Leaping for Joy by taffy

Leaping for Joy

Andie and I did a "pedway" (Pedestrian Walkway) tour beneath the city's downtown, connecting government buildings, offices, hotels helping those downtown avoid heavy wind, rain, and other weather elements. After the tour we headed to Millennium Park commenting the bright sun and lack of photo ops. Instead, we found skaters with long shadows and had a great time catching them in motion. I think Andie's post is from the same sequence as this talented skater's graceful jump and twirl.
Andie's: http://365project.org/ukandie1/365/2018-01-26
Wow...Brilliant image
January 27th, 2018  
Fabulous image and shadow.
January 27th, 2018  
Well done.
January 27th, 2018  
@ukandie1 Here's mine -- posted from the same sequence I think. She was so graceful!
January 27th, 2018  
Such a fun shot. Fabulous shadow!
January 27th, 2018  
What a fantastic shot - you have done something wonderful with your lucky find!!
January 27th, 2018  
very cool
January 27th, 2018  
Wow amazing. fav.
January 27th, 2018  
On so many levels, photographing skaters would be a great photo exercise and a great deal of fun!
January 27th, 2018  
Very cool and nicely done.
January 27th, 2018  
Great!!!
January 27th, 2018  
Outstanding capture Taffy.
January 27th, 2018  
What a magnificent capture ... especially on black!
January 27th, 2018  
A stunning creation especially on black ! fav
January 27th, 2018  
Spectacular capture of gracefulness in motion!
January 27th, 2018  
Brilliant - fav! Sounds an interesting day too
January 27th, 2018  
Going from lack of material to this very cool image.
January 27th, 2018  
This is amazing with the high contrast you chose. And I like that in the shadow you see that she is a scater.
January 27th, 2018  
Stunning image Taffy! You have captured the movement so well! Wonderful processing making the whole image pop! Fav!
January 27th, 2018  
I love the movement in the person and the shadow :)
January 27th, 2018  
Brilliant capture!
January 27th, 2018  
Fun shot and when I noticed the skate in the shadow I got the picture.
January 27th, 2018  
Fabulous image. Fav.
January 27th, 2018  
I love your processing for this - wonderful action image.
January 27th, 2018  
Fabulous capture, oh my. Love your processing! I do love that skate on the shadow, it makes the shot!
January 27th, 2018  
Awesome shot! Getting a moving subject in harsh lighting is a challenge, but you aced it!
January 27th, 2018  
Great sense of motion in this image, funny that due to the light only in the shadow you can see she's ice-skating
January 27th, 2018  
Lol, nice one! Very effective
January 27th, 2018  
Very cool. I like it.
January 27th, 2018  
Wow. This is stunning Fav
January 27th, 2018  
Love that you have captured a skater like this! fav
January 27th, 2018  
πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘
January 27th, 2018  
Fantastic Fav
January 27th, 2018  
Fabulous image. Fav!! πŸ˜€
January 27th, 2018  
Superlative! FAAAAV!
January 27th, 2018  
Works so well as a silhouette.
January 27th, 2018  
Great action capture and wonderful detail in the shadow.
January 27th, 2018  
Fab
January 27th, 2018  
Wow love this on black!
January 27th, 2018  
Very creative. She's separated from her shadow.
January 27th, 2018  
Fabulous, love the shadow. Sounds like a fun photo walk!
January 27th, 2018  
That is cool and beautifully done.
January 27th, 2018  
Very dramatic capture.
January 28th, 2018  
Wow!! Very creative. Fav
January 28th, 2018  
Fantastic picture.
January 28th, 2018  
This is incredible
January 28th, 2018  
Lovely grace and the long shadows and b and w do her justice
January 28th, 2018  
Individually each image is excellent, as a pair they are even better. Like @ukandie1 you’ve captured such a wonderful sense of motion and the sporting body. Your use of negative space adds significantly to the quality of the image overall.
January 28th, 2018  
The bright sun was definitely your friend. Love the detail on the skates in the shadow. So well composed. Fav
January 28th, 2018  
Great title and shot! Thanks for the link!
January 28th, 2018  
I just love this. Fab shot. It reminds me of Peter Pan...

"She [Mrs. Darling] returned to the nursery, and found Nana with something in her mouth, which proved to be the boy's shadow. As he leapt at the window Nana had closed it quickly, too late to catch him, but his shadow had not had time to get out; slam went the window and snapped it off.
You may be sure Mrs. Darling examined the shadow carefully, but it was quite the ordinary kind."

Just wonderful.
January 28th, 2018  
Can't exhaust a supply of WOWs!
January 28th, 2018  
So cool, love it
January 28th, 2018  
excellent!
January 28th, 2018  
So cool. I love it!
January 28th, 2018  
The shadow is fantastic!
January 28th, 2018  
What a great shadow shot- the unique position alone makes you look twice but you get in double with the shadow. Excellent shot!
January 28th, 2018  
I love the high contrast and how you've caught the jump
January 28th, 2018  
Terrific shot
January 28th, 2018  
Fantastic shadow shot!
January 28th, 2018  
This is so neat!
January 29th, 2018  
Love that you caught her mid air and isolated! Nicely done, she was so graceful!
January 29th, 2018  
So great against that white background. Fav!
January 29th, 2018  
What a fun silhouette! I really like how you isolated the skater and her shadow!
January 29th, 2018  
Wow great shot!!
January 29th, 2018  
Perfect timing - really great in b&w too.
January 29th, 2018  
@milaniet Thanks! The shadow of the skate blade was one of the reasons I was so happy with this specific angle/shot.
January 29th, 2018  
Superb capture, sounds like you both had a wonderful day
January 29th, 2018  
Great capture and editing! FAV!
January 29th, 2018  
Incredible! I LOVE how you’ve processed this!!
January 29th, 2018  
So stunningly striking and simple at the same time. Looked at all your ice rink photos as well as @ukandie1 photos too. They are all fabulous!
January 30th, 2018  
wonderul
January 30th, 2018  
I loved this when I saw it yesterday, but clearly didn't say so.
January 30th, 2018  
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