{"id":2854,"date":"2015-11-02T10:20:39","date_gmt":"2015-11-01T21:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/?p=2854"},"modified":"2015-11-02T10:20:39","modified_gmt":"2015-11-01T21:20:39","slug":"new-zealand-aria-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/archives\/2854","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand Aria 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last evening I again enjoyed one of my favourite annual photography sessions, covering the finals of the New Zealand Aria 2015. Having covered it for the previous\u00a06 years, I can pretty much relax and enjoy it as I have the technical side well sorted. I attend the rehearsals in the afternoon to get a preview for each performance and anticipate where the best moments will be to get a still image so I can limit the number of shots taken during the finals.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2864\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2864\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/NZAria2015-2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2864 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/NZAria2015-2.jpg?resize=800%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pene Pati, NZ Aria winner 2009, performing as the Guest artist, NZ Aria 2015.\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/NZAria2015-2.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/NZAria2015-2.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2864\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pene Pati, NZ Aria winner 2009, performing as the Guest artist, NZ Aria 2015.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last night&#8217;s performance was special as the winner from\u00a0the first New Zealand Aria that I covered in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/galleries\/stage-shows\/nz-aria\/aria-2009\/\" target=\"_blank\">2009<\/a>, Pene Pati, was the guest artist and his brother, Amitai Pati, the eventual winner. If the names seem familiar, the brothers, along with cousin, Moses Mackay, make up <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sol3mio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sol3 Mio<\/a>. The standard of the competition seems to lift every year and it is fantastic to hear such talent locally. For all the photos see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/galleries\/stage-shows\/nz-aria\/aria-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\">NZ Aria 2015 Gallery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2863\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2863\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/NZAria2015-33.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2863\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/NZAria2015-33.jpg?resize=800%2C534&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Amitai Pati, NZ Aria 2015 winner, presented with his award by Dame Malvina Major\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/NZAria2015-33.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tonywhitehead.com\/wildlight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/NZAria2015-33.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2863\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amitai Pati, NZ Aria 2015 winner, presented with his award by Dame Malvina Major<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I have previously used Nikon D700 and D3s bodies but from last year started using the D810 due to it&#8217;s remarkably quiet shutter and excellent dynamic range. Using a tripod mounted 70-200 lens, ISO 800, f2.8 gives me 1\/250s and a file that retains detail in a white shirt and a dark suit under the light that\u00a0I can batch process out of Lightroom very efficiently.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last evening I again enjoyed one of my favourite annual photography sessions, covering the finals of the New Zealand Aria 2015. Having covered it for the previous\u00a06 years, I can pretty much relax and enjoy it as I have the technical side well sorted. 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