First time post on this forum.

Would of course appreciate your comments.

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=762836.

Thanks,

-- William Westergren (westergren@skynet.be), May 16, 2002

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-- William Westergren (westergren@skynet.be), May 16, 2002.

Nice shot with a touch of the odd. It looks like a last dance.

And it is far better when it is bigger.

-- Jeff Spirer (jeff@spirer.com), May 16, 2002.

I love it. William, you have done a great job, capturing the moment, something I am deperately trying to achieve in my photography. I like the subject movement in the feet, but I would've liked more- maybe a slightly slower shutter speed.

I love the expressions on their faces and position in the photograph- slightly off-center i think. Their faces show emotion too.

Overall a great image.

-- Kristian (leicashot@hotmail.com), May 16, 2002.

Wonderful shot. What photography is about. 10,000 stories in a single image. Thanks for sharing. Another 40 like this & you have a book. Cool

-- Patrick (pg@patrickgarner.com), May 16, 2002.

I concur, bravo!

-- Glenn Travis (leicaddict@hotmail.com), May 16, 2002.

Wonderful. It reminds me of a warm June midnight, of the Fete de la musique, in Paris more than a decade ago, on the Pont des Arts- a couple dressed in black dancing argentine tango to a crowd. I tried to capture it on TMZ- I'll have to revisit the negative.

Q: what lens?

-- Tse-Sung (tsesung@yahoo.com), May 16, 2002.

Great photo it has the old style quality to it.

-- allen herbert (allen1@btinternet.com), May 16, 2002.

Wonderful, William. Emotion, a touch of humour, and excellent technically. One question, just to see if my old Parisian roots are still strong (I live now in Montreal): was this shot on Place des Vosges?

-- Olivier (olreiche@videotron.ca), May 16, 2002.

Very nice. Did you develop the film yourself?

-- Anam Alpenia (aalpenia@dasar.com), May 16, 2002.

That's wonderful. Will you give us a few details?

Location, people, event, camera, data, etc?

-- Todd Frederick (fredrick@hotcity.com), May 16, 2002.

What photography should be about. Great topic;great execution!

-- Jean-David (jdborges@comcast.net), May 16, 2002.

Thanks for all your comments.

The photo was taken at Place des Vosges in Paris back in March. I was just having a walk when I saw this couple dancing under one of the arches. Camera: Hexar Af/ 35 mm lens / 400 iso.

-- William Westergren (westergren@skynet.be), May 17, 2002.

Nice pic, with a very minute disturbance on the right hand side where you see a small part of someones shadow. That could be cut off.

I wonder why these people were dancing there, fully dressed for the occasion, in cold march. Sure it isn't posed?

-- ReinierV (rvlaam@xs4all.nl), May 17, 2002.

Reinier,

This couple were probably just practicing their steps and trying to get a few coins. I guess street musicians are more common than street dancing couples. As for the dress.. I have no idea. In no way would I be able to set up a shot like this.

-- William Westergren (westergren@skynet.be), May 17, 2002.

Ha- one look at the woman's leg in sharp focus compared to the gently out of focus background floor and wall made me suspect it was the wonderful Hexar AF's lens. I haven't gotten this feel on the 35 Asph.

Well, it may seem unusual for people to be so dressed- but I can guarantee 100% that such would NEVER be found in Silicon Valley. Place des Vosges is wonderful- part of a nice Sunday stroll starting in Les Halles and past Beaubourg and le Marais, ending at Bastille. Ah, Paris au printemps!

-- Tse-Sung (tsesung@yahoo.com), May 17, 2002.