Won't you CHARLESTON with me? [Contest Finalists April 2011]
Uploaded: April 24, 2011 03:20:20
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"Won't you Charleston With Me?" (from the show, "The Boyfriend") performed by members of the "LustigDanceTheatre" delighted the attendees of the Princeton Festival Gala fundraiser on April 9.
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Converted to B&W with Nik Color Efex Pro, and then partially backed off on the effect using a control point.
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Also, there was a huge mirror behind the band area (how weird is that?) making photography a huge challenge. In this view, I've filled the mirror with reflections of the floor to replace some worse distractions of the true reflections.
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Happy Easter to Everyone who Celebrates it!
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Exif: F Number: 4, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/60 seconds, Flash: fired, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 2500, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 24.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 7D
Ron McEwan April 24, 2011
This is early if I can be the first to comment on your photo Michelle. Your theater work is marvelous my friend. Great action, expressions, like the way you slowed it down enough to catch the action of the dress well done as always #1371765Douglas Pignet April 24, 2011
another great B&W with wonderful tines...very nice #9366229Jeff Robinson April 24, 2011
Great composiiton, tones and capture Michelle! Happy Easter! #9366265Jack Gaskin April 24, 2011
Now this has that Speak Easy feel of the Prohibition Era, GREAT WORK....
Happy Chocolate Bunny Day
Jack #9366270
Gord MacEachern April 24, 2011
You nailed this very difficult shot Michelle, very well done!!!Gregory R. Gaskin April 24, 2011
Wonderful framing, contrast, and tinting. Looking at this picture makes me want get some hooch and a Tommy gun. #9366333Carolyn M. Fletcher April 24, 2011
Well, I guess I could, but I'd probably step on your feet.. GREAT shot!! #9366338Robert R. Goodman April 24, 2011
Hi Michelle,Beautiful capture and treatment.Happy Easter!!!! #9366391Anita Hogue April 24, 2011
WOW, Michelle, this is absolutely stunning!Deb Koskovich April 24, 2011
Outstanding processing, it lends perfectly to the mood and feel of this period image! Don't you just LOVE Nik? #9366416Rolando Rosito April 24, 2011
This is marvelous Michelle, great work! #9366417John Rivera April 24, 2011
Michelle, This is really excellent work!Monnie Ryan April 24, 2011
Wonderful action capture, Michelle! Happy Easter to you as well! #9366503Ellen Hodges April 24, 2011
Fab capture, Michelle!! Love your blog, too!! #9366528Amy M. Wilson April 24, 2011
Fantastic capture and post processing... love it, Michelle!Happy Easter!!! #9366548
Avril Young April 24, 2011
I would love to do the dance...stunning capture lovely tones...outstanding work on this...Beautiful Michelle.... #9366564Marilyn Cornwell April 24, 2011
What a wonderful image of energy and pure enjoyment, Michelle! Beautiful! Happy Easter! #9366584Bill Johnson April 24, 2011
Fabulous capture Michelle. #9366586Gail Sullivan April 24, 2011
Fantastic work, Michelle! #9366629Kirsten Kiki Kjaer April 24, 2011
Fantastic work indeed! A very unique and fascinating image, Michelle. #9366641Deborah Lewinson April 24, 2011
Outstanding image, Michelle! No one would know how challenging it was to get this. Love all your theater work!Debby #9366656
Patti Coblentz April 24, 2011
Wow..perfect stop action...love this one, Michelle!Renata Gusciora April 24, 2011
I just love it,Michelle!Excellent capture,amazing motion,fabulous focus,dof,tones,framing, feel,everything! Happy Easter!:-) #9366914Donna La Mattino Pagakis April 24, 2011
Outstanding work Michelle. Great use of space, tones and an artistic composition. Looks like a winner to me, it is definitely a favorite.Happy Easter! #9367056
John Connolly April 24, 2011
Marvelous tones, depth and treatment here Michelle! A remarkable image, that's for sure!Patrick Rouzes April 24, 2011
Lovely lighting, tones, clarity, poise, comp & beauty captured here, Michelle! It is ready to hang in your office! WTG! #9367367Terry Cervi April 24, 2011
You did a great job with this wonderful shot, Michelle! Very nicely done! Happy Easter to you too! #9367568Barbara Waldoch April 24, 2011
Fantastic work, Michelle! #9367575Ann Coates April 24, 2011
I really like what you have done with this image Michelle, it works really well. A beautiful capture. #9367643Rony Sagy April 24, 2011
Spectacular work, Michelle. #9367658Rona L. Schwarz April 24, 2011
This is a terrific action image, Michelle! Love the expression on her face and the lovely fluid movement of her dress. Wonderful post processing - the B&W tones are excellent and and the light is fantastic! #9367673Ken Smith April 25, 2011
Your recent portraits have been super, Michele..no exception here. I hope we see this one again! #9367882Val Feldman April 25, 2011
Absolutely beautiful work. I ditto Ken - this one is a winner. Kudos!! #9368477Jill Odice April 25, 2011
Your editing really gives this an old time look. You captured the emotion on her face perfectly! She looks like she is rerally enjoying herself! #9368809Lester A. Garcia April 25, 2011
Beautiful creation! #9368940Tammy Espino April 25, 2011
Happy belated Easter! :) This is a work of art!! #9369323Phyllis A. Houghton April 25, 2011
Your BW photos are superb. I will have to write down your plug-in. Your work is incredible. #9369572Brett Dolsen April 27, 2011
Outstanding creative work,timing and composition Michelle! #9372123Heather Loewenhardt April 27, 2011
This is just outstanding work. Thank you for the information you supply. It is very helpful. #9375422Nikki McDonald April 28, 2011
Brilliant idea and work on the background, Michelle -- this is a terrific shot and so very well presented. #9376036Peter Anderson April 28, 2011
Excellent moment in time that has great action, motion and expression. Love the tones! #9376678Cindy Campbell April 28, 2011
Superb, full of emotion and technically beautiful. #9377176Dick Jenkins April 29, 2011
Lovely Michelle, just lovely. The features and dress of the dancer are just perfect for that era. #9379601Mitch Spence May 01, 2011
Your sc treatment here is inspired, Michelle, and simply so right for this great image. My, brings back memories. I was in "The Boyfriend" back in college. I think the character name was Dulcie--maybe. I did learn to Charleston--and squeal--ooooo--excitedly. :) #9382939Khalid Al-Issa May 03, 2011
a wonderful capture Michelle ! and nicely composed. #9387899Mike F. Anderson May 11, 2011
Like the composition, like the crop and framing, like the processing and presentation, LIKE IT! #9400526Tammy Espino May 18, 2011
Big congratulations on your finalist :) #9411126Amy M. Wilson May 18, 2011
Big congratulations on your fabulous Finalist, Michelle!! #9411167Ron McEwan May 18, 2011
A well deserved Silver my friend WTG #9411196Courtenay Vanderbilt May 18, 2011
Congratulations, Micelle, on a well deserved Finalist! #9411210Deborah Lewinson May 18, 2011
Congratulations, Michelle, on this superb finalist!Best wishes for the next round. It gets my vote big time!
Debby #9411302
Ellen Hodges May 18, 2011
Huge congrats and very best luck on your awesome finalists, Michelle!! #9411542Lester A. Garcia May 18, 2011
This is an outright winner for me, Michelle. Congratulations on this finalist. #9411614Susan K. Snow May 18, 2011
Outstanding theme, Michelle, and amazing work. Wonderful composition, tonality, sensation for the era, and capture. I like the work you've done with Nik. I could use some advice from you.Jeana Clark May 18, 2011
~J~ #9411745
Rolando Rosito May 18, 2011
Congratulations!!! good luck next round! #9411753Patricia A. Stalter May 18, 2011
Congratulations! I can clearly see that you put some work into this one. #9411761Freddy Bland May 18, 2011
Wonderful finalist, Michelle!!! #9411773Marcel J. Fernandez May 18, 2011
Michelle, a big congratulations to you on your delightful Finalist. #9411839Susan D. Royce May 18, 2011
What fun!! Congrats on your finalist! #9411897Ann Coates May 18, 2011
Congratulations on your fantastic finalist Michelle. #9411905Marilyn Cornwell May 18, 2011
I'd be so happy to live anywhere,Congratulations on these gorgeous alive images, Michelle! #9411965
Gail Vitikacs May 18, 2011
This is so beautiful and well deserved! Congratulations! #9411971Memoriee G. Sconce May 18, 2011
Congrats nicely done.Mitch Spence May 18, 2011
Oh, yes. Superior it is. Congratulations. #9412036Mukesh Srivastava May 18, 2011
Outstanding work..Huge congratulations for Finalist win, Michelle!!!! #9412065Phyllis A. Houghton May 18, 2011
Congratulations Michelle on your finalist. This is a big winner. #9412087Jeffrey R. Bange May 18, 2011
Congratulations Michelle on your finalist photo and best of luck in the next round. #9412104Mike F. Anderson May 18, 2011
Congratulations Michelle - I knew this one was going somewhere ... :-) #9412166Mary Timman May 18, 2011
Congratulations Michelle! #9412252Lorna Shutter May 18, 2011
Two absolutely wonderful Finalists, Michelle!!! CONGRATULATIONS and Good Luck in the next round!!!!! :)Graeme yew Chow May 18, 2011
Fantastic and funny image. Big congratulations, Michelle. cheers for the next round for the big win. #9412289Denny E. Barnes May 18, 2011
Big Congratulations again, Michelle on your excellent and well deserved finalist!! Beautiful!! #9412345Terry Cervi May 18, 2011
Congrats on your very well deserved finalist, Michelle! #9412414Kirsten Kiki Kjaer May 18, 2011
Congratulations on this unique finalist, Michelle. #9412548Usman M. Bajwa May 18, 2011
This is a WOW shot, Michelle, bound for the top award. CONGRATZ on your terrific Finalist, good luck in the next round!!!UB. #9412584
Mary K. Robison May 19, 2011
Congratulations on this lovely Finalist, Michelle, and best of luck to you in the next round! #9412813Marijana Fajgl May 19, 2011
Amazing capture, Michelle! Big congratulations! #9412860Millie A. Talarico May 19, 2011
Congratulations, Michelle on this unique capture and Finalist! #9413146John Rivera May 19, 2011
Congrats on your finalist Michelle!Heather Loewenhardt May 19, 2011
This is a well deserved honour Michelle. Congratulations. #9413272SaMi Martin May 19, 2011
Beautiful finalist Michelle; Congratulations! #9413425Carla Capra Anderson May 19, 2011
Hi Michelle;Karen Celella May 19, 2011
Congratulations on your outstanding finalist, Michelle! Terrific work! #9413701Tarun Bose May 19, 2011
Congrats for your excellent finalist, Michelle. #9413933Bill Johnson May 19, 2011
Congrats on your Finalist entry and good luck. #9413973JO ANN CLEVELAND May 19, 2011
Way to go Michelle, gorgeous!Big congratulations on your wonderful finalist!!
jo ann c. #9414100
Bojan Bencic May 19, 2011
Congratulations on your finalist, Michelle. #9414619Marilyn K. Lincecum May 19, 2011
WTG!! Congratulations on a well deserved finalist and good luck in the next round !! #9414722Patrick Rouzes May 19, 2011
HOpe to see this in the next round, Michelle! Congratulations on this masterful & well-deserved finalist, my friend! #9415347Patti Coblentz May 19, 2011
Fabulous finalist...and a winner in my books! Congratulations, Michelle! #9415354Debra R. Harder May 19, 2011
I loved this when I first saw it, Michelle! Huge congratulations on your OUTSTANDING finalist! Deb #9415604Rona L. Schwarz May 19, 2011
Me too - loved it I mean. I think both of them are terrific and I'm sure one of them will make it to the Winner's column! Huge congrats on the Finalist. Apologize for my absence...once back from out of town I discovered we had a critical publication deadline with a very short turnaround, and then had computer problems. Such is life... #9415650Danny B. Head May 20, 2011
Love it! Congrats! #9416827Carolyn Morgan May 20, 2011
Great light and motion Michelle - you are putting together some wonderful images!Lydia Williams May 20, 2011
Fantastic finalist, Michelle! Great!Joseph T. Pilonero May 20, 2011
I love this!! Great tension with her placement in the photo. And wonderful use of selective color. Great work. Great shot. I hope to see gold on this. TED #9417178Amanda J. Tanner May 20, 2011
Congratulations Michelle! Beautiful Finalist! #9417992Sharon Sawyer May 20, 2011
Whooooooo Hoooooooooo!!! WTG Michelle! HUGE congratulations on your fabulous and well deserved finalist! #9418386Ken Smith May 22, 2011
No surprise here! Congrats, Michele! #9422339Merna L. Nobile May 22, 2011
It is with great pleasure that I offer my congratulations on your award for the month of April. Merna#9422389
Susan K. Snow July 28, 2011
Very creative, Michelle and terrific work with Nik filters. Now, I know whom to ask when I need help!!!!Congratulations on your hard work and creativity. You have been recognized and awarded accordingly for your finalist. Well done!!! #9560738
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