Mezmerizing

I took a lot of photos at the Renaissance Faire. Over 200. There are 174 "keepers". I had the hardest time trying to decide which ones to show first. Should I start with the more traditional "Renaissance" costumes or should I go with some of my favorites?

As you can see, I decided to go with my favorites - the belly dancers. I'm telling you, I could have spent the whole day photographing this group. They had the crowd mezmerized. Especially, this woman with her beautiful, spell-binding eyes. She's a gorgeous subject, don't you think? A photographer's dream as she played to the crowd and the camera.

By the way, the whole Renaissance Faire series is dedicated to G. Who nudged me to get more "up close and personal' with people I don't know.

All shots taken with my D200, 70-300VR lens, handheld @ ISO 400

1 - 220mm F8 @ 1/200 sec
2 - 155mm F7.1 @ 1/200 sec
3 - 155mm F56 @ 1/125 sec
4 - 300mm F7.1 @ 1/200 sec
5 - 220mm F5.3 @ 1/125 sec
6 - 300mm F7.1 @ 1/200 sec
7 - 300mm F6.3 @ 1/180 sec
8 - 230mm F7.1 @ 1/160 sec