Results - 9 & 10 Years Premiership

	9 Years Premiership
1st	Cadence	Woelms	Walton Studio
2nd	Matilda	Gold	Walton Studio
3rd	Molly	Van Der Weegen	Walton Studio
4th	Keira	Chapple	Halloran Academy
5th	Luca Bella	Solomons	Walton Studio
6th	Chloe	OBrien	FGMA
7th	Adela	Chrostowski	FGMA
8th	Amelia	Smith	Higgins
	10 Years Premiership
1st	Penelope	Armbruster	Walton Studio
2nd	Niamh	McDonagh	Halloran Academy
3rd	Cara	Mirco	FGMA
4th	Poppy	Stirrat	McBrearty Academy
5th	Ellexis	Hanley	Halloran Academy

Last section for the day about to start...

Here are some photos from earlier :) . And we are running early!!!

Results - 6 Years Premiership

	6 Years Premiership
1st	Maisie	Brown	Higgins
2nd	Ruby	Masters	Higgins
3rd	Eili	Considine	Sheard Academy
4th	Molly	LeMaire	Penrith Gaels Maher
5th	Scarlett	Horne	Higgins
6th	Evelyn	Bickerstaff	Spreagadh na Rince
7th	Isla	Behrens	Walton Studio

Results - 7 & 8 Years Premiership

	7 Years Premiership
1st	Sheena	King	Halloran Academy
2nd	Ailie	McDonagh	Halloran Academy
3rd	Rose	Montgomery	Higgins
4th	Olivia	Hogben	Sydney Academy
5th	Isabel	Li	Rince Le Nor
	8 Years Premiership
1st	Indigo	Hawkins	Halloran Academy
2nd	Piper	Hough	Halloran Academy
3rd	Keira	O'Dwyer	Dwyer Whelan Studio
4th	Aoibhe	Carty	Dwyer Whelan Studio
=5th	Eabha	Morrissey	Sheard Academy
=5th	Clodagh	Canning	Penrith Gaels Maher
7th	Claire	Turner	Reilly Studio

Technology update

ChaosCentral is experimenting with a Canon EOS M50 (https://www.canon.com.au/cameras/eos-m50) to explore its capabilities when using the EF lenses used on the DSLRs we usually use.  Key learnings so far:

• using the larger EF lenses with a tiny camera body feels very strange;
• using face-detect for the presentation shots makes focusing more simple, but causes "image in the frame" centering problems as we adapt to having the focus point move around rather than being fixed;
• EVF v OVF increases visual lag, minimal but noticeable;
• AI Servo tracking with multi-shot and face detection works extremely well once a target face is acquired, works less well when multiple faces are in a group or moving in and out of a group, it tries to select the "best" face rather than the one the photographer may want;
• image quality is excellent at f2.8, 1/400, ISO 100 up to ISO 1600;
• with all the detection/focus-tracking options set on, battery life is not good, probably 300 shots, that means one battery per section!

There is no intention of using the M50 for action shots, but it does an exceptional job for presentation shots when used with EF lenses.  More details as the experimentation continues...

Welcome to Sunday at the AIDA Graded & St Patrick's Day Premiership

A beautiful sunny day greets us as we enjoy the dancing from the younger age groups.

In breaking fashion news, ChaosCentral and Gerry Ellerby both arrived in the same outfit - one of will have to leave the Ball!!!

Results - 13 & 14 Years Premiership

	13 Years Premiership
1st	Trinity	Woelms	Walton Studio
2nd	Rachel	French	Halloran Academy
3rd	Mia	Thomas	Halloran Academy
=4th	Roisin	Carey	Dwyer Whelan Studio
=4th	Francesca	Kyral	Walton Studio
6th	Hannah	Dale	Creer McGahan Lees
7th	Jade	Dacey	Sydney Academy
	14 Years Premiership
1st	Imogen	Ryan	McBrearty Academy
2nd	Danah	Pham	Halloran Academy
3rd	Brooke	Mackenzie	Cox Academy
4th	Brianna	Ross	Spreagadh na Rince
5th	Anna	Burke	Reilly Studio
6th	Amoretta	Rourke	Spreagadh na Rince

The day's final age group and its watchers...

Results, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 & Over Premierships

	15 Years Premiership
1st	Ailie	Russell	McBrearty Academy
2nd	Connie	Sutton	Walton Studio
3rd	Aidee	Doyle	Reilly Studio
4th	Ellie	Stoubidis	FGMA
5th	Olivia	Maljevac	Dwyer Whelan Studio
6th	Grace	Stevens	Cox Academy
	16 Years Premiership
1st	Roisin	Hayes	FGMA
2nd	Mikayla	White	Halloran Academy
	17 Years Premiership
1st	Will	Limbrey	Brosnan Academy
2nd	Elliot	Sutton	Walton Studio
3rd	Molly	Kingham-Convey	Walton Studio
4th	Rachel	Vella	Penrith Gaels Maher
5th	Madeline	Osbon	McBrearty Academy
	18 Years Premiership
1st	Roisin	Bolwell	FGMA
2nd	Roisin	McHale	Cox Academy
3rd	Rachel	White	Halloran Academy
4th	Brendan	Tracey	Carroll Studio
5th	Ysabel	Hardge	Penrith Gaels Maher
	19 Years Premiership
1st	Luke	Chaumont	Walton Studio
2nd	Annie	Devine	Brosnan Academy
3rd	Georgia	Butler	Creer McGahan Lees
4th	Sarah	Neasy	Claddagh Academy
	20 Years & OverPremiership
1st	Sarah	Robinson	McBrearty Academy
2nd	Tamara	Flynn	Penrith Gaels Maher
3rd	Emily	Harmon	Dwyer Whelan Studio
4th	Jordan	Walter	Halloran Academy
5th	Kyra	Webb	FGMA
6th	Bernadette	Neasy	Claddagh Academy

Feis faces...

Results - 11 & 12 Years Premierships

	11 Years Open Premiership
1st	Ciara	Kingham-Convey	Walton Studio
2nd	Brianna	Woelms	Walton Studio
3rd	Pheonix	Cooper	FGMA
4th	Gabrielle	Rothfield	Sydney Academy
5th	Olra	Turner	Reilly Studio
6th	Isaaq	Rao	McBrearty Academy
7th	Heidi	Chapple	Halloran Academy
8th	Milla	Costin	Higgins
9th	Yarra	Jackson	McBrearty Academy
	12 Years Open Premiership
1st	Mia	Robinson	Halloran Academy
2nd	Ella	Kennedy	McBrearty Academy
3rd	Alannah	Lock	Higgins
4th	Eimear	Lucey	Dwyer Whelan Studio
5th	Emily	Guerrera	McBrearty Academy
6th	Jenna	Murphy	McBrearty Academy
7th	Sophie	Salvo	Halloran Academy

Premierships well on their way...

Marshalling scenes...

Playing with new technology...Canon EOS M50 with the Canon EF 70-200 f2.8 IS MkII lens attached...not a bad mix of technology and the M50 seems to take nice snaps :)

Dancing schedule for the weekend

We have vendors too!

Welcome to the 2019 AIDA NSW Graded Competition & St Patrick's Day Premiership

A new dancing year has landed and ChaosCentral is, once again, trialling new technology to bring you the best possible experience...or something like that :)

The NSW dancing year starts with this competition and we are at the Blacktown RSL, a venue known for plentiful parking, a great dancing stage and copious food and drinks.  Although the autumn sky is cloudy and threatening outside, it will still reach a mild 30C...perhaps.

And on to the competition details...

Our adjudicator is Bernadette Weeks ADCRG, and music is by e/i Device...