Thanks all for your likes and comments on my previous guitar post. Kevin, during my guitar playing years in my 20's to early 30's I used everything from beer bottles to butter knives---pretty much whatever was within reach when I wanted to play slide guitar but didn't want to hunt down my slide, or when I didn't have one with me---but I've developed a more stable (i.e. boring) lifestyle since then. I'm always at home where my slides are when I play guitar these days. Apparently, Mississippi Fred McDowell learned to play slide with a polished beef bone; so I guess pretty much anything is possible! As for recording myself playing, that will have to wait until, a) I have regained sufficient skill to feel ready for prime time, and b) I obtain the appropriate minimal amount of decent recording gear (i.e. at least a worthy microphone).
Here are a couple of photos of my other slide-worthy guitar, which despite its similarities, has a very different but equally interesting sound compared to the metal-bodied instrument. This one is a wooden-bodied, round-neck Dobro (i.e. designed for holding in the usual way when playing, rather than on one's lap like the classic square-neck Dobro) with a spider-bridge resonator. Also, the neck meets the body at the 12th fret rather than the 14th, so it's a smaller, more huggable guitar. Both photos were taken with the 35 f/1.4 N on my Fuji X-T2. My brass slide is included at the top of the first image, which also highlights the Dobro logo on the peghead.
GroWeb wrote:
Thanks all for your likes and comments on my previous guitar post. Kevin, during my guitar playing years in my 20's to early 30's I used everything from beer bottles to butter knives---pretty much whatever was within reach when I wanted to play slide guitar but didn't want to hunt down my slide, or when I didn't have one with me---but I've developed a more stable (i.e. boring) lifestyle since then. I'm always at home where my slides are when I play guitar these days. Apparently, Mississippi Fred McDowell learned to play slide with a polished beef bone; so I guess pretty much anything is possible! As for recording myself playing, that will have to wait until, a) I have regained sufficient skill to feel ready for prime time, and b) I obtain the appropriate minimal amount of decent recording gear (i.e. at least a worthy microphone).
Here are a couple of photos of my other slide-worthy guitar, which despite its similarities, has a very different but equally interesting sound compared to the metal-bodied instrument. This one is a wooden-bodied, round-neck Dobro (i.e. designed for holding in the usual way when playing, rather than on one's lap like the classic square-neck Dobro) with a spider-bridge resonator. Also, the neck meets the body at the 12th fret rather than the 14th, so it's a smaller, more huggable guitar. Both photos were taken with the 35 f/1.4 N on my Fuji X-T2. My brass slide is included at the top of the first image, which also highlights the Dobro logo on the peghead.
Glen - I highly recommend the Zoom H6 for portable recording. Especially a single musician. I have one and have used it for several years in video projects. It replaced the Zoom H4N that I previously used and is also a very good choice. The H6 just gives so much more in features.
Found some from last summer, road trip images on my way home from California. This is up on the Colorado Plateau, about 45 mins west of Green River, Utah.
GroWeb wrote:
Thanks all for your likes and comments on my previous guitar post. Kevin, during my guitar playing years in my 20's to early 30's I used everything from beer bottles to butter knives---pretty much whatever was within reach when I wanted to play slide guitar but didn't want to hunt down my slide, or when I didn't have one with me---but I've developed a more stable (i.e. boring) lifestyle since then. I'm always at home where my slides are when I play guitar these days. Apparently, Mississippi Fred McDowell learned to play slide with a polished beef bone; so I guess pretty much anything is possible! As for recording myself playing, that will have to wait until, a) I have regained sufficient skill to feel ready for prime time, and b) I obtain the appropriate minimal amount of decent recording gear (i.e. at least a worthy microphone).
Here are a couple of photos of my other slide-worthy guitar, which despite its similarities, has a very different but equally interesting sound compared to the metal-bodied instrument. This one is a wooden-bodied, round-neck Dobro (i.e. designed for holding in the usual way when playing, rather than on one's lap like the classic square-neck Dobro) with a spider-bridge resonator. Also, the neck meets the body at the 12th fret rather than the 14th, so it's a smaller, more huggable guitar. Both photos were taken with the 35 f/1.4 N on my Fuji X-T2. My brass slide is included at the top of the first image, which also highlights the Dobro logo on the peghead.
Just a simple straight shot of the Hayes Library & Museum, and then an abstract that I actually shot before the overall view. I'm fairly certain with the 55mm f2.8 AIS.
During the break I used the washroom... could resist going back to the training room to grab my camera
Something fascinating with the way the green glows from the outside sunshine
Beautiful shot, Serge; but it's a Camellia japonica, not a rose. A fairly common mistake. BTW, the related chinese camellia is the plant that gives us green and black tea.
Ballard wrote:
Beautiful shot, Serge; but it's a Camellia japonica, not a rose. A fairly common mistake. BTW, the related chinese camellia is the plant that gives us green and black tea.
I didn't see this busy little bee until I uploaded my files in Lightroom... he definitely deserves a bit of appreciation. This was shot with the 80-200 f/4.5 AI with a 20mm Vivitar extension tube attached. Manual mode at 1/250th of a second, f/8 and Auto ISO. There was enough light that this shot didn't need a boost. It took me a bit of time to re-acquaint myself with this lens when finding focus with tubes. The focus throw is long enough that one has a great deal of latitude. I'll likely play some more with this lens which has excellent color and sharpness.
I hope everyone is having a good week. Hard to believe yet another month has flown by. May Day tomorrow. I am going through some recent shots tonight and thought I would post a couple to keep the thread moving.
Here are a couple from my recent ramble around downtown with the F2AS (Noct and T-Max 400 film)
I can't remember if the Out of Service was before or after the Tavern visit
CGrindahl wrote:
I didn't see this busy little bee until I uploaded my files in Lightroom... he definitely deserves a bit of appreciation. This was shot with the 80-200 f/4.5 AI with a 20mm Vivitar extension tube attached. Manual mode at 1/250th of a second, f/8 and Auto ISO. There was enough light that this shot didn't need a boost. It took me a bit of time to re-acquaint myself with this lens when finding focus with tubes. The focus throw is long enough that one has a great deal of latitude. I'll likely play some more with this lens which has excellent color and sharpness.
Thanks Scott. Good to remember what a great lens this was in its day. It was a standby for professionals from 1977 to 1981 with a retail price of $795, if I recall correctly. I bought mine for $88.00 and was pretty blown away when I started using it. Alas, like many of the lenses I own, it ended up in a cabinet and didn't get use for many years. It is nice to re-acquaint myself with these fine old lenses. And, of course, always nice to share the experience with my cyber friends on this thread.
A few more flower photos... with the 80-200 f/4.5 AI version N with the square baffle at the rear, with a 20mm Vivitar tube attached... These were all taken on the street where I live.
