Pas de Deux, a photo from Rio de Janeiro, Southeast

Photographer's Note

I already announced it when I uploaded the gentlemen, that I was going to upload one of the dance party in Paraty.
I saw the banner and thought it would be some very nice Brazilian dance for people to have fun, so I went there to enjoy some nice dancing and music. But when I came there it appeared to be a dance contest for dance groups. The variety was very big, modern dance or very classical ballet, groups or a solo classical ballet. The music varied tremendously as well.
Of course I had my camera with me, and I experimented a bit with speed and aperture. I liked this one best, the lighting was perfect in my opinion, and I like the motion blur very much. Hope you like it too.

1600 ISO, handheld

Galmeida, eleparc, Isabelle, Galeota, mareseye, bertolucci, cgrindahl, robiuk, Porteplume, sarju, shawnmart ha puntuado esta nota como útil.

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coco (30439) 2005-09-27 17:44

Hi Rinie.
Splendid capture where we see the movement. Is more important that idea, the movement, than the real figures.
Also I like very much the use of the light. Is very impressive, and, at the time, very suggerent.
Regards.

Galmeida (12559) 2005-09-27 17:49

Hi Rinie,
I like your perspective and different way of picture post like I did im my actual. This is not "Twist" or "Rock'and!Roll" but your way of view like a Virtual Time Machine or Advanced dance!!!

Very well seen, excelent moment and creative insight, slendid capture motion, and a inivative of view the same wih different eye. A Must :-)))

Very good work and view for a fantastic composition. Possible you dance in photo better than the dancers. "Motion Blur" for the others.

Thanks for sharing and my critique.
Fernando

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mugush (2104) 2005-09-27 17:52

I just done have words to praise this picture! Amazing shot!!! Artists can take this kind of picture once in a blue mood...Mind blowing..
thanks for sharing
Love
Mugush

eleparc (24063) 2005-09-27 18:01

Hi rinie, i love this kind of shot! it is brilliantly executed and a pure marvel!! my true congrats!

dom_inik_m (1717) 2005-09-27 18:23

What made you decide to hide this gem for so long?
I realize that I can't write anything "meaningful" about it, for I keep going up and down this page to look repeatedly to this splendidly graphic depiction of movement and feeling. Silhouettes merge and run away from each other at the same time, no longer a duet since time has become a truly visible - albeit silent - partner here.
Somehow, it also looks like a Bacon painting, grasping with space (though I guess I would have cropped part of the empty background) and fighting to depict contrary (e)motion(s).
Great, simply great, Rinie!

Isabelle (9046) 2005-09-27 20:26

so beautiful it hurts, Rinie.
a gem, a fav.

Galeota (10352) 2005-09-28 0:40

Yes, it is indeed a beautiful "mise en scène" of reality. The subject is about light and movement, and it seems as a representation of a symbiosis between the two. I love it.

RGatward (20108) 2005-09-28 3:40

Nothing sharp, but perfect dipiction of this event, beautiful light and compo.

Furachan (0) 2005-09-28 4:27

This is sooo good, Rinie, the point where a very finely tuned technique comes to the service of art. So often it's one without the other (most often just empty technique), but here it all comes together in a blindingly limpid blur and...BANG, right between the eyes: a winner.
Bravo!
Francis

Amirsun (2122) 2005-09-28 4:50

Wwooowww! Great one Rinie! I like the effect made by long exposure! Very good job and well done.
Tanks for psting.
Regards
Amir

jinju (14265) 2005-09-28 5:25

What a afbulous capture of movement Rinnie. Fluid, smooth, rich in texture. A poetic long exposure.

PixelTerror (0) 2005-09-28 8:46

Hi Rinie,
Wow that's interesting, the blur gives here a very good restitution of the roatting movement, but I think I like even better how they seem to melt together, all this combined with the superb light gives a splendid result, I like it !
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves

Valentia (1522) 2005-09-28 10:03

A great feeling of energy. The rustic colours give a warm earthy feel to the dance.
The composition is also excellent with the sublect off centre. Lovely shot Rinie.
Danny

flydragon (0) 2005-09-28 13:21

Rinie this is so nice
brillant like said Eric
yes it is
we can feel the dance
your motion blur is blur ;o) lol
but also very sharp
very well done Rinie
the light and color so perfect
a real body mix
kiss :o*
••fly••

green later

naxius (16685) 2005-09-28 14:26

Superb shot Rinie!
I like the dark background so that the dancers are completely isolated, not disturbed by other elements of the compo.
The colors are great with the feeling of motion.
Very good.
Alex

SophieL (6042) 2005-09-28 16:17

It looks like a mix of solid gold and melted bronze. Really really beautiful. I don't know what to add that would be meaningful. "Pas de deux" is not really adequate, since the reality of the two dancers has mostly disappeared and has left place to pure movement, pure magic, I don't know how many they are in this incredibly graceful painting, and it really doesn't matter. Just magic.

designsoul (17843) 2005-09-28 17:36

I N C R E D I B L E !!!
Goes to my favs, Rinie.
Francis Bacon, painted with light...
I am speechless.
Sarolta

Zepi (22848) 2005-09-28 17:40

Hello Rinie,
Magistrale cette composition !
Quel dynamisme, c’est ahurissant !
J’adore cette gestion de la lumière !
Un chef d’œuvre !
JE suis fan
Super travail
Merci pour le partage
Amicalement
Sébastien

faubry (35447) 2005-09-29 4:25

hello Rinie, pas mal du tout ces danses, beaucoup d'action dans le flou, j'aime bien, j'ai posté une image qui va dans le même sens avec un violoniste, merci
francine

Proxilva (2157) 2005-09-29 10:21

Wow Rinie!!!!

ofcourse like everybody else, i try to figur out wich way they have moved... see if it works in the disco ;) but i think to keep it to the sirtaki for now...

the movement is awesome

Jorrit

mareseye (1209) 2005-09-29 12:15

Hello Rinie,
Diffuicult to capture movement, expression of danse, life. You really succeed in. A magic movement, a perfect light as you said. It will be a favorite for me.
Thanks for sharing,
Mare

bertolucci (14052) 2005-09-29 15:37

Wow Rinie, this is really exquisite! The framing, the atmoshere, the color palet, the lighting, the sheen, the enticing motion blur....the sheer perfection. A definite favourite.
Bert

dsidwell (9783) 2005-09-29 21:59

The sense of movement here is so clear, and the figure itself is so clear, I find this a very engaging, utterly amazing image, Rinie! Congratulations on a well composed, lovely photo!

cgrindahl (6113) 2005-09-30 2:36

You are being really creative here Rinie. I really like this with the bold black background holding the blurred images of the dancers. The image draws us in as we attempt to discern exactly what is happening on the stage. I see a face here, a leg there, a muscular, tanned arm swinging there... delighting us all. Lighting is perfect, as you say. Wonderful work!

Michael_Gan (2776) 2005-09-30 9:59

Rinie, this picture is excellent! The mixture of blurred motion of bodies of the two persons and the sharpness of the woman's head forces me to keep analyzing the movement of the dancers continuously and I still haven't figured out how they moved.... The result is absolutely magnificent! But what a strange shutter time was recorded by your camera: 10/16 seconds??? Did you use manual shutter time?

Elise_d (1943) 2005-10-01 7:30

Wow... what an outstanding picture. When I look at yours and at mine, I clearly see the difference between a professionnal and an amateur shot. I still need a lot of practice (and a D-SLR!)

robiuk (10807) 2005-10-02 13:41

Hey Rinnie,
This one is pure music and movement - I love it!
Pity there's no more photos like this one on TE.
Keep experimenting - you produce fantastic results.
Superb!
Robi

Rhiannon (1728) 2005-10-03 8:51

Hi Rinie! It's nice to be back! Hope everything is fine with you.
I have missed out on a lot of your work!
This one is excellent! I love the motion blur, the shapes are very artistic. This looks almost like a painting. Very surreal.
Excellent light. I like the very dark background. That make all focus on the dancers. Very artistic and well done.
All the best to you!
Frida

Porteplume (4036) 2005-10-04 5:26

On se perd dans le tourbillon de la danse, les émotions bouillonnent, les passions se déchaînent, la chaleur envahie la scène, on entend la musique enivrante, c'est le Brésil!

Merci Rinie pour avoir su "figer" tant de sensations dans cette image pleine de tempérament, expérience réussie!

hdl (7035) 2005-10-07 6:12

Dag Rinie. Dit is een mooi resultaat door met je sluitersnelheid te spelen. Heel artistiek en heel goed gedaan! later.

avigur_11 (22553) 2005-10-07 17:28

Wow, that's a great one. The motion does it all, it is very well captyred, an so is the light. I really like the large black space on the left. Very good one, Rinie.

joseelias (0) 2005-10-12 17:44

Ho! The advantages of having a 1600 iso… How I envy you…
This is a beautiful image, and although the contrast of the bright part against a dark background is something common in these type of photos, I must say that the blur created buy the motion is one of the best I have ever seen.

I really like how the blur in this case have a soft and smooth organic shape contrary to the more usual “aggressive” motion blur giving a certain kind of “liquid” and elegant movement to the dancers.

The warm light is magnificent.

bnallama (3763) 2005-10-15 17:42

Hi Rinie, My fav from your recent postings... I really like the efect a lot... A brilliant idea!! well done. Bala

jrzufferey (7305) 2005-10-22 5:50

J'adore, superbe image amicalement/jr

bantonbuju (51815) 2005-10-25 4:02

hi rinie, a jumped back a few of yours, and found this one, perfectly fitting my recent mood :-))
this is an excellent light handling and a perfect motion capture;
have a nice day, jerzy

jbweasle (9393) 2005-10-27 15:08

Hi Rinie, you've done a perfect job with the long exposure here. The sense of movement is one of the best I've seen on TE. Excellent lighting and colour too. You did exceptionally well to handhold this.

cobraphil8 (84) 2005-10-28 6:52

Artisitic and impressive shot of dance, it's great :)

### for the TE book, Is it too late, because I did not take the time of me too much to occupy some front?

If it is too late, so much worse for me###

Good WE
Philippe

sohrab (7439) 2005-10-29 14:10

hey rinie..
this is a really interesting photograph..
i think if you're in such a place again.. take lots and lots of such photograph..
i think you'll be able to catch something even better..
while it is nice.. i think if it was neater.. as in a little more harmony in the motion... it would have had a greater impact..
right now the colours are so harmonious but the motion is not as much.. so there seems to be a little bit of a contradiction..
ofcourse.. if you create a whole series of photographs with similar contradictions i.e. you back these contradictions with a certain style, then i'll automatically look at it in a different light..
at the moment, i have to be human and wonder if it really makes some sense.. or is it just about a blur..
take care :)

dolin (7369) 2005-11-01 4:31

Hi Rinie.
Incredible quality on this perfect mouvment !!!
The effect is superb and impressive.
I like this and the touch of light....waouh.
A diffucult compo with a perfect result.
BRAVO
Fred

nerve (10231) 2005-11-08 2:00

Wow! this is a fantastic image Rinie,,
a favourite in my mind for sure!
Such a great catch..you had really a great eye here..
best wishes.

alekpet (4663) 2005-12-05 5:32

I like it very much too, can't beleive it is done handheld.
I would think on turning this photo into B/W, to make it even more abstract.

take care, Aleks

sarju (5324) 2005-12-09 9:25

Hi Rinie
Please forgive for missing out this photo on TE ... for I love the end results in this one. and I am adding this to one of my themes.
WOW is all you are going to get from me on this photo. .... excellent study ..
looking at this photo made me happy
tfs ... cheers ... sarju

DarkoG (8) 2006-06-25 13:38

I do like this kind of photo (two of a kind you can see in my portfolio) probably because I think this is a best way to present balle movement in photography.
Art of ballet is elusive art and in my oppinion static photo is not the best way to express essence of movement.
You make an exceptionall photo, capruring everything that makes a ballet : movement, gentlness, colours, moods.
I really do like this phot.
Regards Darko
P.s Sorry I run out of smileys bur this one goes to my favourites

shawnmart (73) 2010-06-06 13:50 [Comment]