Candid Ball Photos

[ababysean]

a few weeks ago a friend called me because the hired photog did not show up for their Marine Corps Ball. I agree to come and take the posed shots, which were horrible and I want to poke my eyes out when looking at them, but that is for a different thread and no, I will NOT show any of those....
But as the night slowed down, I walked around and just snapped some candids of people.
They are not "good" but I think they are pretty neat in that snapshot sort of way.
It was DARK in there, I mean DARK, candle light dining, think club lighting. I had fun shooting these and I hope to do it again, plus it is good wedding practice, so I'd like cc on what I could have done better.
I was using the D90, handheld, with my SB-600 mounted on camera, and turning it every different angle testing out the bouncing... but I should have written down where I bounced for what shots, I didnt and I'm having a hard time figuring it out.

Thanks

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[flameshots]

Did you do any PP? It looks like the light balance might be off a little on #'s 3 & 4.

JMHO

 

[ababysean]

the lights were flashing from blue, green, to red, pitch black, orange, yellow....
I did a little pp, but not much. brightness and levels.

 

[flameshots]

Ahh, well that explains a lot. Compositionally I would like to see both faces whenever possible. #'s 1 and 3 really need this. I understand they are "candids" but without both faces the shots really don't work for me. The others are just OK. Sorry.

 

[NikonNewbie]

I like them alot! they have a certain thing about them..can't put my finger on it...but I like them.

 

[ababysean]

Thanks guys.
I'm a military wife, but never been to a ball before....
So this entire experience was new, from photographing with flashy lights, in the dark, to a ball! lol