Happy St Patrick ! Photo

Photographer’s Note

St Patrick celebrated on march 17th is the saint looking after the fate of Ireland, which means billions of pints of Guiness & Co. will be consumed today by everybody feeling even remotely irish. In modern times ST Patrick celebrations range far beyond Ireland's borders and each place feeling vaguely celtic will have some sort of celebration, I have never been to Ireland (yet) but from my stop in this Breton celtic city last summer I came back with this hopefully fitting portait, how did you guess this guy is scottish ??? And for having Scots among my friends I have to say their festive spirit equals the legendary one of the Irish ;-)

Sistercosmo, jjcordier, bostankorkulugu, syrus_persia, feather, johannes68, BelCan75, josepmarin, Emile, argycon, Philippe, ChrisJ, dip, belido, Dyerco, Photo65Net has marked this note useful

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Sistercosmo (2691) 2009-03-16 23:52

Good morning Jean Yves!
Happy St. Paddy to you too and what a nice shot for the occasion. Ok, so this guy is a Scot, but you're right, I know a few of them and they do have a festive spirit.
Don't drink too much green beer, ok? ;-)
Have a great day, my friend!
Linda

jjcordier (25256) 2009-03-16 23:54

Jean Yves
Ils ont une drôle de tête tes Wiggis cette année -)
Tu l'as pas raté le Patrick! Il a une bonne bouille et ton portrait en pied est vraiment top qualité avec une netteté irréprochable, une totale maitrise de la lumière, et une belle unité de tons entre le musicien et le fond. Beau boulot, maître!
Amitiés
JJ

ktanska (16695) 2009-03-17 0:29

Hi Jean-Yves,
Goog reminder, even with Scotch bagpiper. Short DoF picks the piper well on the environment where all sharp picture would look messy.
Tampere has quite a few fake Irish pubs and one real. Need to check what's going on here tonight.
Kari

cbrman (19051) 2009-03-17 0:43

Hello Jean-Yves,

De la vigueur dans ce souffleur ! J'aime beaucoup la corne-muse. Je regrette presque que la photographie n'émette pas de son ! J'écouterais volontiers un petit air ! Un focus bien géré sur le joueur et qui l'isole avec soin.
Bien vu !

Passe une bonne journée.

A+

Dominique

bostankorkulugu (33984) 2009-03-17 2:07

a beautiful portrait with a strong eye contact JY... and i enjoyed reading your note as much as i loved the shot... hey i can almost hear the music he s playing>:P... cheers... K.

Nicou (45777) 2009-03-17 2:10

Hello,

Très beau portrait de ce joueur de corne muse, en plein soufflage, il est magnifiquement capté, superbe.

bravo et amitié

Nicou

barni (14569) 2009-03-17 2:12

Salut Jean-Yves
Joli cadrage et une belle profondeur.
Une photo d'actualité.
Bonne journée
Christophe

syrus_persia (2222) 2009-03-17 2:19

SALAM Jean
tihs is a good compo. Everything is perfectly exposed, focussed and saturated. Have a great day and TFS,
cyrus

Focales (514) 2009-03-17 3:33

La Bretonne que je suis ne peut qu'apprécier.

SNOOP_Chan (840) 2009-03-17 4:49

Hello Jean Yves, i like your photo here, this guy seems to be very focused in what he's doing and very confident too. tfs!

delkoo (34810) 2009-03-17 5:02

bonjour jean yves
excellente prise,le cadrage, la lumiere et le choix du diaphragme contribuent a une tres bonne photo prise sur le vif.

didier

feather (50168) 2009-03-17 7:41

Well they have pipers in Ireland too, and I must confess I wouldn't know the difference between the different types of pipes (Shhh! Don't tell your Celtic friends ;D) It is an excellent portrait with a perfectly chosen DOF. I would have worried 2.8 wasn't enough, but it worked out brilliantly.
Kath

johannes68 (2882) 2009-03-17 8:44

Hi JY,
every year I forget about St Patrick´s day... shame on me!
Great portrait, no green in it, but he has to be Irish if you say so - he´s Irish by definition.
Have a nice evening,
Johannes

Jean-Luc (5488) 2009-03-17 10:56

Bonjour Jean Yves,
Quel portait pittoresque! Les couleurs du personnage ressortent très bien grâce à la belle lumière et à l'excellente netteté du cliché.
Amicalement
Jean-Luc

BelCan75 (2420) 2009-03-17 14:06

Hi Jean Yves,

Happy St. Patrick's Day to you as well! It is celebrated in Canada as well, but it's a little early to start drinking (2.00pm)...haha

I like this photo very much, you captured the man very well with his pipes. Oh well, doesn't matter that he's Scottish...I think it suits the theme well. Great photo!

Greetings,
Ann

chawax (6197) 2009-03-17 14:11

Bonsoir Jean-Yves,
Pas sûr qu'il soit écossais, il y a aussi des pipe bands en Irlande ;) Belle photo en tout cas, avec un très bon cadrage et une excellent mise au point, avec un flou bien géré.
Bonne Saint-Patrick à toi ;)
Amicalement,
Olivier

barrufeto_77 (25943) 2009-03-17 16:15

Hi Jy.

Excellent picture! I like the blurred background, it's great to give more importance to the man.

Well done!!!!

gneufeld (15235) 2009-03-17 18:52

Hi Jean,
A great capture to feature the celebration of the Irish. Nice details and the colors, clarity and sharpness is outstanding. TFS. Gerald

Emile (20151) 2009-03-17 20:56

Happy St Patrick day Jean Yves.
You chose a good portrait to celebrate it, great composition, he is really trying to do his best, you can see it on his face. Good colors and sharpness. Your frame is also very good.
Best regards.

maltese (21537) 2009-03-17 22:45

Salut Jean Yves
Tu l'as eu plein cadre ce piper!!
Je ne les trouve jamais facile à cadrer ceux-ci avec leur pieuvre sur les bras. Une très belle réalisation!!
Bonne St Patrick à toi aussi
Amicalement
Hervé

gildasjan (24149) 2009-03-18 1:42

Bonjour Jean Yves
Pas toujours évident de bien photographier un sonneur.Ici c'est très bien fait,le bourdon de gauche n'a pas été coupé ce qui arrive souvent si on ne surveille pas le cadrage.
Bonne journée
Amicalement
gildas

mikeo (12117) 2009-03-18 2:02

Hello JY,

Really nice portrait as for this occasion. Great blurred background let us focus on the main point - playing man...Very good quality!Btw I was always wondering how it is possible to play on it;)

Greetings,
Mikeo

argycon (2749) 2009-03-18 2:24

Hi Jean Yves,
An excellent portrait of the festival. You have captured all his effort to a great performance!
tfs
Kostas

Philippe (11787) 2009-03-18 6:38

Salut, JY. Très bonne mise au point sur ce piper en plein effort. Un cadrage serré qui attire bien le regard vers le sujet principal.
Toi qui as visité les moindres recoins de notre planète, tu n'es jamais allé en Irlande! Une lacune à combler au plus vite. Si tu veux, je peux même te renseigner un petit pub magnifiquement situé où déguster une Guinness...
Bonne journée,
Philippe

saxo042 (16316) 2009-03-18 7:02

Hi Jean Yves,
Considering the enormous effort it takes to bring some sound out of a bagpipe, this guy looks quite comfortable. This is a very good portrait and he must be very pround to be here on TE!
Kind regards
Gunnar

gilou530 (35710) 2009-03-18 13:42

salut JY
un gros plan qui nous montre ce musicien en pleine concentration et un sérieux car jouer de la cornemuse ce ne doit pas être facile, moi qui apprend la guitare je trouve ca dur....
amitiés
gilou

ChrisJ (70443) 2009-03-18 20:12

Bonjour Jean Yves

Very good sharpness, & excellent use of a shallow dof, on the piper. Superb colour & framing. Amities!

dip (12852) 2009-03-19 1:13

Hello Jean Yves,
good capture of the festive mood,
I like the clarity and the natural colors,the blur background gives a 3D effect,
I saw pictures of the St.Patrick's day with green painted water in fountains,lakes and rivers,
Thanks for sharing,
Dimitris.

belido (16899) 2009-03-19 4:58

Hi JY,

very good quality on this daily life shot. I'm impressed by the sharpness (focus on the musician) and the well chosen dof. Tight framing also helps a lot to make this a well seen. Great job!
Regards,
Carlos

Dyerco (9310) 2009-03-19 5:35

Excellent POV and DOF to isolate the lone piper although he is probably part of a larger group.
Phil

rodgerg (25079) 2009-03-19 9:37

Bonjour Jean-Yves,

Tu l'as choisi avec une bonne bouille de suffleur de cornemuse et de buveur de Guiness. Très bon cadrage et le musicein ressort très bien sur ce fond flou.
Amicalement,
Roger

Photo65Net (43096) 2009-03-19 13:16

Salut Jean-Yves,
Une très bonne Saint-Patrick à toi aussi !
Et un portrait celte, c'est bien vu pour célébrer ça.
Bonne soirée,
JB.

jimkilgallon (0) 2009-03-19 23:19

Hello JY
Still getting over the celebrations here in Auckland. Was just as big over this way like Dublin or London. I like the Celtic feel here, the detail and freezing of the shot is first rate. Light is equally superb.
Regards
Jim

vincz (19045) 2009-03-20 0:58

He he quelle fiere allure ! La qualite est top. tons, nettete, choix de la profondeur de champ. Super.

albertz (2310) 2009-03-21 1:57

Its flawless... i like how you play your dof here. Well done Jean.

diegomach (471) 2009-03-21 19:47

Many details in this shot, the expression of the man is formidable. Much concentration reflected in its face, but ready to watch the lens.
Congratulations