"Kaitlyn Melendy, left, and Eliza Godfrey, 10, of the Dance Force of Huntley Allstars lock eyes in the middle of their exhibition performance during the Jacobs Team Dance Invitational competition at Jacobs High School in Algonquin, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009. Select teams qualified for the state competition that will be held Sunday, March 8th in Peoria."
I spent an hour or so this afternoon in the most estrogen filled room I've ever been in. The energy was up and I made a few images so I can't complain.
Keeping track of ID's was nearly impossible and easily ten times more difficult than shooting the event itself. I had a early afternoon assignment so I didn't get to the competition until it was nearly over so I had to make sure to get a few solid images before time ran out. As much organized chaos as there was going on I really wish I would have been able to get there earlier so I could have worked behind the scenes a little bit. There were teams practicing in the hallways that were begging for a cool feature to be made but I just didn't have the time.
I brought along the 300 and shot almost uncomfortably tight just to push the limits. I really wanted to compress things to bring out the layers that were there and that's exactly what happened with the above image. Considering all the cliche photos that I've seen from events like this I'm really pleased with this image.
-JCE
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