Ian Macmillan Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 The Times is forever promoting this and that via its Times+ programme. The latest today is a supplement entitled "Learn something new this year" that, inter alia, includes some 2 for 1 Dance classes via the RAD ..... and on the cover is this: What have they done to that left leg? Am I alone in thinking that it's a very odd-looking stump? Photo-shopped to fit the page margin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanprincess Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 That left leg is definitely disproportionately short yes..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 It looks to my inexpert eye as if that is an attitude; i.e. leg bent but the body is twisted. Photoshopped or a funny angle, the end result looks odd. Edited to add: Just asked dd who thinks that apart from the left leg, the dancer's body and supporting leg look as if she's doing a high developpé a la seconde. Perhaps the straight leg then wouldn't fit so they've photoshopped a leg doing an attitude? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimi66 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 (edited) Terrible photo-shop job, I think... sectittude derier, shall we call this? I wish they had shown the photo to some dancers before printing. Then I had a bit of a laugh - I have this image of ballt teachers being asked to demo this pose by those who decided to start learning ballet after reading this article! Edited January 11, 2014 by mimi66 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjuli_Bai Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Those poor over arched feet. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dance*is*life Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Oh YUK!!!!!!!! Wierd!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieW Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 I suppose it would look short if it was behind due to perspective (or whatever!) but never mind the legs, I'm not keen on her upper body/arm position. What an odd photo to choose. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancer Sugar Plum Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 (edited) She looks like she could be a beautiful dancer so it's a shame they 'had to' ruin her lines. If it was a problem fitting her pose in on the page, surely there were other ballet photos they could choose from? Edited January 12, 2014 by Dancer Sugar Plum 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimi66 Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 So many horribly aligned ballet-pose photos (shot by professional photographers - but not dance photographers) circulating in the syber space... I think it just goes to show that one must have a pair of specifically trained eyes to appreciate the true beauty of the ballet line. It seems even professional photographers and graphic designers who have a talent and training for general asethetics don't always get it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thecatsmother Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 The shoes also look different colours.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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