Hiatus

Hey everyone, it's good news, bad news time!

The good news (for anyone who's tired of the salsa shots) is that I'm out of salsa shots to post.

The bad news (for those still checking this blog hoping for new shots) is that I don't have anything new to post.

In other words, I've taken a break from taking my camera everywhere, mainly because the past couple of months have taken a lot out of me and I'm very much in need of a bit of rest. So this year I'll be celebrating Easter by sleeping, hitting the gym, and watching DVDs with the boyfriend while moving as little as possible.

As for this blog? I'm contemplating two options: it may either endure a hiatus until my next photo outing or, if I can muster the energy, I might dig through my photo archives and post some of my better old shots, in part to reminisce and in part to try and build myself something resembling a portfolio. So stay tuned!

Salsa, Take VII

Here is the last installment of the SalsaOle shots. The effect in it was... only half-intentional. I'm not the kind of person to take bad photos and call them a style choice, but I found the motion blur effect and lighting in this one interesting (i.e. emphasizing movement without making it incomprehensible), so here it is:



Critique is, as always, very welcome in the comments, so don't be shy!

Salsa, Take VI

Two more shots from the SalsaOle event:





I've just realised I haven't posted a "balance sheet" of this photo shoot, so here goes:

• total shots: 246
• shots kept after final edits: 68
• shots that I'm proud of: a dozen or so
• proud/happy moments in general: 6
• major annoyances/irks/disappointments that made me wonder why photographers have to deal with people: 3