Yoga at 111ºF
I posted a b/w version of this shot in the challenge thread, but I think I like the color version better because the tonal differences in b/w between the colors is so slight. This was my first time shooting any type of yoga. I was asked by a friend who teaches to take some photos of her class... so it was an experiment to figure out which lenses, what lighting (if any) and what types of images would convey the sense of these classes in an honest way... with towels, water bottles, sweat... It was harder than I thought--with natural light only from one primary direction but with two mirrored walls, a peach-colored wall and orange-ish incandescent lighting. And I didn't know what moves were coming next... just as I'd see something really interesting, and would try to compose to get the background right, they'd move... I felt I was always one step behind. Now, I get to go back and do some held poses in a couple of weeks where I can do more planning of the shots, and in a non-heated studio environment--thank God!
In the meantime I'll post a few of my first efforts here over the next week or so...
D300, 17-55f/2.8, 1/60sec, f/4.0, 40mm, ISO 800