kelli_jackson

<p>Francisco - This was only a dress rehearsals. The shows are this weekend and this was okayed by the directors of the show.....lots of "parent" photographers there.....more comments to come on the advice now that I'm back and took a bunch of pictures......ugh.....</p>

<p>wow! thanks for everyones responses/opinions! I am stuck using my current lense for tonight but will look at the suggestions for a new on in the future. I am taking the pictures tonight at the only dress rehearsal. The girls are doing a fast Spanish dance in the Nutcracker and will be moving all over the stage. There is a lot of lighting on the stage since its a nice theater at a local community college. I've set my camera ISO to 1600.....will use a monopod or tripod.....can position myself close to stage.....I'm confused though.....should I set it to "Aperture priority setting mode" or "shutter priority mode"? I'll post a picture of what I get! thanks again!!</p>

<p>okay thanks for all of these suggestions re: lenses! Also, when I have it in "Aperture Priority Mode" will the flash automatically be turned off? </p>

<p>thank you so much for the quick response & suggestions! Sounds like I need a new lense! Any suggestions on where to buy new/used lenses?</p>

<p>I'm going to be taking pictures of my daughter's dance recital. I have the NikonD80 w/the Nikkor 18-200mm lense....in the past my pictures have been blurry.....unfortunately I usually live on the "Auto" setting and know I need to change it.....any suggestions on what settings/mode to put my D80 in for this type of shooting? I also can't use a flash. thank you!</p>