focus

Last week's blog featured the results of low light and moving the camera to achieve a sense of motion in the dance of Guillermo Cerneaz and Marina Kenny, tango dancers from Buenos Aires.  They were in Taos for two weeks at Taos Tango, giving private lessons, presenting workshops, and performing.  These photographs are of the couple at Old Martina's Hall in Ranchos de Taos, showing an intense but easy focus which allows their dance to be acute yet lush and supple at once.

Marina is the queen of contra-body, a position wherein the upper torso is facing Guillermo (the lead) while her lower body is twisting into a back step.

until next Monday,

DB

a passion for the image

ghosts of the dance

An immensely talented, delightful young Argentine couple have been in Taos for the last two weeks, dancing mind-boggling performances, and presenting workshops.  The core of every single participant feels like it has been given a world-class workout!  Although they are now headed to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico for a tango festival, Marina Kenny and Guillermo Cerneaz left our community with wonderful memories.

During a milonga (tango dance) at Old Martina's Hall in Ranchos de Taos on Saturday evening, Guillermo and Marina were like hovercraft, flowing over the floor with astonishing cleanness and ease.  Using my smaller Nikon, I was playing around with flash and without flash.  These "ghost images" are obviously made without the assistance of flash, which produced some interesting blurs and day-glo colors from the assorted types of lights in the room.

Thanks to Carrie Field and Mike Malixi of Taos Tango for bringing them here and cultivating the tango community in Taos.

until next Monday,

DB

a passion for the images