This is fun!!, a photo from Oregon, West

Photographer's Note

Dancers from Oregon Ballet Theatre (OBT) came to Caldera in Sisters, Oregon for a week of rehearsal, exploration, and creativity, At the end of the week they presented three intimate performances with audience and performers only an arm's length apart. During a question and answer session one of the dancers commented on that it was rewarding to be able to see the audience's reaction instead of dancing in the isolation imposed by the bright stage lights and the black hole of the orchestra pit. I also found it exciting to be so close that I could see clearly the physical strain of the ballet and the incredible definition of the dancers' bodies.

First the group of seven dancers demonstrated elements of choreography for next spring's ballet season that principal dancer Anne Mueller developed during the week. During the question and answer session, she said that choreography requires a visual image; part of hers came from a series of woodcuts used to illustrate a story called, 'Never Pet a Burning Dog'. The music was written by the the 10 year old son of a Russian composer. The director had chosen the music because he was looking for music that was not famous. He said he may have been cheating a bit because the boy probably would have been famous had he not drowned when he was 12.

Finally the group,now dressed in costumes rather than leotards, presented their version of the Girl from Ipanema. This photo is from that part of the performance as it took me awhile to get dialed in on shooting position and settings.

bona, chandrapranil, subhendu_bagchi, Atousa, josepmarin, ktanska, Waylim, jlbrthnn, macjake ha puntuado esta nota como útil.

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bona (15057) 2010-07-17 16:00

Dear John, your photo has a great quality. Very clean and rich in details. The ballet dancers are very impressive indeed. Stay in this position looks very dificult. I like man and woman expressions, it pass a happy feeling.
Thanks
Andre

chandrapranil (1087) 2010-07-17 17:43

Hi Pat,

A nice moment to capture with an apporpriate title. You have really captured the mood very well.

Thank you for sharing

Pranil

subhendu_bagchi (26091) 2010-07-17 21:41

Namaste Pat,
nice mood offered by this shot. The girl with posture of ballet is superb. Light is managed very well where as the DOF is nice. Very well captured shot. Tfs.
Best wishes.
Subhendu

Atousa (7131) 2010-07-17 23:19

Salam Pat,

An impressive shot of this dancer..very good timing n an interesting composition with nice details.. thanks for sharing.
Best regards, Atousa

sabermonajati (11537) 2010-07-18 6:27

hi
fascinating frame you shot.
regard
saber

danos (110407) 2010-07-18 13:05

Hi Pat,
nice the snapshot from the skilful dancer under the glance of her partner.Perfect the quality and the clarity of the image as the sharpness of it.Well done.

Have a nice day,Danos

John_F_Kennedy (43797) 2010-07-18 23:23

Hello John,
A great portrait and dancing scene. Good colour, lighting and sharpness.
best wishes,
Achim

josepmarin (59385) 2010-07-19 1:40

Hi Pat,
Very well caught this scene of the graceful ballerina during her dance.
Is truly impressive the position of her feet, and I like the elegance of her movements.
A good photo, very dynamic and very pleasant at sight.
HLJ
Josep

ktanska (44492) 2010-07-20 3:25

Hi Pat,
Joy of dancing shows well on this, even though I could never really understand ballet. Perfect timing with the posture as tall as it gets. The man is well placed too, sort of peeking from the right edge. Nice, harmonous colors.
Kari

jemaflor (146330) 2010-07-20 11:12

Hi Pat,
Well taken, good moment during this ballet, well these smiles on their faces, perfect light and sharpness, good result.

Waylim (25436) 2010-07-21 11:03

Hi Pat,
Beauty, elegant, classy...
It makes me think of a couple of things, Degar's painting of all the ballet dancers.
The position of the dancer is so perfect it looks like a little doll or figurine inside of a music box.
My only minor comment is the boy is a little awkward in there, half cut off. But I understand, you did what you can. In this case you might be able to crop it a make it‘s a extra long vertical format without the boy.
Way

xramm (1831) 2010-07-22 12:50

Hi Pat,
I like the posture of dancers, good composition of warm atmosphere.
Regards,
Hakki

Panji (16) 2010-07-23 0:28

Hello...beatiful pic the most i really like the gold tone

Salam,Panji

svefay (810) 2010-07-23 0:46

hello,
nice posture, cute ballerina and sweet smile, good image, well done...

gunbud (34066) 2010-07-23 4:32

Hi Pat,
Very fluid image with clear colors and sharp details.
Great smiles and very flexible ankles.
Youth is a wonderful thing too bad it is wasted on the young.
Regards, Tom

ruisc_pt (11584) 2010-07-31 2:01

Hi Pat-
Well managed image exploring the high ISO performance of the D700.
I will learn with you..
Best Regards and Ty
R

jlbrthnn (76043) 2010-08-04 9:45

Hello Pat,
Which beautiful image, all in smoothness and lightness. All seems easy with the smiles. It is a very beautiful image full with grace and sensitivity. Excellent realization.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

Tobin (216) 2010-08-11 11:16 [Comment]

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nels (2623) 2010-08-12 5:32

hi pat, such an elegant pose, brilliantly framed,like the grand piano in the backgground
regards
adrian

fabianoleite (13575) 2010-09-23 7:44

Great picture, it shows an idea of movement and lightness, grace and joy. She seems as light as a feather, and you captured that well. Congratulations!

jaywalker (16105) 2011-03-13 12:05

Hi Pat, We often look at beauty in scenic & architectural photo's, however this is beauty in it's own right, there is great lighting & wonderful focus, you have captured the fun in this picture, excellent through-out, kind regards Wilson.

macjake (98262) 2011-08-13 5:46

Hi Pat
We do not often see Balet photo's here on TE! This is a welcome site :)
you captured the perfect pose, strong and athletic.
she has the perfect dancers body.
very elegant, and alluring.
well captured
cheers
craig