Piano Solo

Ted Szukalski

I am planing a European holiday next year, so naturally there will be a lot of architectural photography to be done, so I thought I'd visit one of the Sydney cathedrals and try some settings. I did few test shots and was about to leave when I heard this man playing piano. There was this huge empty cathedral, two of us and his music. I took one photo of him with his approval but without interrupting his performance.

Settings... Wait for it: hand held 1/7s at 12mm and iso800 (so I hope you don't mind bit of grain)



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judah

Very nice shot. As usual from you. I like the square crop but would like to see more details on his face. If you drop by Italy let me know if you need any help.

Ted Szukalski

Thanks Judah. His face was not lit enough by anything to show details. I may try to boost this a bit when I have time in photoshop.

This time we are skipping southeren Europe - simply not enough time. It will have to wait for the next time.

judah wrote:

Very nice shot. As usual from you. I like the square crop but would like to see more details on his face. If you drop by Italy let me know if you need any help.

Seefutlung

Nice Ted. I would go the other way ... burn in the face to a detailless black only the glasses and some top hairs reflecting light (including the ear and hair). Next I'd darken the window a tad and possibly the top of the hands and a slight bit on the fingers.

Very nice shot. If you're on a roll lets see what happens if you darken up that cloth thing on top of the piano (piano cover?).

So what was he playing?

Gary

Ted Szukalski

I will try various edits on this shot over the weekend.

I could not recognise the music - it was none of the popular classics I can identify.

Seefutlung wrote:

Nice Ted. I would go the other way ... burn in the face to a detailless black only the glasses and some top hairs reflecting light (including the ear and hair). Next I'd darken the window a tad and possibly the top of the hands and a slight bit on the fingers.

Very nice shot. If you're on a roll lets see what happens if you darken up that cloth thing on top of the piano (piano cover?).

So what was he playing?

Gary

arroyoshark

Ted, that is a really nice "composition" (sorry for the pun). Your eyes are led around the image by the body of the man and the curves of the organ torso.

Nice work!


btw, is that a staircase in the background?

firedancing4life

love the depth in this picture!

Ted Szukalski

Thanks. And yes, it is a staircase.

arroyoshark wrote:

Ted, that is a really nice "composition" (sorry for the pun). Your eyes are led around the image by the body of the man and the curves of the organ torso.

Nice work!


btw, is that a staircase in the background?

photogmomma

Seefutlung wrote:

Nice Ted. I would go the other way ... burn in the face to a detailless black only the glasses and some top hairs reflecting light (including the ear and hair). Next I'd darken the window a tad and possibly the top of the hands and a slight bit on the fingers.

Very nice shot. If you're on a roll lets see what happens if you darken up that cloth thing on top of the piano (piano cover?).

I agree! Whether you darken him or brighten the background, it's going to just get better. I love the composition and being in B&W, but think my eye jumps around a little too much. Staircase, piano player, staircase, piano player... I want to have one main subject and then a secondary one...

This is a wonderful shot with a lot of potential!!