pmj 6 Posted April 27, 2009 Please note the following: This image has been selected for discussion. It is not necessarily the "best" picture the Elves have seen this week, nor is it a contest. Discussion of photo.net policy, including the choice of Photograph of the Week should not take place here, but in the Help & Questions Forum. The About Photograph of the Week page tells you more about this feature of photo.net. Before writing a contribution to this thread, please consider our reason for having this forum: to help people learn about photography. Visitors have browsed the gallery, found a few striking images and want to know things like why is it a good picture, why does it work? Or, indeed, why doesn't it work, or how could it be improved? Try to answer such questions with your contribution. Link to comment
atlatling 4 Posted April 27, 2009 I am not really into ballet photography, however you seem to be an expert, judging from your portfolio. Overall very nice work. I do have a couple of problems with this particular image, however. First, for slightly better symmetry, crop the floor away just above the shadow. That shadow may not be connected with the dancer at all--it could be from some bystander. Ah, yes, it must be from the dancer. I see the same shadow in other very similar shots of yours. What is that green object along the floor line. It keeps attracting my eye. Clone it away, or make it some other color. I admire the very graceful lines depicted here. The desaturated colors go well with it. Congratulations on being chosen this week.Willie the Cropper Link to comment
Guest Guest Posted April 27, 2009 The movement and grace is well captured. The hair gives the photo incredible energy. I like the light touch in terms of the color and hue palette a lot. A very nice moment seems to have been caught.It feels tightly cropped, so the dancer and movement seems pent up. I don't understand why the arms and legs have been given different tones. It doesn't seem in harmony with the image itself and feels like it disrupts the movement. Link to comment
192 0 Posted April 28, 2009 Yes...she is a ballet dancer.I dont have any information about this dance or details,but I think the gesture and figure is very nice.Maybe it is a hard dance to learn and do.The shadows make the picture very impressive the same as the shadow for pipes on the wall and the shadow of dancer`s legs.According to the light and details,I should say beautiful!!!very strengh...And thnx to Mr.Vihao Pham for catching this and compose.Wish you the best...Regards(Bobby). Link to comment
pierre_claquin1 0 Posted April 28, 2009 Both powerful and graceful image. Great interacting lines. Bravo ! Link to comment
anchev 0 Posted April 28, 2009 One of my favorite model poses. Wonderful flight expessing both beauty and freedom. Fantastic! Link to comment
vihao 0 Posted April 28, 2009 Woah... this is unexpected. I wasn't expecting anything of mine to show up in the POW forum. Link to comment
vihao 0 Posted April 28, 2009 Bill, the green tape is used to help dancers position themselves in the studio. I usually remove them and the electrical outlet from photos, but I left them in in this case for whatever reason. I left the shadow in on purpose to give the jump a little height. Link to comment
vihao 0 Posted April 28, 2009 Fred, her arms and legs have different tones because she's wearing dance tights. It's a little distracting, but it's standard issue dance attire. Given her age, I wasn't comfortable asking her to go without them. Link to comment
amalsircar 2 Posted April 28, 2009 Composition,exposure and tone are very good. Combination of grace,rhythm and strengh have accentuated the beauty of this image, though the emphasis is on her hair, which is attractive,no doubt. Link to comment
kristina_kraft 0 Posted April 28, 2009 Bright tonalities perfectly suits to ballet dancers. The way how the hair is frozen, the whole movement looks enliven. But still, some subtility misses. Link to comment
vihao 0 Posted April 28, 2009 Kristina, can you elaborate on the subtility misses? Thanks. Link to comment
stamos 1 Posted April 28, 2009 Wonderful capture, so graceful! Maybe more blur background (photoshop or on camera). Congratulations. Link to comment
Emmanuel Enyinwa 0 Posted April 28, 2009 Exquisite! Love the energy and grace captured here. Congrats on a well deserved POW. Link to comment
texasbiker 0 Posted April 28, 2009 Great lines, very good movement and action to this shot. I think the lines and flow of the photo are very good.I like the frozen moment, although it appears to come at a price of a bit of grain. The muted colors are good.Overall a good photo. Link to comment
Guest Guest Posted April 28, 2009 A very strong high-key capture at the top of the leap. The horizontals of the barres and the floor molding (or whatever) orient the dancer in space and provide a static counterpoint to all that energy. The high key, including the lost line at the front of shin and foot, emphasizes with light energy the kinetic energy being expressed. The point of the picture is really the discipline of form--the alignment of perfectly poised limbs--contrasted with the wildly disordered hair. There is, however, a reason hair is tamed in ponytails and buns, and in this case it has to do with the line of the spinal column cut by the left extended arm. Ordinarily it would still read well, but the tossing hair makes the head seem disembodied. Link to comment
pnital 36 Posted April 28, 2009 Working with dancing groups as photographer, I appreciate the composition, timing, and the energy of the dancer movement you have succeeded to express. Her hands are like" framing" the movement of her hair with her body together. Will be better without the green spike. The light is good, BG is not competing and exposure is well executed. Congratulations. Link to comment
stp 6 Posted April 29, 2009 I wish I could say this is how I get up every morning. The grace, agility, and power are captured so very well - every detail of her body contributes to a wonderful image. I just marvel at physical abilities like this, and you caught the perfect moment. Link to comment
Landrum Kelly 65 Posted April 29, 2009 This is well seen and well named. (I know that the hair is the first thing that I noticed.)She appears to be an exploding bundle of energy. This is very good work in every way.--Lannie Link to comment
ken_thalheimer 3,739 Posted April 29, 2009 I agree with Landrum's statement of "Exploding bundle of energy". It's a very good capture. I'm a fan of tight cropping. I think this one is a bit too tightly cropped, especially at left. It would be more comfortable if she had room to "move into" Link to comment
vihao 0 Posted April 29, 2009 For those of you who are interested, I've posted a square crop of a similar photo. You can find that here:http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9074611http://gallery.photo.net/photo/9074611-lg.jpg Link to comment
s._lee_cashman 0 Posted April 30, 2009 I'm a fan of dance images, so in this case, the jury is biased, but I think it's an absolutely fantastic image. I would be doing cartwheels if I could catch a moment like this with such certitude and sensitivity. I just love the muted colors and the shadow rendering on her legs. And, yes, I think I prefer the square crop. Excellent work, my friend. Link to comment
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