Thank you Russel, Frank and Boris, for your time, and your inspiring words.
Boris. I saw you had a smilie, but I'd like to comment on the "watermark". It's is part of the stage decoration, a spot making a fiddle. To me it looks like a Hardanger fiddle. Without something extra stage photos tend to become boring, unless you are interested in the performer. What I try to go for, is energy, interesting light, or interesting interaction. Here I think I have two of those elements in the frame. I only wish her face was a bit sharper. Her head was moving a bit faster than her body. Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Boris Liberman > Sent: 12. juli 2006 06:58 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: PESO:"Fadista Joana Amendoeira" > > Hi! > > > Just came back from a folk music festival, Førde internasjonale > > følkemusikkfestival. Four days of wonderful music. I'm there as "press", > so > > I'm usually at front row :-) > > I am exhausted, after travelling between work and the festival. > > > > http://www.photosight.org/photo.php?photoid=39557&refid=999&ref=author > > DS & Tamron 28-75/2,8 @ 55mm, f:4, 1/20s, 1600 ISO raw. > > I used a tripod. Its a pain in the ..., but its well worth the effort > I'd > > say. > > > > This shot is from a Fado concert with a young and very talented Fadista > > (fado singer) Joana Amendoeira. > > Some of you may be familiar with fado music. The style is about 100 > years > > old, and it's from Lisboa. The lyrics are very poetic, and the music is > > "silent music". It is about love and longing for the beloved. I don't > > understand a word of the lyrics, but it appeals a lot to me. > > Tim, there is this sign on the drapes behind her and it looks like some > kind of strange water mark you might have put in ;-). > > Anyway, it is really wonderful photo. I was just complaining to Julia > that I kind of stopped liking pictures from people performances on > stage, and here came yours... Well, it is good I don't have to eat any > hats here... > > Boris > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
