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Arena b&w

Dedicated to all people who love b&w photography, especially to Ai Li and Phil.
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Ann...02-Nov-2012 09:55
Stunning work from start to finish. v.
Giancarlo Guzzardi26-Oct-2012 15:50
great synthesis and images in black and white
Guest 12-Apr-2008 21:59
Il BW riesce sempre a enfatizzare il ritratto e a renderlo "vivo". Complimenti per l'intensità delle immagini. Stupende
sboettger17-Jul-2007 01:45
gorgeous gallery. framing, composition and tones, this gallery as it all!
andre perron 04-Jun-2007 18:54
Your gallery was amazing 6 months ago, still perfect now....great job, thank you for the uograde
Karen Leaf07-Mar-2007 04:23
Chris this has to be one of my fave galleries on Pbase. The light and shadow use in BW is so important and you've nailed every shot. Wish I had 100 votes.
Jim Chiesa08-Feb-2007 17:07
An intensely, powerful gallery, Chris. First class, professionnal work !
Voted.
Jim
Dany C.07-Feb-2007 21:39
beautiful gallery, Chris ... I like your work !
Guest 03-Feb-2007 10:45
a beautiful series Chris,wonderfuly captured moments and expressions,the high contrast gives it a special mood. great series.
Guest 01-Feb-2007 02:36
very powerful work. stunning images!
Guest 09-Jan-2007 13:50
for me, this one is even more dramatic in emotions and tension than the color gallery. the light adds an enormous emphasis which enhance the meaning. Brillant!
Guest 20-Dec-2006 04:19
fantasitic collection of motion and emotion! works great in b&w! V.
Guest 19-Dec-2006 16:28
I like this galery. COngratulations
Guest 16-Dec-2006 19:32
Great lighting, compositions and processing. A fine example of the power of simplicity of vision and emotional expression! Amazing gallery Chris...v
Guest 16-Dec-2006 13:49
wonderful lighting on all of these chris. great gallery
Guest 09-Dec-2006 14:43
Yet another amazing gallery by one of my favourite photographers on this website
Cheers!
Voted
Guest 09-Dec-2006 10:03
Beautiful impression from "Altera pars" I love this B&W study.... VOTED
J. Scott Coile06-Dec-2006 16:53
Your control of light and camera display masterfully in this B&W work Chris! You have captured both pure art and raw intense emotion (as I have come to expect from you). Always my pleasure... VOTE!!!
Andrew Cornick06-Dec-2006 12:32
Impressive collection. Technically impressive and really striking. thanks for sharing. V
Bob Foisel05-Dec-2006 23:06
Wonderful captures one after the other. Voted.
Ray Rebortira05-Dec-2006 23:00
Flamenco is the rawest of all dance forms, each gesture seems like a matter of life or death. I saw that when Sara Baras flexed her body and stomped her feet at a performance in Madrid. Your gallery has captured the essence of this spellbinding, dazzling, exhilirating but ultimately terrifying ballet. Bravo!!!
Linda Hendry02-Dec-2006 16:11
Fantastic gallery ... every shot superb!!
Guest 02-Dec-2006 13:48
Your way with light is exceptional. I love each and every one of these.
Michael Shpuntov02-Dec-2006 04:35
I guess it's flamenco of some kind? Very expressive dance. Dancers who expressed their feelings not only with the body, but also look, touch and attitude. And B&W suits here perfectly. I really loves graphical power of B&W and your choice of B&W looks to me very natural. The amazing quality of the light is is emphasizes the power of the dance. My favs mostly the images with more than one dancer, since they looks more dynamic to me. This is a great gallery and I vote with pleasure.
Christine P. Newman02-Dec-2006 03:07
Dance as a form of expression. You got it all!!! I love what you did here. What is unusual is the apparent age of the dancers. Usually, they are young and pretty because of their youth. Here, you have mature dancers, beautiful, but because of what they are, deep inside.
Emmanuel Panagiotakis02-Dec-2006 02:16
Very nice style my friend nice work
Guest 01-Dec-2006 22:42
Fantastic B+W study.
Expressive...each and everyone. V
Wenche Aune01-Dec-2006 08:52
Great gallery. V
AL01-Dec-2006 00:21
Thanks Chris for asking and giving me a chance to participate in your wonderful photography. I must say it's one of the most fascinating dance collection I've ever seen. And I'm not being biased ;P You'd captured the move, the tension, the passion, everything beautifully in many ways. What I love most is the amazing light falling on each dancer, accentuating their body form and their expression. And of course my fave kind of tight composition! Biggest vote from a humbled me :-)
George Christakos30-Nov-2006 15:31
Definitely yor best work Chris. I'll just add a big Vote! Congratulations.
Jude Marion30-Nov-2006 13:23
Chris this is a beautiful gallery.
Every image has a strong expressive quality, and each is exceptional in it's own right.
BIG V!
Rosi Blaurock30-Nov-2006 09:02
Great gallery!
Guest 30-Nov-2006 02:39
Amazing, yes, very very expressive! V
carol j. phipps30-Nov-2006 02:20
Excellent collection. V
Roe..30-Nov-2006 00:03
Chris...this is an amazing gallery...thank you...v
shatterbug29-Nov-2006 20:19
Wonderful monochrome work, Chris! Love how you've captured the intensity of the dancers...great compositions too! Vote.
Phil Douglis27-Nov-2006 02:03
This is a very strong gallery, Chris. It is not better or worse than your other one -- just different. When you used color to punctuate your sequencing, it moved us from symbolism to realty and back again. In this black and white gallery, you lose the advantage of that punctuation and shifting from the symbol to the real to the symbol again. On the other hand, this gallery of thumbs looks cleaner as a whole, is simpler, and more graphic. Ai Li places great emphasis on form, sometimes at the expense of the message, so she would naturally prefer this approach. I like it too, but the other works just as well for me in its own way. When you get a chance, study both my galleries on color and on black and white, read the introductions, where I explain my reasoning at length.
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