Boston Ballet Nutcracker, 25 November

[rutt]

Time once again for the company to earn its keep. The six weeks of Nutcracker performances are the only real money maker for a big ballet company, and Boston Ballet is no exception.

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Reyneris Reyes

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Gabor Kapin

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Kathleen Breen Combes

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Tai Jimenez & Pavel Gurevich

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[yoyoboy]

Very nice, but they seem to be suffering from jpeg compression artifacts.
Did you take these during a performance, or a rehearsal. Do you shoot for the company, or did you just bring in a camera and shoot?

[Nikolai]

I can see all that time you've spent shooting the rehearsals is paying off now:-):thumb
Which one you shoot it with? 85mm?

[Owen]

:clap

As usual, this work is brilliant!

[rutt]

Very nice, but they seem to be suffering from jpeg compression artifacts.
Did you take these during a performance, or a rehearsal. Do you shoot for the company, or did you just bring in a camera and shoot?

Whatever problem they have it isn't jpeg compression artifacts. These were shot in raw and saved with highest jpeg quality after I processed them.

I have a contract with Boston Ballet (I don't have to pay them unless I make some money is what it comes to.) These were shot at a dress rehearsal.

[rutt]

I can see all that time you've spent shooting the rehearsals is paying off now:-):thumb
Which one you shoot it with? 85mm?

First two with 85mm f/1.2, the rest with 135mm f/2.0. I have some of the Arabian Dance with 85mm f/1.2 (nothing else can get that low light.) I haven't gotten around to processing them yet.

[Ann McRae]

These are fabulous. Your compositions are really good, in addition to the other technical stuff (lighting, timing) that you have nailed.

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[ziggy53]

Awe inspiring! Amazing! Wow!

These are really shining examples of quality work.

Are they from the 5D or the MKII?

Good stuff and thanks for sharing,

ziggy53

[Phyxius]

Rutt,
These are quite wonderful!

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[jerryr]

Rutt - OUTSTANDING !! - Amazing work...love the second and third one

- jr

[Ted Szukalski]

Superb work. I must say I envy you being there. Theatres are fantstic lightwise for photography.

[CenterStageLori]

Awe-inspiring work. Those are some drool-worthy lenses you have there.