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25-MAY-2008 tvsometime

Soloist

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi ,Zoom-Nikkor 28-45mm f/4.5
1/200s f/8 iso400 hide exif
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Date/Time25-May-2008 18:36:15
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Flash UsedNo
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Exposure Time1/200 sec
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ISO Equivalent400
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Exposure Programprogram (1)
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Canon DSLR Challenge30-May-2008 14:13
Yup. The indignity is compounded by the risk that I might not be able to get back up. -tv
Rod 30-May-2008 06:39
Undignified Tommy!!! squatting is downright dangerous if yer joints lock up like mine:-)
ctfchallenge30-May-2008 01:00
Thanks everybody and good analysis Rod but you didn't go far enough. The shot also fails because of the high point of view that places the head and instrument bell squarely among the band. What should be the central element, his trumpet, is lost among the melophones and tubas, its bell dwarfed by theirs. This is an example of a shot that "might have been" if only the photographer had had the presence of mind to squat - but that seemed soooo undignified. -tv
Guest 29-May-2008 16:34
I'm not sure if he is just really into his music or if he is posing for you but either way he is drawing attention to himself. I think he stands out from the rest of the band even with a large DOF. -COAmature
Rod 29-May-2008 07:52
Even though this bloke is looking good for a portrait type picy it doesn't work for me that way. He seems more than balanced out by the almost in focus band in the background which makes me incorporate him into the general picy & not focus on him. I think a narrow DOF would have worked better a. I liked the drum picy better too but I do prefer picys of girls than I do blokes.
ctfchallenge29-May-2008 03:00
This guy is having too much fun! WTG tv - i love what you captured. jano
ctfchallenge28-May-2008 02:06
I like how the shadows point to the lone trumpet:) - angioman
ctfchallenge28-May-2008 01:53
what happened to the drum? This soloist is more emotive (for sure) but there was something special about the drum.
Penny Street
sue anne28-May-2008 01:21
He indeed looks like he could out play the whote band. :) Nice one.