Photographing one of the fastest drummers in the world
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A friend of mine was organizing a Drum Clinic with some world class drum teachers and asked if I could take some shots.
Fast moving objects are a challenge for a photographer, and as I found out they do not get much faster than this.
The photo was taken from Nikon D300 on a tripod at ISO 3200 (1/100/sec). I used a remote shutter release to minimize camera shake. No flash was used.
I wanted to slow the action without completely freezing it. As I am taking the photos, I recognize the drummer Mike Mangini, from the Discovery Channel program, “Time Warp” (a program that uses high speed cameras to show what normally cannot be seen). The drummer holds a number of records for drumming speed. No wonder I had such a hard time to get a crisp shot.