Battery Pack CP-E3. Images not handheld are stabilized using either Bogen #3021 tripod legs, Acratech Ultimate Ballhead, and Canon TC-80N3 remote release or a Manfrotto #3245 monopod with #3232 head. I use Really Right Stuff QR clamps and plates and protect my lenses with B+W Multi-Resistant Coating UV filters. Software used: RAW image conversion, white balance correction, exposure correction, highlight recovery, color film and film grain simulation, and correction of optical blur, lens distortion, and chromatic aberration through DxO Optics Pro 5.3 with DxO Film Pack 2; noise reduction through Noise Ninja 2.4; adjustments to color, tone, and sharpness through Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended Edition 64-bit with PixelGenius PhotoKit Sharpener. I use a 16-bit digital work flow modeled after that of Bettina and Uwe Steinmueller.