Pre-opening the Taipei Deaflympics | Taiwan Travel Photographers

Taiwan Deaflypmics pre-opening show featuring performance by New Substance.

A few months ago, the IOC-sanctioned Deaflympics made its first trip to Asia with Taipei hosting the 2009 summer games. Excluding the Olympics themselves, the Deaflympics are the longest running multi-sport event in the world, having been held every four years since 1924 when the first games were held in Paris. For Taiwan, it marked the largest international sporting event to be held here, and the games were widely considered to be a success for Taipei.

In the lead up to the games, various promotional events were held, both in Taiwan and abroad. I was commissioned to shoot one of them and present a few highlights here today. This featured a UK based multi nation production company putting on an aerial type display featuring lots of acrobats and breathtaking stunts. You can see the rest of the photos after the jump.

Taiwan Deaflypmics pre-opening show featuring performance by New Substance. Dancer / acrobat suspended from helium balloon above the audience. Taipei 101 and city in the background.

Taiwan Deaflypmics pre-opening show featuring performance by New Substance.

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bbluesman

Simply stunning set under challenging conditions. Some of your best!
http://www.asianramblings.com/ Steve

Ditto what BB said. Amazing images, Craig. I'm interested to know technically how you shot these, if you'd care to share.
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Thanks Mark. It was fun to shoot.
http://www.craigfergusonimages.com cfimages

Thanks Steve. You should be able to see the EXIF if you hover your mouse over the photos.
http://www.asianramblings.com/ Steve

Amazing for being shot at ISO 1600-3200. I have yet to try out the 7D for night work. I hear the 5D Mark 2 has less noise.
http://www.craigfergusonimages.com cfimages

I love the high ISO capabilities of the newer generation of DSLRs. The opening shot here is actually at 6400.
http://www.asianramblings.com/ Steve

Yes, the newer generation are amazing. I shot some night images at ISO 3200 last week (on flickr) on my 40D. Making them B&W, and some creative PP, reduced the noise. If I hadn't wanted black and white the images would have been frightening.
bbluesman

Simply stunning set under challenging conditions. Some of your best!
http://www.asianramblings.com/ Steve

Ditto what BB said. Amazing images, Craig. I'm interested to know technically how you shot these, if you'd care to share.
http://www.craigfergusonimages.com cfimages

Thanks Mark. It was fun to shoot.
http://www.craigfergusonimages.com cfimages

Thanks Steve. You should be able to see the EXIF if you hover your mouse over the photos.
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http://www.asianramblings.com/ Steve

Amazing for being shot at ISO 1600-3200. I have yet to try out the 7D for night work. I hear the 5D Mark 2 has less noise.
http://www.craigfergusonimages.com cfimages

I love the high ISO capabilities of the newer generation of DSLRs. The opening shot here is actually at 6400.
http://www.asianramblings.com/ Steve

Yes, the newer generation are amazing. I shot some night images at ISO 3200 last week (on flickr) on my 40D. Making them B&W, and some creative PP, reduced the noise. If I hadn't wanted black and white the images would have been frightening.
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