Grace and Beauty - dedicated to Alfred Weissenegger for his incredible contribution to art...

Excellent shot, bravo ..

Grat capture of a beautiful model!

I like the space around her that gives for all composition,and subject position too,a sens of freedom,just my opinion at this,best regards.

I don't know much about dancing shoes but somehow these don't look right. Unlike Radu I am not so keen on the space in this particular instance. I would be interested in seeing more from this shoot.

David,

With all due respect it is a superb photo! One of the best that I have ever taken.

Andrew,

     Very well lit with nice tone and contrast.  For me, the dark shoes and the models dark hair create a triangle that frames the model nicely.  A lot of dynamism in the pose, but still wonderful grace in her expression and both arms and hands.

     Great work!

     Best,

     GFK

They ARE dance shoes they are and I think this a Most Excellent image my friend. One I would be proud to have in my portfolio. Kudos to both you and your talented muse!
-r-

GF Kramer,

Thank you very much for your visit and for your comments. You described by feeling about this image very well.

Raymond,

You are correct. Those are special dance shoes for modern dance or jumping. I could ask Bara to jump without shoes but it is more comfortable and safer to jump with the shoes. To jump so high (she was at least 1 meter above the ground) and do it gracefully is extraordinarily difficult even for a ballerina. Bara is one in a 1000.  All the action took a fraction of a second so to capture this was also not an easy task. 

She looks more gracefully on her way up since her hair is pooled down by inertia so this image was captured about 0.01S before she started her decent.

Yes, beautiful and graceful. A dynamic composition with wonderful tonal quality. It's a poetic creation. Best regards.

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