El Alma del Tango
Jean M. Laffitau

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Elf Evans
It’s still a superb image!!!
Jean M. Laffitau replied
:-) Thank you!
Joe Valcourt/M...
stunning work
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Thanks a lot Joseph! :-)
Stephen Marino
The passion . . .the story is told in this capture.
Jean M. Laffitau replied
This dancers and the show where marvellous! Thank you very much for your comment!
John Armstrong...
This is marvelous. It looks like it was taken a long time ago ( in a good way) If you know what I mean
Jean M. Laffitau replied
:-) Thank you very much John!
Lucindawind
you are a brilliant artsit / photgrapher !
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Wow, thank you!! Photographer…yes, but to be called an artist…I’m not good enough yet. I still have to learn a lot more.
GittiArt
Love this b&w photography so much …..please Jean , do not hide your light under a bushel! ( I hope I used this proverb in the propper way !!!) We are all lifelong learner ….nobody is perfect (LOL).........Keep them flowing ! Mach weiter so ich liebe deine Arbeiten !:-)
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Vielen, vielen Dank Brigitte!
Jennib
Amazing shot, its a fantastic composition Jean, you are a true artist.
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Thank you very much :-)
BlaizerB
respect! whatagreatimage. perfect pose, strong black ansd white superb artistry. cheers
Jean M. Laffitau replied
:-) Thank you very much!
Robin Brown
This isn’t a photograph Jean its not even a story. Its a work of art & a novel combined. Passion on the Dance Floor!!
Jean M. Laffitau replied
It is great to hear you again. Most the people don’t like my work (don’t even like to pay for it!), so friends, like you, keeps me going! Thank you very much for all your support!
Robin Brown
Your welcome Jean, art is often overlooked until the artist is dead. Then other people make big money from the artist without having to pay any to the artist. I hope to be really rich when I’m dead so I can hang around in all the very best places. Be even better if I was alive but hey I cant have everything. I know what you mean about people not wishing to pay. I get asked to do stuff & when I do & then ask for money they look in total amazement; ‘You want paid?’.
I was told that an image I created of a flower was nothing special. Average at best. It was printed, mounted, framed & signed. I asked for £35. I was told they could buy three framed images for the same price on any high street. Its true too they could. They just don’t get the concept when it comes to art. Your unique Jean & you know it, we just need to convince everyone else that we are. If they don’t get it that’s their loss not ours.
Jean M. Laffitau replied
:-) Yeah, you are soooo right!
kathywaldron
wonderful b/w image; love the attention and drama in it…
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Thank you very much Kathy!
petelangman
this has everything.. the lady in the back ground leaning back. really makes this image real. i love it
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Great you like it! It’s also one of my favourites. Thank you very much for your comments on my works!
t1nyskert
such passion i love the tango
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Me too. Thanks a lot for the comment!
Woodie
This is absolutely brilliant.. I can see Jack Vettriano (British Painter) using this as an idea for a painting! Into faves.
Cheers Neil
Jean M. Laffitau replied
WOW! Thanks a lot for such a great comment on my work!
Carla Jandelle...
beautiful. leaves me breathless as i love the dance myself….....to see it in a still leaves me without words
Jean M. Laffitau replied
:-) Thank you very much!
Tracey Mac
WoW Jean this is stunning, such a beautiful moment captured perfectly, love it entirely! So enchanting…. :)
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Thank you very much Tracey!
Ken Mucke
This is really just a superb BW Tango image…I just love images of dance and movement…so well done
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Dance, theater and music are my passion, and photography :-) In the next time I’ll post some more. Thanks, again, for your comments!
J0NNYALLEN
I have looked at your portfolio and you have some Great B&W images, Wish I could get my mono technique up to your standard.
jon
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Thank you very much!
Mark German
Beautifully exposed, classically composed. Love the faces in the background.
Jean M. Laffitau replied
I think the faces in the background makes this shot more alive. Thank you very much for your comment!
Lee Grissett
stunning!
Jean M. Laffitau replied
:-) Thank you!
linaji
what verve,, and sexiness your shots create you are on fire when you work!!
Jean M. Laffitau replied
:-)) Thanks a lot for such a wonderful comment!
davidmilne
Wonderful image,lovely archive feel to this!
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Thanks a lot, David!
lyndsey O'Connell
its a passionate dance and you have caught the intensity of this passion. its a wonderful photograph
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Thank you very much, Lyndsey!
Basia McAuley
Excellent capture. Full of emotion and intensity.
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Thanks a lot for your comment, Basia!
Louise Cooke
wow, wonderful sense of tension! the Angle, expression, lighting and background…they all work together beautifully!
Jean M. Laffitau replied
:-) Thank you very much Louise!
Rafael Quiros
precioso titulo para a magnician work!!!
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Muchas gracias!
Rafael Quiros
it’s really nice mostly coming from the grandson of the unique and talented fauvism artist.. The master Louis Valtat..i know some of his works …just amazing!
Jean M. Laffitau replied
It’s great to hear that someone remembers my great-grandfathers works! He was an amazing artist, and also my grandmother. I didn’t had the luck to spent some time with Louis (he died before I was born), but the time with my grandmother was most wonderful and inspiring!
Rafael Quiros
in the Thyssen museum in Madrid i enjoyed one of his works…”(los patinadores en invierno, jardin del pequeño trianón, Versalles)
SharonAHenson
BRAVO !
Jean M. Laffitau replied
:-) Thanks!
DflyBri
I LOVE this photo. It has wonderful “mood”.
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Thank you very much!
Judy Olson
Hello Jean, this has always been one of my favorite images, so I am happy to get the chance to “favorite it”!
Jean M. Laffitau replied
:-)) Thanks a lot Judy!!
Mugsy
Beautiful!
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Thanks!!
Mel Brackstone
This is so very stylish…
Jean M. Laffitau replied
:-) Thanks a lot, Mel!
Martin Dunne
The “soul of the tango” indeed :-) You have some really nice work here, this one is my fave!
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Thank you, Martin!
Von McKnelly
Killer flow in this work…from subject to the background. Kudos!!
Jean M. Laffitau replied
:-) Thanks!!
Susan Grissom
Every single megapixel of this is grand! Fabulous, fabulous…............
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Wow, what a great comment….Thanks sooo much!
Judith Oppenhe...
the seated woman in the left of the frame leaning back also catches my attention … your perspective here is incredible and needless to say, this is flawless.
Jean M. Laffitau replied
:-) Thank you very much, Judith!
Al Neaimi
great black and white , love it
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Thank you, Al!
Caroline Gorka
This is beautiful work …wonderful composition and interest..
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Thank you very much for your comment, Caroline!
Rosina Lamberti
fantastic shot!
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Thank you! :-)
Michael J Armijo
Jean…I love how you can sense the MUSIC in your images. FANTASTIC. :)
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Wow, thanks for the wonderful comment!
Zaldy Infante
brilliant figures balance
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Thank you very much, Zaldy!
PNFdeb
powerful and wonderful bw work
Jean M. Laffitau replied
:-) Thanks a lot!
Caroline Bland
I totally adore this image. There are so many superb details to enjoy. You are a master of ambience!
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Wow, thank you very much! :-)
wendyL
fabulous black and white….I love the drama!
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Thank you, wendy!
Per E. Gunnarsen
Stunning, I love the bw, angle and mood!
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Thank you very much, Per!
denisegladwell
Just where I would like to be. What an atmospheric shot, charged with passion. Superb mono.
Jean M. Laffitau replied
:-) Thank you very much, Denise!
peterhoenderdos
feel the passion
Jean M. Laffitau replied
:-) Thanks a lot Peter!
HiromiCat
Wonderful shot! Your work is incredible as always, dear Jean!
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Thank you very much, Hiromi!
Andriy Portyanko
Excellent classic image of Tango! Nice work. I think its so coo that you made it in b&w.
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Thank you very much for all your great comments on my work!
John Douglas
lovely shot
Beatrix M Varga
Wow! Great! :)
Tara Sheffer-A...
Great passionate capture. Displays the power in the dance. Well done!!!
sra58
Exquisite.
Sharon A.
Robert Pavsic
This is an image that have the soul of tango in it^^ bravo
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Thank you very much for such great words!
Leslie Hagen
I see that I am not the only one who thinks that this is simply superb! Beautiful
Jean M. Laffitau replied
:-) Thank you very much Leslie!
denise romano
Love it!
Jean M. Laffitau replied
:-) Thanks a lot!
Leslie Battjes
You have managed to capture both the elegance and the passion of the dance…this image pulses with the beat of their hearts…beautiful. Just look at her expression…she is totally lost…they are in their own private world.
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Their dance was full of passion, emotions, drama and love. It was soooooo amazing!
Kathryn Potempski
My Fav dance in the world,so much passion. I met my husband on the dance floor Jean this brings back so many memories,fantastic comp ,wonderful capture love the B/W.
Jean M. Laffitau replied
It’s a dance full of passion and drama! I love it too! Thank you very much for your comment!
DPid
this is a great shot.. very classical
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Thank you very much! :-)
mariemadeleyne
el alma del tango… que linda foto, que musica, que dolor, que placer,.....
Je pense que ‘jai quelques métros de retard…
J’ai commenté il y a quelques minutes une photo de ken Mucke
... et je me souviens avoir commenté des images de vous sur le site auquel je fais allusion…
J’y ai été, un bref moment..
Bravo pour vos photos, absolument parfaites.
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Merci bcp pour vos compliments, vous me falttez énormément…
Jean,.
caroler
Absolutely amazing.
Carole.
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Thank you very much Carole!
AthenaBlanco
Fantastic image – superbly captures the passion of the moment
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Thank you Athena!
neogolas
Brilliant shot,great timeing.
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Thanks :-)
lex7
Love this, great composition, again, it looks great in black and white… I love this dance.. so much energy and sexual tension.
Jean M. Laffitau replied
This two dancers were incredible!! Thanks again for your comment!
Megan Owens
Bravo Jean!!! This is most fabulous! Excellent exposure in a difficult situation.
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Thank you very much Megan! :-)
Jazzyjane
What an amazing shot. Beautifully captures the Tango.
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Thank you very much!
Alison Cornfor...
You’ve really captured the passion of the Tango!
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Wow, thanks for such a wonderful comment!
Alex DeVilbiss
Wow,fantastic comp and lighting,perfectly done!
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Thank you very much Alex!
gemlenz
nice capture
Jean M. Laffitau replied
:-) Thanks!
Benjamin Padgett
Flawless!
Jean M. Laffitau replied
:-) Thanks a lot!
Dawnsky2
strong and stunning, great shot :)
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Thank you very much! :-)
shawhouse
this is too good.. a timeless impression of the steam heat of tango…. Her hungry expression, his baggy zoot suit threads, your choice of tilting the image, perfect…. my glasses are fogged up :) A favorite…
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Wow, you made me blush! Thank you very, very much for such a wonderful and great comment!
Dayonda
Muy bien. Esta photographia mostra bien el alma del Tango.
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Muchísimas gracias!! Por ello elejí aquel título!
TextureoftheSin
I can feel that passion! I love the Tango – so sensuous and real. You’ve caught it for me :)
Jean M. Laffitau replied
:-)) Thank you very much!
nemirna
A beautiful, sensuous image. Stunning photo!
Jean M. Laffitau replied
What a wonderful comment! Thanks a lot!
Rita H. Ireland
Awesome you can feel the beat in the image!
Sassafras
Beauty thy name is…the TANGO! This is just right. Lovely…
Peace,
Sassi
maka1967
Great capture, so atmospheric! Love the lighting!
Di Jenkins
PERFECTION!!! I adore this image – passion, power & brilliant artistry from dancers and photographer!
Di Jenkins
Featured in DANCE! group Congrats!
Karly Lussier
what a powerful image
Jean M. Laffitau replied
Thank you very much Karly!