Renaissance Festival 11

Just as in Six Flags or Sea World, there is a sophisticated entertainment venue at the Festival that follows a printed schedule that you can get at the door upon entering. This too has evolved over the years from an informal, sometimes rag-tag bunch of entertainers to a showcase of talent, complete with pre-season auditions. This fellow was doing a comedy act with a team that actually was quite good.

With something like this a photographer must simply snap away, counting on volume to (for me) luck into a good shot. The reason for that is the unpredictability...ideally one would attend a show or two before shooting so that a) he'll become familiar with what comes next; and b) he can position himself for the best shots when the time comes. Not having done that, I chose to stand in the back of the crowd, zooming all the way in and counting on that volume for the lucky shots...