Many perfect curves were made by the hand of the master violin maker Stradivarius. His F holes are particularly characteristc and beautiful. Here is a closeup of my 1728 Stradivarius violin.
As always, Bev, your kind words are most appreciated! So glad you like this!
Fond regards,
Endre
Beverly Guhl wrote:
Beautiful and so elegant. Love the composition and lighting. What an amazingly beautiful instrument. I'd photograph it a lot, too. :-) Great entry.
It is my hope that one day I will see this instrument in the flesh being played by its current protector, whilst I am waiting I will have to make do with looking at the images and listening to the Tchaikovsky: Elgaic Trio!
L & P
Benedictine
I hope for the same, Andrew-Bede, my dear friend! Thank you for you kind comments!
L & P in return,
Endre
Benedictine wrote:
It is my hope that one day I will see this instrument in the flesh being played by its current protector, whilst I am waiting I will have to make do with looking at the images and listening to the Tchaikovsky: Elgaic Trio!
L & P
Benedictine
Very curvaceous Endre. However, the background doesn't work for me personally. My own choices would be black, dark green or perhaps maroon - more befitting of the venerable instrument I think than a somewhat bland white.
Thanks, Bill. i appreciate your kind comments. As it happens, this was the shot I used for my WA entry and I did it with a whit background so I could cut out the Strad for that. Only later, when I noticed the MA topic, did I think I might use this one as an entry over here. I'd prefer a dark color as well but it was too tale and I probably won't have time to reshoot it. We'll see what happens.
All the best,
Endre
Bill Sutherland wrote:
Very curvaceous Endre. However, the background doesn't work for me personally. My own choices would be black, dark green or perhaps maroon - more befitting of the venerable instrument I think than a somewhat bland white.
Thanks, so much, Adam! It seems there are an endless number of ways of shooting it Glad you like it! I wish I could find a way to attach some music along with the shot.
All the best,
Endre
Adam Woodyatt wrote:
As always I love seeing different views of your Strad, well shot as always. Could do with hearing it more often.
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Couldn't have seen this one coming I mean a shot of one of the best examples of curved instruments by a master photographer who actually owns one of these instrument. You should put together a photo album/book of all the different images you've taken/created of this wonderful Strad.
Thank you so much, Chad! I appreciate you kind words and am so glad you like it! All the photos are collected in one place on my website. http://www.endresphotos.com
All best wishes,
Endre
Chad Schulz wrote:
Couldn't have seen this one coming I mean a shot of one of the best examples of curved instruments by a master photographer who actually owns one of these instrument. You should put together a photo album/book of all the different images you've taken/created of this wonderful Strad.
However, the background doesn't work for me personally. My own choices would be black, dark green or perhaps maroon - more befitting of the venerable instrument I think than a somewhat bland white.
We'll see what happens.
I mean a shot of one of the best examples of curved instruments by a master photographer who actually owns one of these instrument. You should put together a photo album/book of all the different images you've taken/created of this wonderful Strad.