Photographer’s Note
One of things that makes me a bit sad is that I do very little photography with people, which is something that I liked much doing in the past. I had never thought about posting anything from this series I made during a friends gathering (dinner, of course!), but I changed my mind yesterday while I was finally selecting and PP'ing the shots I did that night.
I wonder if the photos are really worth posting. I wouldn't be surprised if most of you find them just lousy snapshots. If you find that, please be honest to tell me. The personal attachment to depicted subjects and situations is something that always bias our judgement on the quality of our shots, but that is more acute when the subject are persons we know.
I admit that this shot can be labelled as just a friends' snapshot, but I hope it also fits the "daily life" category. Not that I am lucky enough to have joyful events like this in every days dinners, but showing what people do in a friends gathering is as important to learn about the world as other kinds of photos.
For the sake of not risking having this post removed, I could omit that they are my friends and I could just note that the fellow on the left is António Eustáquio, a talented professional musician who is best known as player of Portuguese guitar, although he excels in playing much more instruments and he is also a composer. Among many other projects in which he was or is involved, from classical music to rock and jazz or fusion, I find particularly interesting his works using the Portuguese guitar in classical music, like Vivaldi [link to audio excerpts] and J.S. Bach.
The Portuguese guitar, the instrument he is playing, is a key instrument in fado, the best known traditional Portuguese music genre. Although I wouldn't label these as exactly fado, you can listen to others excerpts of musics played by A. Eutáquio here:
• Suite das folhas, composed by himself.
• Verdes anos, composed by Carlos Paredes, probably the most brilliant composer and player of Portuguese guitar of all times.
• Astúrias nº5, from the Suite española of the Spanish/Catalan composer Isaac Albéniz.
Have a look also at the WS's: 1, 2.
Location (latitude, longitude): 39.277,-7.4278
Critiques | Translate
Docarmo
(8844) 2009-01-23 21:34
Olá José,
Acho um "post" muitíssimo apropriado para o TE. Mostra a típica guitarra portuguesa, músicos portugueses em ação e uma nota excelente, com links fantásticos - muita informação e muito prazer para os ouvidos.
Além disso, há outros indícios do "teu mundo" no campo visual... o que se bebe - tem ali um Vinho do Porto? - o frio num ambiente interior, pois eles estão agasalhados - em Portugal é como na maior parte do Brasil, não há calefação? A gente tem que se agasalhar dentro de casa. Aqui no Canadá, apesar do frio intenso do lado de fora, faz calor do lado de dentro.
Para concluir, gostei imensamente - um excelente "post"!
MCV
siolaw
(25830) 2009-01-23 23:04
Hi Jose,
As a guitarist, i have many CD's by Carlos Paredes... I think that if your friends do something interesting, why not post the picture! Here the main point is the special portuguese guitar.. I think some Porto also in the glasses? ;D
GA
Laurent
maltese
(21537) 2009-01-23 23:30
Bonjour José
Un post très intéressant sur ces deux musiciens et cet instrument au sonorités étonnantes. J'apprécie beaucoup cette photo vivante ainsi que les liens musicaux que j'ai écouté avec beaucoup d'intérêt!!
Une belle façon de "learning about the world"!!
Amicalement
Hervé
Valerka
(8159) 2009-01-23 23:49
Hello,Jose,
I enjoy the inspiration these two men have been obsessed by.
It's a natural posture and you've done well to have your camera handy.
TFS
Valerka:)
tober
(4048) 2009-01-24 1:16
Hi Jose, where's the fadista? :) But I guess it looks like a Coimbra Fado which you don't need a lady performer. I wish there were more full Porto glasses on the table. It cannot be considered as friends' snapshot, since it teaches us something about Portuguese guitar, which is somehow ignored in TE.
Best regards, Tolga
Jardim
(3197) 2009-01-24 2:05
Olá José,
O fado, a guitarra portuguesa, a viola, fazem parte da nossa cultura e por isso sem dúvida que se enquadra no espírito do TE.
As tuas notas como sempre ricas em pormenor e de agradável leitura.
uma foto muito natural e espontanea, de uma "tertulia" musical se assim podemos chamar.Em termos técnicos Só acho que o flash fez-se reflectir em demasia na guitarra.
JJ
feather
(50122) 2009-01-24 2:14
I'm listening to your friend's music as I write. It must be wonderful to have such talented friends. I think you are perfectly justified in posting this image as it fulfils TE objectives admirably, but I do understand your hesitation, for the reasons you give. They seem totally 'in' the music and apparently unaware of the camera. WS1 is even better as they seem to be 'in the zone'. There is a theme somewhere on TE about being 'in the zone'. It might be 'noborders' but I'm not sure.
A very worthy post.
Kath
riclopes
(33131) 2009-01-24 2:45
Olá José, venham mais destas. Perfeitamente justificadas apesar de ser um convívio entre amigos no teu mundo. No fundo mostra um pouco da nossa cultura, um ambiente caseiro e intimista onde o pessoal se junta para umas guitarradas. Mesmo não sendo fado, há uma óbvia ligação que o pessoal gosta incluindo os copos que o pessoal até preferia ver cheios de vinho do Porto ;-) O melhor de tudo são mesmo as expressões de entrega dos artístas. Até me pergunto se não tiveste dúvidas em escolher esta para principal pois o WS1 está excelente a mostrá-los a 'viajar na maionese' como dizem os brasileiros.
Bom fim de semana,
ricardo
paura
(39170) 2009-01-24 3:39
José,
Quase consigo ouvir a musica, amigo. O vinho também parece que era bom, haja vista estarem as taças vazias. Excelente daily life shot, amigo.
Abraço
Paulo
lucasgalodoido
(16789) 2009-01-24 4:15
Olá José,
fiquei agora curioso para escutar essas músicas, o PC aqui do trabalho não permite ouvir esses audios, mas assim que chegar em casa vou escutar eles. Gosto bastante de violão, embora não consiga tomar nada, mas quem sabe talvez saia algum som embalado por uma dose de ron, coca e gelo como na foto, hehe! Bem interessantes as fotografias, mas talvez eu tentaria uma exposição nem tão longa, sem flash, para dar uma impressão de movimento no dedilhar das cordas da guitarra, talvez ficasse mais interessante, mas não sei se daria certo. Belo trabalho aqui.
Ainda espero encontrar um violeiro caipira aqui no Brasil pra fazer uma foto como essa, mas é difícil encontrar...
Parabéns e Abraço
JanD
(15043) 2009-01-24 4:34
Howdy Stego!
Amazing guitarist. Wonderful scene. Good capture. Very nice picture.
Regards!
jhm
(83276) 2009-01-24 9:00
Olá José,
My wife and I, we dance ball-room and latin, but I can not play a music instrument.
I look at everytime when I see musicians play on a guitar or a other instrument.
You placed the musicians very well on the picture
Good composition and nice presentation
Very well done, TFS.
Have a nice weekend,
John.
parbo
(11006) 2009-01-24 11:28
Olá José,
Good decision for posting photos of night passed with two skillful famous musician friends. I like their natural poses in your primary and also at complementary posts. The informations and links are very interesting about authentic instruments and musicians too. Have a nice weekend.
Parabéns e Abraço!
Ertugrul
adores
(15741) 2009-01-24 15:09
Olá José!
Isso deve ter sido um jantar e tanto:))! Tanto a foto principal como os Ws estão muito boas . As expressões deles estão demais e gosto muito de ver os copos em primeiro plano.
ribeiroantonio
(21967) 2009-01-24 16:38
Excelente trabalho. O que mais gostei foi de ver a passagem do tempo entre esta foto e a do WS2. O tipo já tinha tirado a camisola pois o calor devia estar a aumentar devido ao teor alcoólico do vinho!!!
Estão lindas e reflectem bem a nossa vivência boémia e fraternal.
E qual era o instrumento que estavas a tocar, tirando a máquina fotográfica? Algum copo?!!!
António
xuaxo
(5835) 2009-01-25 9:45
Olá José,
Ao contrário do habitual, estive a ler primeiro todas as críticas. Concordo com praticamente tudo. Não percebo é algumas insistências em ver ou querer ver aqui copos com vinho do Porto. Acho que o tintol está mais associado a estes ambientes ;-)
Só o que me perturba na foto é o reflexo na guitarra.
~
Quando comecei a ouvir "Suite das folhas" fui confirmar se não tinha clicado no Carlos Paredes. Como eu nunca tinha ouvido falar em António Eustáquio, isto é um elogio, pois acho que ainda está para nascer alguém como o Paredes.
Cumprimentos
F.
Sistercosmo
(2653) 2009-01-25 11:10
Hi Jose,
I really like this post. Photography isn't just about landscapes. Capturing daily life is also a difficult undertaking, since people don't stand still long enough to wait for the best light! ;-) I like this! Well done!
Thanks,
Linda
P.S. I also have a photo that could be considered a "snap shot", but I thought that this guy was just too cool to not show here.
robiuk
(10763) 2009-01-25 15:24
Hi Jose,
that's what all should be about - learning about
the world through photography, so I'm glad you posted this photo.
On the other hand, I think I've learnt more about your
part of the world by reading your note and listening to
this wonderful music, than from the photo itself (to be
honest). I'm just trying to say that the photo wouldn't
have worked without the note and outside the context, if
you know what I mean, but as a documentary photo it works
pretty well!
So, congratulations on this post and thanks for your
extensive note!
Cheers,
Robi
JCG
(25741) 2009-01-25 22:24
Bonjour José,
Une belle série musicale que tu nous proposes ici. J'aime beaucoup les expressions des ces deux musiciens, très inspirés... Tes diners sont joyeux et festifs, ce doit être vraiment très agréable à écouter l'extrait que tu nous a offert en lien. Je suis plus guitare qu'accordéon !!! Une belle photo, où ces deux convives sont joliment mis en lumière. Merci José.
Avec toutes mes amitiés et une très bonne journée,
Jean-Charles
AiresSantos
(42826) 2009-01-25 23:09
Ola Jose
Um bom contributo para o TE. Excelente nota explicativa. Gostei do enquadramento e dos detalhes.
Obrigado e boa semana
Aires
Didi
(36420) 2009-01-26 15:54
Salut cher ami
Le son accompagne cette scène intéressante, le joueur de gauche joue avec ses tripes; une scène intéressante parfaitement décrite.
Amitiés.
zeynepe
(9360) 2009-01-27 1:23
Ola Jose,
A warm shot from your life. This is why I definitely like it.Thanks to your perfect timing,I can listen to the music:)
Parabens,
Um Abraço,
Zeynep
Bluejeans
(33017) 2009-01-27 6:25
Oi amigo ,
Um foto bem interessante destes dois fadistas , bonito detalhe da guitarra portuguesa o fadista está bem concentrado , boa nota , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo
Atousa
(3466) 2009-01-27 7:19
Salam Jose,
Very interesting shot; I didn't know these kind of guitars are Portuguese .. I wish I could listen to those audio excerpts but they are filtered here! .. anyway its a nice informative daily life shot n you captured the expression of the artists very well ... if it was my shot I might have cropped a bit from the top.. thank you.
Best regards, A
al-Farrob
(683) 2009-01-30 12:12
Muitas vezes as fotos com gente não interessam para aqui porque têm apenas interesse pessoal, o que não é o caso aqui, como é óbvio.
Outra razão para não se tirar mais fotos de pessoas quando se tiram para publicar é que as pessoas podem não concordar, claro.
Obrigao pela partilha da foto e pela excelente nota, amigo José
Abraço
Emile
(20107) 2009-01-30 14:19
Hola mi querido amigo José.
Por favor no tienes que decir tantas cosas malas de tu foto como: "I wonder if the photos are really worth posting. I wouldn't be surprised if most of you find them just lousy snapshots" estas son cosas que los miembros de TE que la ven deciden si es buena o no y "For the sake of not risking having this post removed, I could omit that they are my friends"
Mi querido amigo José creo que tu eres una persona honesta y quizas de los mas honestos que hay pero esas cosas no son necesarias de escribirlas. Ya hay 219 miembros de TE que entraron a ver tu foto, deja todas esas cosas a nosotros decidir, para mi la foto es muy buena, una excelente foto del diario vivir, muy bien captada y con una composicion de dos personas tocando guitarra en un ambiente fenomenal, esta perfecta.
Un fuerte abrazo
sarahnatalie
(693) 2009-02-01 19:31
Hi Jose,
I think all TE members who have worked as hard as you have on this site should be allowed at least one photo like this one. It shares a little glimpse of your life and once again provides us with a whole bunch of useful information to go along with it. I like the candidness of the shot a lot.
Nice job!
Sarah
omerozden
(1241) 2009-02-05 12:57
hello stego,
although i visit your gallery from time to time i missed this photo.
i like the sincerity of this photo. it is joyful, full of energy, inspiring! also the photos in the workshop are very good, especially i like the one with thi acordion. thank you for sharing your world.
warm regards,
omer
Photo Information
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Copyright: Jose Pires (stego)
(22448) - Genre: People
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2007-12-23
- Categories: Daily Life
- Camera: Olympus E-300, 14-45 mm Zuiko Digital
- Exposure: f/3.6, 1/30 seconds
- Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
- More Photo Info: view
- Map: view
- Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
- Theme(s): !People [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2009-01-23 21:12
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