Ballet Feet

A little background on this photo first. These are the dancer feet of my graceful roommate Samantha who has been taking dance classes in a studio since she was 3 years old. She has performed in numerous competitions, spring shows, and features of The Nutcracker and Alice In Wonderland performing lead roles in both. Unfortunately her dancing has come to a halt since we both came to college and she started her rigorous double degree plan of Biology and Business. Although she hadn't danced to her full potential in about a year and a half when I took this photo and a set of others she has still retained her poise and grace. I took these pictures for the Digital Photography and Design class I took last semester here at UTD. Our assignment was to tell a story through a set of 6 images. My story was that of a dancer and the steps they would take to warm-up, dance, and wind down during a typical practice. This particular photo above was not part of the 6 but I loved how it turned out and put it up on my flickr. It has since been and remained my number one rated most interesting photo on my photostream. Interestingness is calculated by the site based on who looks at your photo and how many times it has been viewed, number of favorites(if you like someones photo you can favorite it by clicking the star at the top left corner), and comments you receive. Interestingness is not only calculated just between your personal uploads but site wide as well. People whose photos rank high on the interestingness scale can become labeled the honorable title of explore. Explore, as a result, gathers the best pictures into one spot so you can easily find new inspiration and creative artists.

Here are a couple other photos from this shoot:

Samantha
Samantha #2