WOW what a night lastΒ night was at STOMP (www.thestomp.org). Β There was a kick arse crowd and fantasticΒ performances.
The Latin dance community here isΒ Australia is so supportive of events such as this and is clearly shown as there wereΒ a lot ofΒ people come down from Sydney just to attend orΒ perform at this event. TheyΒ have such big heartsΒ it is just amazing…. Β Now I think about it the Latin community in New Zealand is justΒ as amazing and supportive of charitiesΒ and each other…. Β it is very refreshing I must say.
The night started off with bang as I accidentally dropped oneΒ of my lens from about 7 feet as I was climbingΒ across chairs acrossΒ the the floor. Β Thank god the glass was still OK but as I was later to find out a soon enoughΒ the zoom and the focus had issues withΒ a lot of images thatΒ the camera said wereΒ inΒ focus but were not, which is a real bummer considering all the profits from the sale of imagesΒ I am donating backΒ to the STOMP charities, and with less images means less profit andΒ money for the selectedΒ charities. π
What can I say about theΒ performersΒ other than they were fantastic….. not only for their performances but the support they show forΒ such an event. Β It takes a lot of time and effort to put together a performance and they all did us proud. Β So well done to all of you.
If there was one thing thatΒ beat the performances it wasΒ mechanicalΒ bull… Β Yes ladies and gets they had a mechanicalΒ bull… Β HowΒ freaking cool is that!!!!!!! I could of spent the entire time photographing people riding and ultimatelyΒ Β falling of thisΒ said bull. π Β It was a heap of fun. Β I am not sure what the cost of the bull was but if you want more information pop over to their website at www.BullMan.com.au
Also I must say a big thanks has to go out toΒ LDA (Latin Dance Australian – www.latindance.com.au) with Nestor and his gang. Β They not only support the event very year but aΒ fantastic people behind the scenes.
I think I could babble on forΒ ages about all the people that help put on such an event butΒ instead of doing that I will show you the photos instead. π
AllΒ profits from the sale of the images will go back to the charities thatΒ STOMP support so please dig deep.
Here is just one of the many images that I took last night. Β The rest of the imagesΒ can be seenΒ in my on-line store off the menu.

Bummer about the lens
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Yeah I know… Oh well it come with the gig.
I saw that and was like, oh hope its okay… And hope he has insurance!
It did get a lot of peoples attention when it hit the floor… ha ha ha
I am sure you are in this images somewhere Emma Gingerbread
You killed a lens?
Lets not say I killed a lens… the post will give you more information….