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Die Moriskentänzer
Die Moriskentänzer
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Challenge: Free Study 2012-03 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Location: Munich, Germany
Date: Mar 29, 2012
Aperture: 4
ISO: 1000
Shutter: 1/60
Date Uploaded: Mar 31, 2012

 A trio of dancers. Interesting how the hand gesture looks different on each shadow.

This is the 'Jüngling' (Youth), one of Erasmus Grasser's 16 morris dancers from the XV century - replica by Hans Klucker. Placed in the passage between Marienplatz and Tal in Munich.

The door next to this playful little dancer is the entrance of the old town hall - the place known for being the venue of the events preceding the Kristallnacht in 1938.

Statistics
Place: 199 out of 279
Avg (all users): 5.4098
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.4286
Avg (non-participants): 5.3684
Views since voting: 449
Views during voting: 194
Votes: 122
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0

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 04/11/2012 04:55:38 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

This is a fascinating shot of such a simple subject. The composition is very straightforward, the shadow interplay is fascinating, and all lead the eye back to the figure casting them. The figure almost looks like it's about to come to life and leap off the pedestal, all the more to usher us into the hall where history was made. Nice and sharp too for what appears to be a handheld shot.

This is one of those shots whose final score makes me wonder what on earth the voters were thinking....and if I knew the answer to that, I'd have more ribbons than Judi and gyaban combined!!! All I can think is, if this had been a real dancer in this pose, and the lighting was the same, you'd be at a much higher score. Sadly not this time round, but please continue to keep shooting and entering.

Feel free to PM me,

Susan
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 04/08/2012 02:08:52 PM
The shadows are totally fascinating!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/07/2012 05:22:13 PM
I really like this. Wonderful eye to capture all of the angles and shapes from the shadows and textured wall.
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 04/03/2012 02:59:56 PM
Nice use of shadows, I like the composition too.
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 04/02/2012 12:03:35 PM
Interesting object. Like the shadowing here.
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 04/01/2012 05:19:04 AM
Great light and shadow. Nice photo.
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 03/31/2012 08:27:22 PM
Awesome shadow, this has produced.
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