Taiko Lunch

Nikolai

My friend Chris plays taiko drums. Due to a grin of the Transportation God he found himself in a temporary possession of four drums, so few of us went to our favorite park to have some old good fun: hitting the huge drums. In fact we have a witness that our drumming could be heard miles away:-).

Below are few shots:

This is how you hold a bachi - taiko drum stick:



The drum surface a split second after a hit. You can see the blur in a center as it vibrates feverishly:



Chris is showing how to hit taiko properly:



Hit it hard!



You can play solo:



You can play duo:



Or you can play trio:



But no matter what, you always shine like a star:



The rest is here:
http://nik.smugmug.com/gallery/1809301

Enjoy lunch shooting!

Skippy

Nikolai wrote:

My friend Chris plays taiko drums. Due to a grin of the Transportation God he found himself in a temporary possession of four drums, so few of us went to our favorite park to have some old good fun: hitting the huge drums. In fact we have a witness that our drumming could be heard miles away:-).

Enjoy lunch shooting!

Boyyyyyyyy he sure is putting all his might into hitting those drums
no wonder you could hear them miles away

Looks like you guys had quite a time in the park Nikolai....nice series.
Thanks for sharing........ Skippy (Australia)

frg

like the last one....the sense of movement and the sun bouncing off the edge of the drum..

Nikolai

Skippy,

Skippy wrote:

Boyyyyyyyy he sure is putting all his might into hitting those drums
no wonder you could hear them miles away

Looks like you guys had quite a time in the park Nikolai....nice series.
Thanks for sharing........ Skippy (Australia)

We were always a bit confused we he was referring to his taiko classes/rehearsals as to a physically challenging and exhausting experience.

Now, after I tried it only for a few minutes I can easily see why

Thanks for looking!

Nikolai

Frg,

frg wrote:

like the last one....the sense of movement and the sun bouncing off the edge of the drum..

Thanks!
I had to crowl under the drum to take this - while he was hitting it.
I was a bit concerned that he'd miss the drum and hit my 30D with his bachi...
Luckily, it didn't happen

saurora

Great series! Love the last shot, but they're all great. Looks like it would be a real great way to relieve stress and tension!!!! Just visualize something/someone that bugs you and go for it!!! Great way to spend your lunch hour, too.

Nikolai

Saurora,

saurora wrote:

Great series! Love the last shot, but they're all great. Looks like it would be a real great way to relieve stress and tension!!!! Just visualize something/someone that bugs you and go for it!!! Great way to spend your lunch hour, too.

Thanks!

We used to go to that park more often, but lately we got hooked on sushi places... Besides, all this summer was a rather hot one

Awais Yaqub

Great !
That last shot is just amazing loved it

Nikolai

Awais,

Awais Yaqub wrote:

Great !
That last shot is just amazing loved it

Thanks, man!

I wish I had a cleaner filter :cry