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Dancing Girl - My first upload

PostPosted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 10:39 am
by myarhidia
After lurking around for a few months I've decided to finally load an image. Hopefully the first of many to come.

Image

35mm, f2.8, 1/10, SP

PostPosted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 10:43 am
by rebel
Lovely! I really like the feel of motion in this one. Keep em coming :)

PostPosted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 10:45 am
by losfp
Nice movement and framing! :) This must have been near the start of the night, when only the kids and a couple of eager dancers dare to attack the dancefloor - great that she is the only dancer in-frame.

PostPosted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 10:48 am
by kipper
Nice shot, but the whites are very hot :)

PostPosted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 10:53 am
by Killakoala
Great image. Yes the whites are very hot, but i reckon if you take advantage of that and 'burn' some of the background (darker) then it will create a more focussed subject. IMHO. The sense of movement is excellent. This image could be changed in so many ways and not lose it's appeal.

Great work and a fine first upload myarhidia.

PostPosted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 4:50 am
by Geoff
Welcome myarhidia - congratulations on your first image post - and what a fine one it is too! As already stated there are a few little hot spots in this image which detract from it (only a little bit)....I think this image would look absolutely awesome in a B&W or sepia tone!! Well done!! Where in Sydney are you from too? :) I couldn't resist...I desaturated your image down to -84, used some blurring in the background and this was the result. Let me know if you'd like me to remove it:

Image

PostPosted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 5:58 am
by Onyx
What surprises me most is the 1/10th shutter speed! You did well to capture at that speed. Although the flash wasn't entirely sufficient to freeze all visible movement.

And judging from your sig, I share your sense of humour. I'm salivating. ;)

PostPosted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 1:35 pm
by mudder
G'day,
Great first post!
1/10th shutter speed? Wow, you must have nerves of steel :lol:

Like the de-sat'ed one, the hot spots don't worry me at all especially in the de-sat version which I think suits the image.

Lovely feel to the image, well done, look forward to more :)

PostPosted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 10:35 am
by myarhidia
Hi all,
thanks for the feedback & comments.

Geoff, no probs with your image. More than happy for you to keep it there.

As for the 1/10 shutter. The girl was spinning on the dancefloor making her skirt float up. After grabbing a couple of frames with normal flash exposure, I wanted to try to get some motion blur. Got down on one knee and used the other to support my arm & the camera. Out of 3 frames this was my favourite.

regards