I've been thinking about cropping options since you posted the square one, Charles.
I find that the dancers are just too closed in on the square crop. They need a bit of "breathing room". I think I'd consider the left side of the frame including the bass, or maybe even half or all of that acoustic guitar. Just a thought. Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Igor Roshchin <[email protected]> Sent: December 6, 2011 12/6/11 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: PESO x2: Dancers and Audience Charles, Nice catch! I especially like the audience shot! The spotlight beam is a great lucky addition. > I try to remember to aim my camera back into the audience at almost > every show at least once. You get some very interesting shots when > everyone is (almost) looking at the camera. And, as you state, it's > not done very often. In my workshops on Photography and Dancers, I point out that there are other interesting subjects at dance events. I quote this text from the musicle "Cabaret": "The girls are beautiful... The audience is beautiful, too... Even the orchestra is beautiful!", suggesting to photograph the audience, the orchestra, and other things that might be happening off the dance floor. Usually, I show some of these shots as examples: http://42graphy.org/swing/lindyfest-2010/_IR_6443.html http://42graphy.org/swing/lindyfest-2010/_IR_6448.html http://42graphy.org/swing/abw-2009/13-Saturday-acbc-3-final/IMGP8353.html Yours is also a good example of that idea. I agree with the square crop. While I typically preserve the aspect ratio of the shot when cropping (if I keep it rectangular), I change it to a square often and without reservations. During the time of shooting, for this particular shot, I may have chosen to turn the camera vertically, and zoom in on the dancers. That might add some dynamics. Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
