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Last Day – That’s Dancing Winter Showcase

©TimeLine Media - That's Dancing 2012 Winter Showcase

Today, the photos from the That’s Dancing Winter Showcase from December 2012 are expiring from the proofing website today! Thanks to all of you that have visited the website to view the photos from this event. We are looking forward to covering their Summer Showcase this coming June.

©TimeLine Media - That's Dancing 2012 Winter Showcase
©TimeLine Media – That’s Dancing 2012 Winter Showcase

This Sunday, we went out to the Middleburg Hunt Point to Point races in Middleburg, VA. Last year was the first time we were invited to this beautiful event in the some of the most beautiful country that Virginia has to offer. Glenwood Park allows for a very open view of all the races. Not only is the racing action exciting, but there is a lot of activities in and around the track. You can go to the paddock to see the horses as their trainers and jockeys prepare them for races. You can browse the vendors that are in attendance for food and apparel appropriate for spending a nice day outside.

Most of all, you can view the spread of tail gates that are placed for competition around the perimeter of the track. There are beautiful displays and delicious food and drink arranged in traditional (served out of the back of a vehicle) and non-traditional categories. Last year did not have a cloud in the sky, this year was a little rainier. It did not dampen spirits around the track, and I tried to make some nice photos. While I edit those, here are some from last year’s Point to Point. Enjoy!

©TimeLine Media - 2012 Middleburg Hunt Point to Point
©TimeLine Media – 2012 Middleburg Hunt Point to Point
©TimeLine Media - 2012 Middleburg Hunt Point to Point at Glenwood Park
©TimeLine Media – 2012 Middleburg Hunt Point to Point at Glenwood Park

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That’s Dancing Winter Showcase – expiring

©TimeLine Media - That's Dancing 2012 Winter Showcase

That’s Dancing Winter Showcase are expiring this upcoming Monday! This was the last event that I photographed in 2012 – before I rededicated myself to blogging regularly. This was a really nice Showcase at the holidays with lots of time for the audience to dance in between acts. Before the photos are removed from the website, here are some of my favorites:

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Columbia, Maryland

that's dancing 2012 Winter Showcase ©TimeLine Media
©TimeLine Media – That’s Dancing 2012 Winter Showcase

It’s always nice to see the progress that dancers make from year to year. Of course, the students are proud of their work, but it is nice to see how the instructors reflect that pride with their work in their dancing. That is the same for me and my wife as we continue to learn. This year I have been particularly writing about photography on this blog to help improve there too, and it is working to formulate fresh photo ideas. Inspiration through perspiration, I guess. This journey has ups and downs, however, it is always fun to make progress especially on such a healthy hobby! Continued luck with your lessons, and have a great weekend!

that's dancing 2012 Winter Showcase ©TimeLine Media
©TimeLine Media – That’s Dancing 2012 Winter Showcase
that's dancing 2012 Winter Showcase ©TimeLine Media
©TimeLine Media – That’s Dancing 2012 Winter Showcase

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Salsa Bachata – Saturday

©TimeLine Media - Salsa Bachata Throwdown in monochrome

It has been a busy week of editing, and orders in the studio. Thanks to everyone that has visited the proofing site and the blog! It’s nice to hear from you, and how you are enjoying the new photos. I am going out for another shoot today to cover Marsha Bonet’s Showcase this evening, and I’m sure we will make more great photos there.

Dance Photography

I have to get the gear cleaned and ready, so here are some of my favorite photos from last weekend’s Salsa Bachata Throwdown converted to monochrome which really gives them a different feel from the color versions. Many of the dancers were wearing very vibrant and colorful clothes for the social dance. Taking the color out of the photos, focuses more attention on faces and expressions. This helps to define your subjects, and really brings the viewer into your images.

©TimeLine Media - Salsa Bachata Throwdown in monochrome
Monochrome photos of a dance showcase ©TimeLine Media

The monochrome conversion was done in Adobe Lightroom version 4. With the color information, I used the histogram of the images to ensure that there were both true black and true white areas in the images. This boosts the overall contrast of the images making them look much better than the default conversion to gray scale settings. Try this with some of your images – make sure that there are area of complete black and complete white to make sepia or black/white images really pop off the screen.

©TimeLine Media - Salsa Bachata Throwdown in monochrome
©TimeLine Media – Salsa Bachata Throwdown in monochrome
©TimeLine Media - Salsa Bachata Throwdown in monochrome
Social Dancing in monochrome at a Rockville, Maryland studio ©TimeLine Media

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