Baile! Dance! [Contest Winner Pool July 2012 Catch All]
Uploaded: June 26, 2008 11:18:45
On the square near the cathedral on the Zocalo, in Oaxaca, Mexico, this mother and child danced exuberantly to the band playing nearby.
Category: Monthly Theme, celebration
Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: -0.33, ExposureTime: 1/320 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 400, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 135.00 mm, Model: NIKON D80
David Phalen June 26, 2008
The light, clarity, tones, shapes and textures are fantastic!!Good Luck in the cash contest!! #949615
Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna June 26, 2008
Super lighting, tones and details, Mitch!!!!!! GREAT shot!!!!! ♫ k #6111256Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas June 26, 2008
Wonderful perspective and lighting Mitch!,Nikki McDonald June 27, 2008
Looks terrific, Mitch. I love the way the parallel shadows are working for you here. This is one I would print and frame. Good luck with it--it's a winner in my book no matter the outcome of the contest :) #6112682Vladan D. Djordjevic June 27, 2008
Terrific photo taken with an amazing lighting, great composition, tones, lines, pov and spiritual energy. I love it! #6115125Mitch Spence June 28, 2008
Dave, Kitty, Amalia, Nikki, and Vladan, thank you so much for your compliments. It's a favorite shot of mine and I thought I'd give it another go. And thank you, Nikki, for the excellent suggestion on the crop. #6117000Marisol Pastor June 28, 2008
This is such a good photograph! I really like the choice of B&W, the light and composition (love the parallel shadows), and the theme. #6117535JO ANN CLEVELAND June 28, 2008
Oh Mitch! This is super, hope we see it againI would have named it "Shadow Dancing", lol
jo ann c. #6117769
Mitch Spence June 29, 2008
Thanks, Marisol and Jo Ann. Good title, Jo Ann. It does make me smile again, as I did when I first saw them dancing. #6120394Irene Colling July 08, 2008
Excellent photo Mitch, I love it. The shadows give the image extra punch and I like how the shadows in the upper right give an extra sense of mystery to the composition. #6154725Mitch Spence July 10, 2008
Thank you, Irene. That's a lovely compliment for one of my favorite photos. :) #6163451Kathryn Wesserling August 29, 2012
I love the freedom they're displaying - that they can express their fun and their joy in the moment. Good catch, Mitch. Congratulations for the Finalist. #10295376Nikki McDonald August 29, 2012
Woot, woot as Bob would say. They finally got it right :) Congratulations on the Finalist, Mitch. #10295609JO ANN CLEVELAND August 29, 2012
Another fantastic finalist Mitch! B9ig congrats!jo ann c. #10297943
Patrick Rouzes August 30, 2012
CONGRATS & good luck on this wonderful finalist, Mitch! WTG, my friend!Chris Budny August 30, 2012
What a great capture, and wonderful in b/w! Congratulations! #10299812Renee Doyle August 31, 2012
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Mitch! #10302293Mitch Spence September 15, 2012
Thank you so much for taking the time to stop and leave your congratulations. #10324113Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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