June 1, 2013

Amy Blake’s Academy of Dance Recital—No 5

 


To me, ballet is the most graceful art form there is.  Photographing ballet dancers is probably my favorite subject matter—in spite of the fact that I am not really that good at it and I have not done it very often.  Still, when I get to do it, I really enjoy it.
Today’s photo is totally about grace.  I took this photo early in the performance and was still thinking that I needed to use the lowest ISO that I could.   It was shot at:  ISO 2800, f/5.6 and 1/90th of a second.  Pushing the ISO to 6400 and opening the f-stop to f/2.8 would have allowed me to use a shutter speed of 1/750th of a second which, in turn, would have probably frozen her back leg and produced a better photograph.
Live, photograph and learn.
Enjoy
Camera settings:  Nikon D4, 70-200mm f/2.8 at 140mm, ISO 2800, f/5.6 at 1/90th of a second on a tripod.
Post Processing:
Lightroom 4—applied Nikon Vivid preset during import, set white and black points and added clarity, sharpness and vibrance, and cropped image.
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9 comments:

  1. Doug HaassJune 2, 2013 at 12:15 PM

    The movement in the foot doesn't bother me in the least.

    There are several leading lines in this image, that direct the eye around the photo. The diagonal created by the dancers from front to back, the triangle created by the line of dancers against the front and left side of the frame and the angles created by the primary dancer with her arms and legs.

    I like how the seams running across the floor help define space within the image. The color of the back wall appears to be the same as the primary dancer's outfit. The colors don't blend and disappear into each other due to the lighting on her, allowing her to pop out from the background. You also have the contrasting colors of the other dancers who do show well against that back wall, again with lighting bringing out all that vibrant blue.

    Great job.

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    I keep flipping between like the girls behind and not. Do you have any feelings about it?
    Taylor

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