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Subject: [Leica] Yet another ballet photo
From: ken at iisaka.com (Ken Iisaka)
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2013 00:13:17 -0800
References: <CABXy406As_atzhXgrJgspGwB_MR-Fp8BLgcoMzXYw9YfBhTPpQ@mail.gmail.com> <ab106e2706aae63b5233cf9443867e24.squirrel@emailmg.globat.com>

It was only meant to be a simple snapshot for an audition, and there was no
pre-planning whatsoever.

Just went to the back of the supermarket across the street from my place,
looking for a flat surface, and a wall.

I know what you mean about the concrete, but I have a version where the
lines in the concrete are Photoshopped out. I actually found that the
converging lines towards the form add an interesting element. I felt that
taking them out would make the picture seemingly more "perfect" which led
me to start nit-picking other "imperfections" like her left hand stretched
a little further than her right foot, little tear on her tights, etc. It
then becomes too "unreal."


On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 8:21 PM, <afirkin at afirkin.com> wrote:

> Well she should be very happy with this. My only critic would be the
> concrete pavement which tends to distract a little, but I like the format,
> background and of course her form ;-)
>
> Cheers
>
> Alastair
>
> > Sara needed a photo for an audition.
> >
> > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kiisaka/Sara2013/P1050011.jpg.html
> >
> > It is a basic, classic position (premi?re arabesque en pointe) that she
> > was
> > required have photographed to show her form.
> >
> > It was snapped behind the supermarket across the street from my place,
> > near
> > its loading dock.
> >
> > Quite a bit of work was required to remove the moir? pattern from her
> > finely textured leotard and tights. It's a testament to the lens'
> > resolution, but it doesn't quite have the beauty that APO-Summicron 90mm
> > possesses.
> >
> > OM-D E-M5 and 45mm
> >
> > --
> > Ken Iisaka
> > first name at last name dot org or com
> >
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-- 
Ken Iisaka
first name at last name dot org or com


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