Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, I am familiar with the Ballerina Project, and other like works such as Ballet Zaida. My approach was much more personal. At 12, Sara is still years away from becoming a professional dancer, if ever. Her technique is not refined or fully developed, but dance is becoming a strong component of her identity, and also a vehicle for self expression. I tried to help her relate herself to the environment and with lighting. She said she didn't like most of them since she sees flaws in her technique; however, at least to me, her father, it was a fleeting snapshot of her struggles and growth. My particular favourite is the one where she leans against a tree in the fifth position. To me, there is a delicate balance between the angles of the tree and Sara in spite of the "unnatural" placement of her feet, embraced by the soft light at dusk. In colour, it was far too surreal, with the grass looking like it was taken on Velvia from hell. Another of my favourites is the one where her feet are on pointe, on a pavement with a stain from presumably a beer bottle. The shards of broken glass and her feet form an interesting juxtaposition of violence (have you ever seen ballet dancer's feet?) in such disparate forms. I'm a proud father. On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 2:25 PM, Lluis Ripoll <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com>wrote: > Very nice set Ken, it remember me Ballerina Project: > > http://ballerinaproject.com/ > > Cheers > Lluis > > > El 03/01/2013, a las 11:06, Ken Iisaka escribi?: > > > Oops, a link may be helpful, no? > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kiisaka/Sara2013/ > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 1:49 AM, Ken Iisaka <ken at iisaka.org> wrote: > > > >> It was a day late for the 2012 album, for which I failed to make a > >> submission; but a frigid afternoon in San Francisco with my daughter on > the > >> New Year's Day was fruitful. > >> > >> I see it as a sign of good things to come in 2013, after ruinous 5 > years. > >> > >> No longer a Leica owner, they were taken with an OM-D E-M5 with Olympus > >> 45mm and Panasonic 20mm lenses. Converted to BW using Lightroom. > >> > >> -- > >> Ken Iisaka > >> first name at last name dot org or com > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > Ken Iisaka > > first name at last name dot org or com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Ken Iisaka first name at last name dot org or com