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Collection: Tango
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: San Diego, CA
Date: Feb 24, 2006
Galleries: Performance, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Feb 28, 2006

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OM System OM-1
Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
 04/28/2006 05:11:58 PM
Hi Paul,
nice to hear from you :)
I agree: B&W works better with tango. I was very lucky to get these shots. They are not "posed" as most of tango shots are, but really snatched from the heat of a real dance, and it shows. This woman (a Russian, believe it or not) is really amazing - she just started tango 3 years ago (a grade student by tango standards) but she is so good, and so in love with it. It also shows, I guess. In fact, I darkened the guy a little bit on this photo to focus more on her amazing face. Glad that you liked it.

Message edited by author 2006-04-29 03:35:20.
Olympus PEN-F
Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko
04/28/2006 08:31:25 AM
Howdy Lev. Long time no see.
This is the most incisive and enduring of the Tango series for me. I like it first because of the subordinate role of the man ... I think the tango is really all about the woman, and the woman dominates this image both compositionally and tonally.
I also like the powerful, passionate personality she projects; the sensual facial features, the slightly disordered hairstyle and even the earthy flash of underarm ... they all speak of the barely contained abandonment that characterises the tango.
And finally I prefer this black and white version of Tango-3 because the best tango dancers are skinny and hard-edged, so the best tango photographs should probably be the same.
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