T for Trombone, a photo from Zuid Holland, South

Photographer's Note

T for Trombone

The third NightHunt tandem post will be posted Wednesday night, so an ‘interim’ post now. Here’s a little portrait of a trombone player of the Horlepiepers/Plakkers street orchestra, shot last Sunday on the Blaak in Rotterdam, performing during the “Wereld van Witte de With’ festival and the Rotterdam Street Race (1/2 marathon).

T for Trombone is a track from one of my all time fav trombone players J J Johnson from the ‘Blue Trombone’ album, released on Columbia in the wonderful year of 1957 ;-)

I’m a little busy, so I will be slow with the critting, but I’ll catch up soon.

PCS2 tech: cropped, altered the contrast, saturation, curves and levels for the whole pic and some elements separately, USM-ed , added a frame and saved for the web.

exif data

Camera Manufacturer : Canon
Camera Model : Canon EOS 30D
Exposure time [s] : 1/2000
F-Number : 5.6
ISO speed ratings : 250
Date taken : 2006:09:10 13:31:59
Exposure bias value : -1/3
Metering mode : Evaluative, Multi-segment (5)
Exposure mode : Av-priority
Focal length [mm] : 75 mm (35 mm equiv)
Colour space : sRGB
image width : 3504
image length : 2336
Contrast : High
Saturation : High
Sharpness : Normal

syd1946, imrek, jhm, john_c, prezntime, Scharan, Xalkida, UlfE has marked this note useful

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syd1946 (1167) 2006-09-12 3:25

Hi Bert,
Great idea and very creative composition!I like the diagonal frame and point of view,the vivid red color and of course the other man playing music inside the trombone :)!Excellent work and capture!

Have a nice day,
Thomas

RGatward (20108) 2006-09-12 3:49

Hello Bert, a long time since I've had time to broswe here. You seem to have worked this well, with good anlge for the compo and use of DoF, nice example of the genre.

imrek (4) 2006-09-12 5:47

Hi Bert,
nicely seen, funny reflections on the trombone, very good capture!!!
regrads,
imre

jhm (211734) 2006-09-12 7:15

Hoi Bert,

Wij mogen de speler tweemaal zien voor het zelfde geld, want de weerspiegeling is de speler opnieuw duidelijk te zien in het instrument, Ik vind dit zeer mooi ook de kleuren zijn mooi gepast, een kleine opmerking als ik mag, het licht aan zijn mond is net iets teveel van het goede, maar dit is een kleine opmerking, en maakt de foto niet kapot!

Groeten uit een zeer zonnig en warm Maldegem 30,3° C en dit voor 12 september!
John.

carper (96) 2006-09-12 13:43

prachtige foto Bert,
zeer mooi gefocust, prachtige compositie en van een uitstekende kwaliteit, erg mooi,
gr. jaap

nwoehnl (122) 2006-09-13 14:32

Nice one, Bert. Fun use of the tilt to give a dynamic aspect, and interesting tight framing around the trumpet player, yet still fitting the passerby's head into the upper right corner. The surprising detail here is the musician's reflection in the lower portion of the trumpet; for that reason I think another variant to present this would be to crop horizontally around the "two faces" of the musician. But of course then you'd lose a great portion of the vivid red shirt and the guy in the corner which might not be that desirable after all. Ehm, good shot.

john_c (24666) 2006-09-14 11:21

Hi Bert,
A vivid close-up of this trombone scene, with superb clarity and dynamism. The reflected image in the instrument, the concentration of the musician, and your framing and cropping all combine to produce a most effective and high impact shot. I would say this was captured at the decisive moment.
John

Scharan (14144) 2006-09-14 22:09

Muito interessante esta foto Bert.
É incrível o reflexo do músico no trombone impecável. Cores ótimas também.`Parabéns!
Grande abraço,
Vera.

Xalkida (11744) 2006-09-15 6:18

Hi Bert

Great portrait! We can see his efforts on the face to play the trombone. Great colors and great sharpness!

Have a nice weekend my friend
Mpampis

prezntime (3946) 2006-09-15 6:32

Hello Bert.
The first thing that caught me was the title, that was a great cut...shame about JJ.
The picture is excellent. The reflection the man really jumps out at me and the way it is stretched along the bell mimics the scene when a trombone players arm is stretched out very far. The tilt is very well done situating the player vertical in the frame, yet having wonderful interest in the background also. Great colors and tones...
Very well done,
Chris
:) tomorrow.

UlfE (14641) 2006-09-15 15:35

Hi Bert,

A wonderful and very creative photo. You have to look at for a while before you understand why the trombonist is leaning backwards. Very nice light and colors. I love this shot. Have a nice week-end!

Cheers,

Ulf

Ulf

t0mmm1 (5442) 2006-09-18 15:53

Hi Bert,
wonderful action portrait of the trombone player. It's nice how you've captured it, because even if is taken from the side, we can still see the artist face in the reflection ;))
Have a nice day,
Tomi

vascao (192) 2006-09-19 13:06

Wisely chosen DOF and tilted view, Bert, in a exquisitely sharp and clear image. Bravo!

sergio1 (12152) 2006-10-24 6:36

Hi Bert

Lovely portrait to his music. I like the scene and decisive moment. Lovely expression and funny shot.
Well done
Thanks for your critiques
Sergio

brevbrev14 (140) 2007-03-17 5:54

Hi Bert, great eye in this image!
i like a lot your original POV here, the reflection of the man on the Trombone...and the man in background..
The red shirt creats a great contrast!
very very good work!
ciao!
Valeria