Dancers About Town Photo Gallery by Richard Calmes at pbase.com

Dancers About Town

It was Sunday afternoon in downtown Atlanta, Georgia and I had 4 hours with 6 talented and beautiful professional ballet dancers!
We had secured permission to shoot in the lobby of one of the city's premier office buildings (The Proscenium) so that is where we started. But soon we ventured outside onto famed Peachtree Street
then we moved across the street for a few shots and then on to Atlanta's Piedmont Park.
We had a great time and the dancers got lots of hoots, whistles, and horn honks as they walked about the streets in their tutus! Great memories for all!

If you believe this gallery has merit, please vote so others may see it!

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cheveux gras		19-May-2015 06:34
Beautiful galleries.

Guest		30-Apr-2009 08:26
Nothing but the best! Always something new and interesting!Can't wait to see more of your work.

Manuel Libres Librodo Jr.		20-Nov-2008 16:12
Richard, your skills are beyond compare. i wish I have as much creativity as you. V

Bill Warren		12-Nov-2008 19:05
Richard's world is inceasing populated by flying living art objects. what visions you make. V

Jose Paulo Andrade		20-Oct-2008 17:15
Fantastic! Voted!

Guest		19-Oct-2008 02:44
I like your idea of taking dancers out of their usual and limited places and show them perform in everyday place.A Concert is not a big building, black tie and long dresses. Art do not live of this, but by its own characteristic. We are used with a rock concert in open air, but not to a concert of erudite music in the hall of train station ? Just because we think small and have our minds full of preconceived ideas. Regards jorge

an nguyen		19-Oct-2008 01:47
Spectacular shots as always . Gallery with sincere passion. BV

la		03-Aug-2008 11:16
la la la la la la la la la la LA la la

M. Lang		09-May-2008 19:10
Absolutly amazing gallery!

Marc de Wit		17-Mar-2008 21:08
very impressive gallery beautiful colours and so much respect for the female body I love it ! big V

Jaime Serrano		16-Mar-2008 23:03
Another Great Gallery!!!. Big Vote.

Guest		15-Mar-2008 22:48
Wonderful series. v

Sergio Pessolano		15-Mar-2008 09:53
Excellent mood. V.

Linda Willets		14-Mar-2008 05:27
Fabulous gallery.. vote

Reflections by Ruth		13-Mar-2008 07:25
another great idea for a photo shoot, fantastic job as always. A joy to view :) V!

Guest		12-Mar-2008 19:15
This is A R T at his best, you are a master, one of a kind!

marie-jose wolff		11-Mar-2008 21:33
another wonderful gallery, Richard! such graceful and talented dancers! V

silvano		11-Mar-2008 19:24
veramente una bellissima idea: ambientazione e locations !!!

Jim's Atavistic Visions		11-Mar-2008 05:37
WOW! Beautiful shots of beautiful dancers. How could you capture the shots at the right moment? A Big V from Josefina

�Lux		10-Mar-2008 16:03
Amazing Gallery! Unique idea, to take them in the outdoors.....Big Vote!

fred_il		10-Mar-2008 12:50
Excellent gallery! as always!!:-) VOte!

Guest		09-Mar-2008 11:40
excellent, wonderful gallery, love the places too.

Michael Shpuntov		09-Mar-2008 01:20
As usual very professional, creative work. I absolutely enjoyed the indoor shots, with fantastic colors and wonderful dynamic compositions. My compliments. Vote.

alfredo camba jr.		08-Mar-2008 15:26
Wonderful location shots of the talented dancers! Great gallery Richard! Vote!!

RadioWonder		07-Mar-2008 15:56
Magnificent gallery, Richard!! I love how you added a little whimsical fun to this gorgeous collection of images...

Bruna K.		07-Mar-2008 13:25
Great gallery, many compliments!!! Brunak.

Gus Rosenfeld		07-Mar-2008 10:42
Stellar invasion of the community with your posse. Great lighting team and artistic direction, along with great set builders, make this shoot a winner. g

henrywong		07-Mar-2008 05:59
Hi Richard, more comments...Your this amzing gallery shows that the Ballet is not only on the stage or in the theatre, but also it can be for veryone in our real life: in the office lobby, in the park, and even in the elevator.Great idea! Henry

henrywong		07-Mar-2008 05:52
Many good ideas in this wonderful gallery, Stunning! V!

Guest		06-Mar-2008 15:54
Youv'e done it again Richard, Great idea, and lovely results, I'll bet you all felt the freedom.Vote.

John Amato		06-Mar-2008 15:22
Ok, you got my vote. I am an outdoor kind a guy and these are great. Keep it up.

Denis Vincelette		06-Mar-2008 13:36
Very original. it is refreshing to thus see them outside. Beautiful idea and cheer! A perfect execution and a superb technical control.

Mattias Backstr�m		06-Mar-2008 08:26
You seem to have no end to the possibilities of being creative with the dancers :) I like this series a lot, and this one made me think of a dance film or a musical, taking place downtown. They must be thrilled to work with you, and I'm sure they want to do it again. Great work!

Guest		06-Mar-2008 02:43
What a neat idea!! Fantastic work!!

Buz Kiefer		05-Mar-2008 21:40
Great idea carried through masterfully. Vote.

lorand		05-Mar-2008 20:30
Another beautiful gallery!!! Vote

Steve Viscot		05-Mar-2008 20:20
no way this can be improved... -v

Pauline		05-Mar-2008 20:10
All shots an air of professionalism. A satisfying feeling of accomplishment. And that's meaning them. Where do I begin when speaking of your work? These people incredibly lucky to have one of the best photographing them!!! You never cease to amaze me!! :) Much respect to you!!

Steve Morris		05-Mar-2008 19:54
Superb backdrops to these amazing dancers. Very artistic Richard. Did you use the 24-70 for this?

gardener		05-Mar-2008 19:48
A moment of joy, thanks, Peter

justjean		05-Mar-2008 19:21
another wonderful gallery Richard with a great light hearted aproach v

Galina Stepanova		05-Mar-2008 18:38
Use city scape as stage decorations is bold and clever idea. Feels like we are on intersection of life and dance with no boarder in between. Great team work in difficult environment.

Chad Ramsey		05-Mar-2008 17:53
Excellent work in this new environment Richard! Fun stuff!!! It looks like the ballet dancers are enjoying themselves again! :-) GMV

Simon Chandler		05-Mar-2008 15:31
Beautiful gallery. Each image is artistically done. Great lighting and composition. Lovely poses of the dancers. v

Guest		05-Mar-2008 14:51
i love this! amazing backgrounds! i'm sure you caught a lot of eyes that day. beautiful work as always.

Nestor Derkach		05-Mar-2008 13:56
Very beautiful photography Richard. It makes no difference where you take your camera and lens. You have a superb gallery of Dancers about town. 10++ Vote

Harry David Horning		05-Mar-2008 13:22
Wow, Richard you out did your self, I love your studio work but your outdoor work is fantastic as well!

Guest		05-Mar-2008 09:52
Wonderful series Richard. Great to see these dancers out of their usual environment. Can't wait for you to bring a book out! Think I would have to buy two as I showed my five year old niece your photos & see looked at them with reat excitement & every time I moved to the next image see said thats my favorite. As a five year old see sits through a whole ballet performance & no one dare talk!! A vote is all we can give here & seems a little selfish as your work is the most original of all of us togs on PBase. Almighty Vote

james morgan		05-Mar-2008 08:36
A great change of mood and style and quality as usual shining through the colour highlight is very eye capturing and lets face it you seem comfortable at your high level.

Mihai		05-Mar-2008 07:05
Magnific gallery as usual !! Big Vote !

rakes		05-Mar-2008 05:30
the timing / execution here shows superb skills, that's not dependant on stage or outdoors. V

Ali Majdfar		05-Mar-2008 05:04
Stunning work, excellent. GMV

shatterbug		05-Mar-2008 03:29
Gifted dancers captured in unexpected settings...great concept!

kimene S		05-Mar-2008 02:49
Outstanding work richard! you keep on amazing and inspiring! V V V V!

Yi Feng		05-Mar-2008 02:41
Wonderful work Richard! Great idea to try something different here. V

Lisa W.		05-Mar-2008 01:50
Richard, I always love the outdoor series you do with the dancers. Seems like you had some challenging lighting in some of these. Of course as always, you did a wonderful job. Big Vote

laine82		04-Mar-2008 22:19
Another fine gallery, Richard.

Steve Highfield		04-Mar-2008 21:12
A great concept to do these outdoor shots - a whole new ball game altogether - Mastered with precision. Excellent Richard. +V

Hodero		04-Mar-2008 20:32
You should start bundling these in a photobook Richard,or selling posters or art calenders.These are too good to keep them only on pbase. V.

Eldar Kadymov		04-Mar-2008 20:30
Richard... visiting your galleries is like...hmmmm... making oneself harakiri over and over again, I hope you know what I mean, LOL ! V

Steve Viscot		04-Mar-2008 19:37
Just great Richard!!! love seeing these dancers in those settings. Very original - big vote

Guest		04-Mar-2008 19:35
Very nicely done. Great ideas. Great execution. I like the light and framing in the column photos. I think I would have fixed the graffiti though. It's hard to pick a favorite.

Roe..		04-Mar-2008 17:02
what a great idea..the dancers are having a great time..excellent as usual

Paco L�pez		04-Mar-2008 16:52
Wonderful as usual!!!!!!!!!!!! We are waiting for more and more.... My vote, of course!!!

Ken Chambers ARPS		04-Mar-2008 15:51
Richard, These first shots in this natural arena are fantastic. I am so looking to seeing others added to your new collection..... voted

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