Thumping that bass.

Bernie O

I shot this at the Closer to Free Ride in New Haven, CT this past summer.

michswiss

Hi Bernie. Welcome to DGrin.

Your bass thumping dude is nice and tight but it feels very flat. Possibly underexposed? There is also a little too much extra space at the top of the frame. When shooting people in the wide, I always remind myself to "look down" or basically to tilt the camera slightly down to avoid having the top space be empty.

I don't think I've seen a five string bass before. It might have been nice to have gotten one of his hands into the shot to show some of that thumping.

bfjr

michswiss wrote: »

Hi Bernie. Welcome to DGrin.

Your bass thumping dude is nice and tight but it feels very flat. Possibly underexposed? There is also a little too much extra space at the top of the frame. When shooting people in the wide, I always remind myself to "look down" or basically to tilt the camera slightly down to avoid having the top space be empty.

I don't think I've seen a five string bass before. It might have been nice to have gotten one of his hands into the shot to show some of that thumping.

welcome Yes!
would tend to agree with above.

jpope42

Welcome! Like the angle of the shot. With musicians typically its good to see a hand as a part of the action I think, but then again I'm often wrong.

Richard

jpope42 wrote: »

Welcome! Lie the angle of the shot. With musicians typically its good to see a hand as a part of the action I think, but then again I'm often wrong.

I think you're spot on. Maybe a landscape orientation would have worked better for this shot.

Oh, and welcome to the asylum. .

Bernie O

Love your street shots.
Richard,

I checked your pics. I love your street shots.

Thank you.

Bernie O'