A nostalgic memory from the past as I pulled things out of the closet to set up for this shot. One of those things that, growing up, I never thought I'd give up. Comments welcome!
I like the DOF here, Keith. And the "realism" of the sheet music... It's got the key change to A-flat circled, yellow highlighter on the accidentals, etc.
This is Habanera from the opera Carmen, isn't it? I can tell by the three measures immediately following the 3-measure rest after the key change (the first measure has the E-flat triplets).
I'm so impressed . Awesome that you can "hear" what you see. I haven't played in so many years that I can barely even remember those hours of practice. All those poor hours of my clarinet teacher, Linda, dealing with me. This was really how I grew out of Guns n' Roses and Def Leppard and into a big classical and large symphony nut.
Somehow I couldn't find my other sheet music blackened with written notes. I hope to play again some day. It was to the ears what photography is to the eyes.
Take note Keith:
I'm getting a good read on this...
Although I'm not the mouthpiece for the forum,
I'd like to underscore my thoughts,
allthough you could say I'm being silvertongued...
I think your shot is breathtaking!
A Symphony! I like the whole thing!
Very nicely composed (I know ) shot, Keith. I like that this has the feel like someone has just laid these things down, almost unrehearsed (I know, again...) and has taken a short break. Nicely seen! Mike
Thanks Cilla. I really appreciate it. I think this might become the first 1DII image I print. When I bought this camera, I tried to justify the price by using it to document my family's life, and if it captures a part of my youth, I think it was worth it.
I was thinking about setting up the shot again to increase the DOF. I need to learn from all of you the art of studio photography, which I haven't done before trying out for these WAs. This was done on the back of a research poster board, which was suspended between a kitchen chair and my bike pedal to get light coming in through my balcony door. It's also at the minimum of the 70-200/4 focus distance; I think I need to get a good Macro lens after seeing all the work that you guys do!!!
With all the preceding puns, I can only add that I find the fifth line down on the left...well...gee, trilling, and it's appropriate that you tilted your perspective, so that even though it's a clarinet part, it would not B flat.
. Awesome that you can "hear" what you see. I haven't played in so many years that I can barely even remember those hours of practice. All those poor hours of my clarinet teacher, Linda, dealing with me. This was really how I grew out of Guns n' Roses and Def Leppard and into a big classical and large symphony nut.
) shot, Keith. I like that this has the feel like someone has just laid these things down, almost unrehearsed (I know, again...
) and has taken a short break. Nicely seen! Mike
That's gonna cost you