Flamenco (IX), Madrid, Spain
As a photographer, it’s easy to focus on the flamboyant dancers, but the musicians are an integral part of the art of Flamenco.
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Flamenco (IX), Spain
68 Comments to “Flamenco (IX), Spain”
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Superb capture…its just so great how you capture action in your images!
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Thank you! Action always makes for interesting pictures, so I like to include it where possible.
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this is a wonderful image caturing both the dancer and the guitarists in action and telling the story. I think the black and white was a good choice to simplify the image and add to the power.
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Thanks Janice. It was fairly dark, so the black and white also helped with disguising the noise in the image!
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Tout doux ce noir et blanc
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Thanks Marie. I like black and white
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Fantastico!!
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Thanks!
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Thank you for this great photo! I was fortunate to see a flamenco performance in Madrid a few years ago. The lady who took us was a former flamenco dancer so she knew where to take us for an excellent performance.
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It’s always good when you have someone to recommend quality shows – we didn’t, and had to trust to the luck of the draw. Of three performances, two were excellent, while one was very poor. (This photo is from one of the excellent ones.)
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Thanks very much Andy.
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This series is fabulous! The ones with the dancers dress are amazing.
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Thank you!
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I love this point of view and combining the dancer and musicians gives this added excitement.
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I had to argue with the staff that this seat would give me the pictures I wanted – they kept insisting I’d get better pictures from further back. They were trying to be genuinely helpful, but I knew the angle I wanted
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So true… Lovely capture btw…
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Thanks VP.
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Good photo
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Thanks Nigel.
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Ha! Well said.
Just like a good camera needs a good lens!?
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Yup
Some things just go together!
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This is a wonderful image !
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Thanks Roland!
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It always interests me to see how much energy is exerted by the musicians and the way they put their bodies into it. In this case, it is fun to see how the one musician wants his ear as close to the sound as possible.
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Though they were more restrained than the dancers, they were obviously very involved in their music.
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Great focus on the feet and those musicians in the background! Great action photo!
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Thanks Monique!
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You’re so right, JP. Thanks for the reminder!
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No problem
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Yes, flamenco would not be itself without the music. This is easily my favourite of all your series.
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Thanks Charlene, it’s definitely one of my favourites too…
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toute l’ambiance du flamenco est là !! excellent !
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Thanks very much didier! I was trying to capture the atmosphere, glad you think I succeded.
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Love how you’ve captured the unexpected details. I can hear the rhythm of their feet!
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Thanks Marcie.
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Fantastic image. Great depth of field here…perfect!
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Thanks Ashwathy! I needed a fairly wide aperture to keep the shutter speed reasonable, but I also liked the effect it gave.
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Nice shot!! Such a really good image. Grats.
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Thanks Aaron.
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mon homme adore écouter la musique flamenco et aussi tzigane
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I can understand why – it’s a captivating style of music.
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Love the focus that the guitar players have and the movement in the flamenco dancer’s legs and feet.
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Thanks Mufidah.
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I love that you took this perspective. Flamenco music is just wonderful and focusing on the musicians was genus.
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Thanks Katie. I took a lot of shots without the musicians, figured I needed a couple with them in it!
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What an incredible POV. I love this.
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Thanks Edith!
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very nice shot!
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Thanks Xandi!
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Wow, very nice picture!
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Thanks Victoria!
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What I like is the point of view and the action.. well observed!
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Thanks Georgie! As soon as I saw the venue, I knew this was the perspective I wanted.
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I like this composition, including the dancer creates a story….and I kind of hear what they are playing…..if that makes any sense
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Thanks Askel – and that definitely makes sense!
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Wonderful point of view! The simplified framing of just the legs of the dancer and the musicians makes for a impactful photograph. Terrific work!
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Thanks Doug!
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Love this . Extraordinary mood ! Bravo !
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Thanks Mariana!
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You have really captured this well, thanks for sharing!
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Thanks Mats, glad you like it!
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Awesome composition….
and all that wonderful action!
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Thanks SIG. As soon as I saw the venue I knew I wanted a shot composed like this – took me all night to get it!
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I love that you get us to look at more than the expected and typical view. Spending as much time among artists of every sort as I do, I really appreciate that there are others aware and admiring of *all* parts of the production, who realize that it takes more than the star of the show, more than the moments experienced by the audience, to *make* the show. This captures that spirit.
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Thanks very much Kathryn! ‘More than the expected and typical’ view was exactly what I wanted to show here – so much of flamenco photography focuses purely on the showy, spectacular dancers (especially the female and their dresses), but the other performers and details are equally as entrancing, just more subtle.
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Nicely captured!
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Thank you, Cardinal!
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