Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Ballet on the green


They say flight operations on a United States Navy aircraft carrier can be akin to a ballet. The movements of crewmen with arms flailing, exaggerated hand and arm gestures and the overall frenzy of movement remind some of a carefully choreographed dance.



If an aircraft carrier deck is a ballet then a soccer field must be closer to a break dance. With bodies flying about, arms and legs gyrating the action takes on a rhythm all its own.


Looking over my photo shoot of a soccer playoff game I noticed the dance like moves of some of the players. The speed and intensity of the play moves beyond an action shot to a study of form and movement.

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