Notes for next time. Chinese New Year Lion Dances at Glen Waverley

One thing that detracts from my success in achieving the shots I want, is I have a poor memory, fail to write things down after I encounter issues. This means the next year when I attend a similar event, I forget what sunk me the previous time. Here are my notes for this year's Chinese New Year event at Glen Waverley (but it applies to similar Chinese New Year incidents in other locations).

For the door to door lion dances (this year it was 2 pm to 4:30 pm), we had a high dynamic range scene. The sky is super bright courtesy of Melbourne Summer's day. The shaded shop frontage where the lions dance is several stops darker.

Parameter	Used	Result	Preferred	Notes
Metering	Evaluative		Evaluative
ISO	Auto	200	As needed to ensure high shutter speed
Aperture	f/3.5		f/3.5
Shutter Speed	Aperture Priority	1/320 variable	1/500 fixed	Can't use Shutter Priority because Samyang is non electronic lens. Maybe enable Auto ISO for Manual Exposure mode. Fix Shutter Speed at 1/500
Post Processing	Lightroom			Recover highlights severely, use other adjustments
Focus	Focus right slipped		Infinity	Use sticky tape to hold the focus ring stays at infinity. Check position several times during the session

A photo posted by Ananda Sim (@anandasim) on Feb 20, 2016 at 9:21pm PST