choir of the sound, holiday 2007

i've finally finished proofing the holiday 2007 show i shot for COTS. i'm not as thrilled with my work here as i have been in years past. part might have to do with the new lens and not working with it enough beforehand, or it could be that i'm raising my expectations of myself regularly...

anyway, it was an excellent show, and i'll share a few of my favs.

the first half of the holiday show is usually classical or traditional. usually a few soloists, sometimes a dance or two, but mostly just choir. i like this one because i got the star gobo (left) while it shone briefly and the mission fly-in (which my stepdad made).

for "i saw three ships", a gal played the ... hmm. bells? i can't recall their real name. but i had a great time shooting her at an odd angle to get the action of her playing, with the choir and ship gobo in the background...

second half gets a little more fun - this year's theme was memories, so there were several "character" appearances, including the grinch himself (as well as the chipmunks, charlie brown and crew, and santa, of course):

they did a medley from Polar Express, which included the "Hot Cocoa" and "Rockin' On Top of the World" songs - see waiters, dancing:

and it wouldn't be complete without rudolph, who was undoubtedly my favorite character of the night - just as cute as can be. most certainly a different arrangement - more fun. this is the dance that i shot the most of, and had the hardest time paring down:

weekend ahead with tons on the calendar. be back monday, i hope.