2008 March Pow Wow No. 3

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• dareco (8502)
• [2008-03-29 3:00]

I can appreciate this picture very much as I have also taken pictures at pow wows and realize it is NOT easy!! These dancers move so quickly!! You captured this perfectly!! Excellent colors, detail, and framing. TFS

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• sevy (5163)
• [2008-03-29 3:22]

Hello Stan,

Very good view. I like this one with the movement of the dancer frozen although he was not in an equilibrated state. It put a real idea of movement on this photo.
I am still impressed by the traditional clothing: there are so details and colors on them. And we can guess that everything has a meaning.
For a 800iso, the result is nice and with few noise (at least on what we can see on this small picture).

As you, I was very surprised by the speed of improvement for digital photo. I was not thinking it should have been so fast.
I must admit, I would never go back to slide films. There are too much possibility in digital we had not in films.

Yves.

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• baba_flies (4086)
• [2008-03-29 4:28]

Hello Stan, good morning! I can feel the dance and I guess this is what makes this picture so special for me. He seems to be in his own world, completely absorbed in his dance, the outer world almost forgotten. Same as Karen, I can appreciate your photos even more when I see what came out in Vermont :) I mean not bad but you know nothing to publish really. Have a wonderful weekend, Barbara.

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• Floydian (24159)
• [2008-03-29 5:33]

Hi Stan,
Seems you have tons of images from this festival. Here the pose is excellent. Instead of a more static picture it gives a kind of motion in it which i very much like to see. Seems you were standing far away, because there is still detail in the background despite the 2.8. Nevertheless it's that pose what does it for me, i like it.
Have a nice weekend, Henk

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• diegomach (213)
• [2008-03-29 6:27]

Stan hermosa fotografia, has logrado captar el momento del bailarin, me gusta mucho el colorido y el contraste de la toma
felicitaciones

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• jaywalker (8973)
• [2008-03-29 13:06]

Hi Stan, Another stunning photo of the traditional costumes of the American Indian, your shallow DOF really highlight the detail & amount of work it must of taken to put such a stunning outfit together, wonderful colour & light &, nice timing with him in mid dance, kind regards Wilson.

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• gunbud (16267)
• [2008-03-29 17:38]

Hi Stan,
Great composition taken under such difficult conditions. The dancer is seen frozen in beautiful motion as his itricatelly beautiful costume is seen flapping to the drum beat. The colors are rich and clear with pin sharp details to this wonderful festive scene.
Regards, Tom

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• Photo65Net (29403)
• [2008-03-30 1:47]

Stan,
So solorful clothes !
You caught a great attitude from this man, with great compo.
Regards,
JB.

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• fulvio52 (3847)
• [2008-03-30 5:39]

Hi Stan,
first of all allow me to repeat myself : your notes are superior, both from a cultural as well as from a technical point of view.
Technically speaking your action shots are flawless, that's the way I see it, period.
I'm not an expert on the subject, most certainly not under this type of indoor circumstances, but I more than like what I see.
Brilliant... sparkling... sizzling... The only thing missing is... a soundtrack!
Top Notch!
You have a great sunday, Stannie.
Thanks for sharing!

Fulvio.

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• feather (39037)
• [2008-03-30 13:33]
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It's wonderful how you caught the dancer in this pose, and thanks to your confidence in the high ISO you were able to freeze the action perfectly. The colours are so vibrant, it must have been a pleasure to watch this live. Good work
Kath

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• zmey (4201)
• [2008-03-31 7:46]

Hello, Stan

Nice, dynamic capture. I love the pose of the dancer frozen in your shot. Color sare sparking vibrant as expected from your festive shots. A joyful cultural image indeed. On a side note, i have a slight nagging feeling the photo is cropped too tight on the left side.

Warm regards and TFS
kristaps

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• Bruno40 (4818)
• [2008-03-31 8:20]

Great work Stan!
A WOW work for your POW WOW series. the techinqie is flawless.. you managed to get a sharp image w/o flash. Great DOF and composition too.
pro work
cheers
Jorge
PS: being very busy, not much time to check all your, and other friends' work.

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• avene (5038)
• [2008-03-31 10:39]
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hello Stan,
this is one impressive shot! I like a lot the vibrant colours and the expressive pose of the dancer, he seems completely oblivious to his surroundings and totally immersed in the dance.
impressive results for ISO 800, but I'm already used to Kristap's casual suggestion to "just increase the ISO" - it's not the same for us, D200s :) althought it would be a sin to complain about my camera, it's so smart I think I can let it go for a walk just by itself and then just look at the results :)

with kind regards,
Kristine

p.s. what's your opinion about your Sigma lens? would you recommend it?

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• plimrn (15209)
• [2008-03-31 16:13]

Dear Stan, the emotion you are capturing in these dancers is giving me a better view than I would have had I tbeen visiting for the Pow-wow. Just a wonderful series. I do appreciate the detailed info you give on making the shot as well.
HLJ, Pa

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• WepWaWet (3509)
• [2008-04-01 2:36]

Hello Stan,
A great and colorful catch. The colours are stunning and the sharpness superb. Very beautiful colors and excellent details. The light is very well managed and the vertical framing is perfect.
Regards,
Seref

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• Paolo (39619)
• [2008-04-01 9:40]

Hi Stan, another colorful one, with good quality and excellent timing to frozen the dancer.
wonderful tones too.
thanks, ciao

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• AROBN54 (7103)
• [2008-04-01 19:59]

Hey, Stan,
I am back from home after the 9 hour trip from hell on my way back from West Virginia with two small boys and a 5 month old. Gin and tonic, you say?? LOL Great shot. The color and detail are phenomenal. I love the curve of the body and the way you stopped the action in mid step. That D300 is something. I am eyeing that one, myself. Well done!! Thanks and take good care,
Shelly

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• japiey (9295)
• [2008-04-03 23:50]

Dear Stan,

Beautifull.
Very rhythmic nature of the character and the colourfull costumes marks the nature of them..
EXCELLENT.

jp

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• jwmunro (5942)
• [2008-04-04 5:34]

Hello Stan -

I guess we all thought the same thing as I still have two bricks of Velvia in the freezer and an F-100 collecting dust. Without fill flash it looks like you had decent lighting - where was the Pow Wow held, Stock Show or Merchandise Mart? This guy is really painted up and into the dance and the colorful costume sure jumps off the screen. You have captured the stop action perfectly with excellent detail and sharpness. I see little noise - did you do any noise reduction? I have shot my D300 at ISO 800 during a sunset shoot at the Bosque and I did notice a lot of noise. Anyway, well done!

Thank you for sharing.

John