My final dance shot

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• temmel (2340)
• [2008-05-01 14:21]

Hello Shelly,
from d national costume, and from that dance steps what i see..its a Hungarian folk dance called "csárdás"
Great capture of moving, lovely colors!
My compliments!
Linda

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• gracious (10014)
• [2008-05-01 16:18]

Hello Shelly,
Very nice portrait on the dancers with a level pov!
the lighting is good with very sharp details on the costume and colour!
the colour contrast is good too
well done
best regards
tony

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• daddo (7705)
• [2008-05-01 17:09]

Hi Shelly. Nice effect with the elongated format. It almost looks like a montage of the same couple, showing the different moves. Nice "miniature" quality, like dolls on display. Lovely colours of course and details. Regards. Klaudio.

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• gunbud (16267)
• [2008-05-01 18:23]

Hi Shelly,
Great shot of these eastern European folk dancers who's intricately detailed costumes are so very well seen. Nice use of light brings out warm colors and sharpness.
Regards, Tom

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• Dyerco (4981)
• [2008-05-01 19:57]

Well done. The shot is well composed with three couples but the couple on the right look like they are doing a differnt dance altogether. Well seen.
Phil

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• dareco (8502)
• [2008-05-02 0:36]

I'm sort of a 'dancing machine' myself :) Well....in my kitchen!! The thing I like most about this series is the cheerfulness of them. Very HAPPY captures. TFS

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• faubry (27219)
• [2008-05-02 1:20]

hello Shelly, a very nice composition here with a lot dynamism and vivid colors... i like the third man at the right side.. well done
francine

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• TopGeo (10975)
• [2008-05-02 6:58]

Hi Shelly! Excellent portraits of movings dancers I can you be congratulated for the marvelously this you captured! If him I cut vertically I will make three scenes with autonomous pictures. All together creating the impression film cinematographic. Amazing idea crop!
Regards
Geo

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• scobert (5321)
• [2008-05-02 9:44]

Hi Shelly,
I am glad to be of assistance anytime. We TE photographers need to share as much information as we can in these changing times. I know from experience that photographing several dancing couples in the same frame is one of the ultimate challenges for us dance photographers. Any good photographer can get closely cropped shots of just one dancer, but group shots are much, much more difficult. Unless the dancers are part of a highly controlled and very precise choreography, these type of images almost always fail. You did a great job with this dance image and I like the different, but effective poses of the three couples. It looks like they are performing the same maneuver from right to left, in sequence. This is a very tough shot to execute and you did an outstanding job IMO. You have good instincts and a good sense of timing which is about 75% of the battle. Well done!
Stan

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• ChrisJ (55282)
• [2008-05-02 21:14]

Hi Shelly

Nice compositional arrangement into thirds, in this superb daily life scene, with excellent sharpness & color. Tfs!

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• mvdisco (7947)
• [2008-05-03 18:09]

Hi Shelly,
Very beautiful action catch with great colors and sharp picture ,Excellent POV. and details, Very well done,
Michel

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• kermit350 (7741)
• [2008-05-04 0:39]

Hello Shelly, very beautiful final, one feels environment and the movement in this photograph, it is a very original framing or of good color the scene animates, sincerely

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• papagolf21 (47378)
• [2008-05-04 1:23]

Bonjour, ma bonne maie Shelly,
Pas bien du tout, chère Shelly, de ne pas écouter le maître de cérémonie, après il devient difficile de donner des explications quant à l'origine de cette danse ! ;o)
Il vous sera beaucoup pardonné car la photo est très réussie et parfaitement cadrée. Nous avons l'impression d'entendre les danseurs claquer leurs chaussures ou les bruits des différents mouvements.
Belle mise en scène.
Amitiés.
Philippe

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• jusninasirun (5922)
• [2008-05-04 7:28]

Hello Shelly. I like the colorful dancers and you did very well again indoors. Nice wide perspective and very pleasant for viewing. Thanks for sharing and best regards. Jusni

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• Royaldevon (2678)
• [2008-05-04 10:06]

Hello Shelly,

This was a very difficult task!
Artificial light, moving dancers, flowing skirts, etc.

You have done very well with all aspects.
I can see the details, the colours and the FUN! Great sharpness through out.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

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• Glint (1898)
• [2008-05-04 13:14]

hello Shelly,
very well done,
I like the colours, the action and (dare i say ity?) the comedy. Well at least i think there is something comical about the man's dance action on the right, don't you?
As everyone has already said, this must have been a difficult one to pull off.
regards,
Bev

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• ribeiroantonio (13999)
• [2008-05-04 15:41]

It is a beautiful shot and I must say very well done for an artificial light environment and also full of action/motion from the dance participants. So, a well managed difficult situation.
Antonio

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• fulvio52 (3847)
• [2008-05-07 9:32]

Hi Shelly,
if you get Stan's approval you can be sure you just came up with a damn GOOD dance shot (he's the undisputed master at that kinda stuff)!
Great colors, great dynamics, great framing, great effort!
Have a wonderful day, I'll see ya soon.
Ciao,
Fulvio.

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• isabela_sor (32116)
• [2008-05-07 9:54]
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• Didi (27852)
• [2008-05-13 3:08]

Hi Dearest friend
Looks like European east countries folkloric dance.
Well done for your lights mangement because it's not simple to make setting.
Sincères amitiés.

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• lestans (11927)
• [2008-05-16 9:54]

Hi Shelly! what a lovely picture!! Well cut, well composed, well captured!! I like it a lot.
At a first glance I thought that the three couples would be only one couple, always the same, in three attitudes. But it is not so.
Thank you for shang, greetings from Italy!

Livia

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• marietom (18400)
• [2008-05-23 0:38]

Hello Shelly,

Vraiment très sympa, ce montage !
Jolies positions, et belles lumières.
Bonne soirée
Marie