Catch Me, Please!! by taffy

Catch Me, Please!!

A treat today -- watching 2 of my doc students who are taking trapeze lessons. @ukandie1 and I spent 2 hours watching them practice flying from the trapeze, practicing movement shots. Processing using Topaz Texture Effects. They were so good, it didn't seem right to have the background be the gymnasium. Also for 52 week theme of faceless portrait this week - not sure it counts as a portrait, but it's faceless and it's (in my mind anyway) a portrait in context.
Such cool editing and what a super thing to watch and shoot.
February 16th, 2016  
What an amazing thing to take up... imagine getting up one morning and suddenly, over the breakfast toast, saying - "You know what, I think I'll take up the trapeze!"
February 16th, 2016  
So cool love the background!
February 16th, 2016  
how FUN! I wish I had been there too! yeah the background made it cool! Richard's comment made me laugh, cuz it's so true!
February 16th, 2016  
Perfect timing. Love it.
February 16th, 2016  
Well timed and processed.
February 16th, 2016  
Fantastic shot! What a fun day!
February 16th, 2016  
Great editing.
@vignouse ;-)
February 16th, 2016  
Fantastic!!
February 16th, 2016  
@vignouse That's pretty much the way Melanie described it! She's (not pictured here - this is her friend) afraid of height, but just decided one day to do this. They kept trying to talk me into trying it -- even had the instructor involved telling me I should just try it once. EEEK! Not for me!
February 16th, 2016  
Great timing! Love your background on this! I only came away with a few half decent shots, but it was great fun trying something different! And breakfast is on me next time!
February 16th, 2016  
Awesome capture and processing - what a fun thing to watch!
February 16th, 2016  
So fun to think of doing trapeze, though I wouldn't be game. A nice faceless portrait!
February 16th, 2016  
That must have been quite an experience - love your processing on it - really helped it to focus just on the two people.
February 16th, 2016  
Nice action shot.
February 16th, 2016  
perfect timing :)
February 16th, 2016  
Incredible picture.
February 16th, 2016  
Great action shot
February 16th, 2016  
Stunning action shot.
February 16th, 2016  
They are braver than I! What a way to spend a few hours.
February 16th, 2016  
Great background you chose for this shot! I can't imagine doing that but more power to them!
February 16th, 2016  
I love trapeze artists! So amazing to watch.
February 16th, 2016  
Fantastic timing and capture. Love the background, blends in seemlessly. Fav.
February 16th, 2016  
Wow. Better them than me! Super capture - great timing!
February 16th, 2016  
Great timing and shot Taffy ,
February 16th, 2016  
Such a feel of danger and excitement here, very well done
February 16th, 2016  
@ukandie1 @taffy You see... I knew breakfast was involved ;-))
February 16th, 2016  
Definitely looks like a faceless portrait to me and it tells a fabulous story too. What a great shot. Rather them than me.
February 16th, 2016  
Wonderful. Like an old circus poster.
February 16th, 2016  
Wonderful action capture and editing
February 16th, 2016  
How cool to watch them learning to to do these amazing things. That had to have been a great experience.
February 16th, 2016  
Great processing, lovely image
February 16th, 2016  
I would like to see the original as in this case I do not feel special effects have enhanced your image.
February 16th, 2016  
this is something i would love to do but due to health constrictions can't...nice editing and cool shot
February 16th, 2016  
What an awesome capture of a moment in time!
February 16th, 2016  
Holy Smokes!! Amazing timing and pov! wow!
February 17th, 2016  
Great timing- love the processing!!
February 17th, 2016  
Congratulations on making the Trending Page and the PP. Well deserved.
February 17th, 2016  
@bob65 I'll post it and tag you. It was okay in the original, but nothing that interesting with the gym background.
February 17th, 2016  
What a treat!
February 17th, 2016  
Lee
Wonderfully done. fav
February 17th, 2016  
This is brilliant Taffy and perfect for the faceless portrait. This is more along the lines I was thinking . You get the story even though you cannot see her face.Love it!! Fav! I still haven't worked out how to add one of my own backgrounds in Topaz. This works so well here!!
February 17th, 2016  
http://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/assignments/faceless-portrait/#recent Taffy this was a link Joan gave me about Faceless Portraits (@joansmor) which I thought was very interesting as this is our theme.
February 17th, 2016  
@pamknowler Thanks! Will check it out.
February 17th, 2016  
Wow, great timing and pov!
February 17th, 2016  
That sounds exciting- both to do and photograph, although I'm more likely to do the latter at my age! Good shot- and you could send them soaring in a number of places- I think a cloud background would be fun.
February 18th, 2016  
fabulous action :)
February 18th, 2016  
Go graduate students!
February 18th, 2016  
Awesome shot and nice to be able to watch them like that
February 19th, 2016  
Sounds like a lot of fun (to watch, wouldn't catch me on a trapeze!). Love how you captured them with arms outstretched, almost touching
February 20th, 2016  
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