Kinoshita Circus
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Photography
![Shots from a studio session with a couple of the clowns from the circus.](https://cdn.feather.blog?src=https%3A%2F%2Fusenotioncms.com%2Fproxy%2Fblock%2Fd7d3299e-7fe0-4c5e-b292-77394eb3d23c%252Fe6d31e23-19e6-4aab-965f-62d1e35e3909%252FCircus_Feature.jpg&optimizer=image&quality=80&width=280)
Photography is always fun to me, but when the Kinoshita Circus came to town, I really got to clown around. :) A feature from Okinawa Living magazine.
![Shots from a live Kinoshita Circus. Okinawa, Japan.](https://cdn.feather.blog?src=https%3A%2F%2Fusenotioncms.com%2Fproxy%2Fblock%2Fb98887ef-94d8-4768-b871-a2d8d7ca48a5%252Fc4a074db-8f8d-4afd-aea1-97ab6f07f569%252FCircus_Feature_Page_2.jpg&optimizer=image&quality=80&width=280)
If you’ve ever had to photograph action scenes in a super dark location, you know how challenging shooting circus acts inside a dark tent can be. Even with today’s high ISO capable cameras, when you combine action, darkness, and great distance from the subject, which means flash is a no-go, you have a perfect storm for photography challenges. I used a 70-200 f2.8 lens and a lot of panning to pull off these shots.
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![Shots from a live Kinoshita Circus. Okinawa, Japan.](https://cdn.feather.blog?src=https%3A%2F%2Fusenotioncms.com%2Fproxy%2Fblock%2Fec4e5b5f-6f9b-4169-9e1a-61fea2feb475%252F9429f6a3-40e5-423b-8c54-617b5736ec85%252FCircus_Feature_Page_4.jpg&optimizer=image&quality=80&width=280)
Photographing live animal acts behind a fence can be a challenge as well.