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How did you do it?

Nicol du Toit tells us about his intriguing image

There are often one or two images entered in a monthly competition that leave the au-
dience wondering 'How on earth did they do that?' This prompted us to introduce this
feature, in which we ask the creator of an unusual image to explain how they did it. The

intriguing image ''Windmills of your mind' was one of the highest scoring images in the
April competition with a score of 26. Nicol du Toit explains how he created this image.

Last year, several Western Cape club members were benefit the performers, but is not aimed at making life
fortunate to be able to take photos at the 11th South easier for photographers. You are, obviously, not allowed
African International Ballet Competition (SAIBC) in the to use a flash.
Artscape Theatre. During the competition week dancers The image Windmills of your mind is a compilation of im-
from across the world competed in various age catego- ages I captured during one of the contemporary dance
ries in different dance genres. These varied from classical performances. I managed to burst shoot a series of a
ballet to contemporary dance, performed individually, dancer performing an acrobatic handstand sequence
with partners, or in groups. with her leg passing over her head until her foot touched
It is quite challenging to do a dance shoot as you have to the ground. I was lucky that most of the 22 images I cap-
anticipate the movements of the dancers, which is not tured were sharp.
easy when you've never seen the particular sequence. The leg sequences reminded me of the Noel Harrison
You also have to rely on the stage lighting, designed to song Windmills of your mind, which I then recreated.

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