Monday, October 20, 2008

Lighting the Paralympic Flame














Not sure how, but this photo turned out great - the dim stadium lights as the background, the light falling on Hou Bin properly white balanced, and the fluke of catching that flash in the background. This was a very dramatic finale to the opening ceremonies and had the entire stadium awe struck, emotional and cheering. Hou Bin, China's triple Paralympic high jump champion with only one leg, lit the cauldron for the Games, pulling himself up the height of the stadium with his two hands.

Date: September 6, 2008
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: 18-200 AF-S DX VR
Aperture: f/5.6
Shutter speed: 1/20
ISO: 400
Focal length: 1/20
Format: NEF

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