Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Dancing with the Stars, Athens Edition



Fausto Sarmiento, left, dances with Chelsea Rovinelli during Dancing with the Athens Stars at the Classic Center on Monday, March 16, 2009 in Athens, Ga.

That was our A1 image for today. We received exactly ONE phone call on it at 7:58 AM from a grumpy old man asking why we were putting porn in the newspaper and suggesting that the gentleman was "doing her from behind."

The 2nd Annual Dancing with the Athens Stars was held Monday night as part of a fundraiser to benefit the local ProjectSafe. I drew the straw this time and I got to work it.

Nicely lit but 250/3200 ISO for a stage show.... eh. I would have expected more powerful lights. Also tried out the MB-D10 battery grip for the first time and experience a real 8 frames a second. Its really overkill but for baseball later this week, it should help even more.



Athens-Clarke County Police Sgt. Courtney Gale dances with Ron Putman during Dancing with the Athens Stars at the Classic Center on Monday, March 16, 2009 in Athens, Ga.

The highlight of the show was the stage debut of ACCPD Sgt. Courtney Gale, whom is still rehabbing from injuries from a brutal attack she received while in uniform in December 2007.

All in all, a good time had by all. I tried the catwalk shots and they didn't work - people never looked up.



John Keane flips overtop of Genie Wiggins during Dancing with the Athens Stars at the Classic Center on Monday, March 16, 2009 in Athens, Ga.



Jim Moore and Cheryle Gerde rehearse their routine backstage during Dancing with the Athens Stars at the Classic Center on Monday, March 16, 2009 in Athens, Ga.


Chelsea Rovinelli pulls on Fausto Sarmiento's tie during Dancing with the Athens Stars at the Classic Center on Monday, March 16, 2009 in Athens, Ga.



Chris Garmon waits to go onstage during Dancing with the Athens Stars at the Classic Center on Monday, March 16, 2009 in Athens, Ga.



Chris Garmon and Tammy Gilland dance during Dancing with the Athens Stars at the Classic Center on Monday, March 16, 2009 in Athens, Ga.



Cheryl Gerde dances during Dancing with the Athens Stars at the Classic Center on Monday, March 16, 2009 in Athens, Ga.

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