The folk dance group, Baila Baila, puts on an elaborate show each year in Old Town during the Balloon Fiesta with children in traditional Mexican costumes and a lot of makeup. The large number of participants offers many opportunities for photographers.
We enjoyed a flamenco performance in Old Town's Plaza Don Luis by the Spanish Broom group on Saturday. The dancers, singers and guitarists all performed at a high level of skill. They will do another performance at the Casa Rondeña Winery on October 6th and will be back in Plaza Don Luis on the 10th. The informal setting of the little plaza combined with the excellent skills on display lent a note of authenticity to the event.
Photographing the action was quite a challenge due to the group's highly kinetic style; they are seldom still for even a moment.
I shot the pictures with both the normal and telephoto lenses for my Olympus Pen FT half-frame camera. The film was some slightly outdated Acros 400 shared with me by fellow film enthusiast, Jim Grey. His work with the film looked quite a bit better than mine, possibly because of the choice of developers. I used the same PMK Pyro I normally use with Kentmere, and at the same time and temperature. I think I'll try some HC110 for the next roll.
Update:
Margaret recorded a short video of the Old Town performance of Spanish Broom.
