Jan McNulty Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Some beautiful photographs in this set: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-23488334 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 (edited) My favorites are 2 and 4. Like 1 also. (And since 1 includes the tail of an airplane I'd like to say that I really liked the British Air planes about 15 years ago when artists did many designs for the tails) Edited August 5, 2013 by Buddy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted August 5, 2013 Author Share Posted August 5, 2013 2 and 4 are my favourites too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjuli_Bai Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 I liked 1 and 4. In #1 I love the way her tutu sweeps up in an arc behind her and she is not oversplit. In #4 the composition and the colors are wonderful. The others are ...well....extreme for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Buddy: Those ethnic tailplane designs that British Airways introduced were by no means universally popular, with Mrs Thatcher memorably dropping a handkerchief over a model on one occasion. They also proved to be a safety hindrance to Air Traffic ground controllers issuing taxi instructions and the like. At major, busy airports it's often the tailplanes that are most quickly seen above a sea of fuselages, and it helps to have a single decorative design for an airline to permit controllers to track what's happening. The plethora of designs that BA used apparently became a real nuisance and a potential hazard - no doubt one of the reasons for the eventual change to adopt the single, current design. (And if I recall correctly, that's the one that was used on BA's Concorde fleet, all of which had the one design.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmendrick Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 I like 4. Is it just me or does the dancer in 5 have really dirty pointe shoes? The polo one looks a bit odd. Last one is quite good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 (edited) Buddy: Those ethnic tailplane designs that British Airways introduced were by no means universally popular, with Mrs Thatcher memorably dropping a handkerchief over a model on one occasion. They also proved to be a safety hindrance to Air Traffic ground controllers issuing taxi instructions and the like. At major, busy airports it's often the tailplanes that are most quickly seen above a sea of fuselages, and it helps to have a single decorative design for an airline to permit controllers to track what's happening. The plethora of designs that BA used apparently became a real nuisance and a potential hazard - no doubt one of the reasons for the eventual change to adopt the single, current design. (And if I recall correctly, that's the one that was used on BA's Concorde fleet, all of which had the one design.) Thanks, Ian. I never was aware of the safety factor. Certainly a very valid reason for changing them if it's as critical a factor as you describe. I did really like them though. Edited August 6, 2013 by Buddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted August 15, 2013 Author Share Posted August 15, 2013 Not quite the same but some gorgeous photographs here: http://gizmodo.com/these-mesmerizing-photos-capture-dynamic-ballet-dancers-1142906687 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted September 4, 2013 Author Share Posted September 4, 2013 Some more here: http://www.lostateminor.com/2013/09/04/ballet-dancers-in-random-situations/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coated Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Those are great fun, though the one in the shower makes me physically hurt. It doesn't just break my non-negotiable "No jumping in the bathtub rule", it completely annihilates it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 (edited) My favourite 'off stage' ballet photographer is definitely Enrico Nawrath, who was/is associated with the Staatsballett Berlin. His site is here: http://www.enonava.de and there are lots more on his Facebook page. He has some really amazing backstage and practice shots, and also did a series while out and about with his phone camera and some ballerina friends which look as good as anything that would come out of a studio. Gene Schiavone is of course a great performance photographer and another favourite but I think Enrico edges him overall; he certainly seems to have a great empathy with the dancers which comes through. Edited September 8, 2013 by Quintus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 ....here are his 'not another ballerina project' photos on Facebook, taken with a phone; just page forward from this first one.. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=569346746461804&set=a.443593665703780.109119.158871550842661&type=1&theater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toursenlair Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 BRB has a very cute Pinterest board of pictures of dancers with .... bears,.... bicycles,.... Mercedes-Benz Actros V6 cylinder diesel engine with turbocharger and intercooler,... What a hoot!http://www.pinterest.com/robintheoffice/photos-of-dancers-with/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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