Brian Moore
Moderator
Shot this image in Los Angeles a couple of years ago.
Mamiya 7 and Kodak Tri-X 400 film processed in Rodinal.
Mamiya 7 and Kodak Tri-X 400 film processed in Rodinal.
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Critique Welcomed A Dance
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Ivar Dahl-Larsen
Well-Known Member
A wonderful picture Brian both motion and emotion done real well in black and white.
Rob MacKillop
Edinburgh Correspondent
Beautiful tones there, Brian. Really beautiful. Great motion too. I remember you really getting into dance photography back then. Less of it these days?
Ivar Dahl-Larsen
Well-Known Member
Age, maybe
Brian Moore
Moderator
Much appreciated, Ivar. Thank you.
Thanks a lot, Rob. Yes, less of it these days. I did shoot an event at the high school a few weeks ago. (I was asked on late notice.) I used to shoot a lot of dance pics when my wife and I were involved in the local ballet company's annual Nutcracker. We did that for about four years but stopped when both our girls were no longer involved. It was a blast, though, and I used to take a lot of pictures backstage and during rehearsals. Some of them turned out OK. I got the idea of shooting backstage in available light when I saw an image made by Brassai backstage at the Follies Bergere. It inspired me and so I started shooting (mostly) black and white film, mostly with rangefinders such as my Yashica Electro 35 GT and also my Olympus XA and XA3. Actually the first time I shot backstage I used my Canon T50, but it was noisy so I could only shoot when the music was loud. That's why I went to the rangefinders. Anyway, thanks for mentioning it Rob.
Pete Askew
Admin
It reminds me how much I miss you stage photography. As Rob says, the tones are very nice and the movement adds the right amount of drama.
Brian Moore
Moderator
Thank you very much, Pete.
Julian de'Courcy
Well-Known Member
Excellent as usual Brian, the content is engaging , the process of getting their tops of with the shown motion. A good hight to the image as well
