We had a Chinese New Year Lion Dance at my office here in Singapore this past week and I brought the 5DMk2 to in to take a few photos of the event. The sound of the cymbals and drums was nearly deafening in the confined space, but I was nearly oblivious to the noise while concentrating on trying to compose shots of the action. I found it quite challenging to frame interesting images, and was glad I went with a colleague's recommendation to use the 85mm lens, which made it a little easier to keep out extraneous elements.
I particularly like the profile view of the 'pear-shaped uncle' playing the cymbals. In the second photo, one of the lions is retrieving red packets hung from the ceilings above our workstations.
One of the many enjoyable aspects of working and living in Southeast Asia.