[Leica] Aaron's PAW Week 12: From the Wings

[jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)]

Aaron:

I don't usually care for photos with folks looking out, rather than into 
  the composition... but there's something dynamic about this one which 
makes it for me.
http://www.duke.edu/~bbk/TechDress/pages/tech0013_08.html

Jim


Aaron Sandler wrote:

> Hi Folks,
> 
> Thursday and Friday were the final tech and dress rehearsals for the big 
> annual show of the modern dance group I occasionally photograph.  I 
> experimented a bit, shooting mostly from the wings into the harsh 
> sidelights.  I learned that I like Fujipress 1600, which I hadn't used 
> before but which handled the stage lighting well, to my eyes anyway.  
> I'm also learning that I like photos in which the light source is 
> visible, so here are a couple of those:
> 
> Main and Alternate:  My main shot this week has lots of technical 
> imperfections, but I'm somehow really drawn to it anyway.  My alternate 
> is a bit sharper for those who find such things important:
> http://www.duke.edu/~ajs2/PAW/2005_12/index.html
> (If you like, you can think of this as a flare test...the first photo 
> (my main) is with my last pre-asph 35/2 summicron, the second photo (my 
> alt) is with my current 90/2.8 elmarit-m.)
> 
> My other favorites from the shoot (16 pix) can be seen here:
> http://www.duke.edu/~ajs2/2005_ChoreoCurrentTechDress/index.html
> 
> Gluttons for punishment and unemployed people who have a fast internet 
> connection and more stamina then sense are welcome to check out all 125 
> unedited shots here:
> http://www.duke.edu/~bbk/TechDress/index.html
> 
> Comments, complaints, suggestions, and other responses gladly welcomed.
> 
> Thanks for looking,
> Aaron