[Cascade]

Cameras used: Canon 20 and 30D DSLR

Lenses used: Canon 24-70, 2.8 and Canon 70-200, 2.8 with IS

Film Speed: 800

Aperture setting: 3.5

Shutter Speed: 80-100

Flash: Yes, 430 and 580. Setting: -1/3 to + 1/3, usually set at 0, however.

Camera mode: manual.

Strategy: changes every direction in these arenas. Take plenty of test shots before you shoot, re-test in critical situations, adjust shutter speed when needed and leave the aperture and flash settings alone. Look at the histograms to confirm what the display is saying on the back of the camera. Too dark is better than too light. Use any version of Photoshop to do final cropping and cleanup.