On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 3:31 PM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Feb 12, 2010, at 5:58 AM, frank theriault wrote: > >> Former bike messenger, now bike shop owner and part time punk band >> drummer: >> >> http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.com/2010/02/shannen-on-drums.html >> >> Too bad about the mic in his face. Oh well... >> >> Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome. > > I like the little muppet on the drum kit too! > > I love the shot, great timing. It's too bad you couldn't shoot from a > little over to your left so that he wasn't quite so obscured by cymbols. > Chances are he would have then been obscured by a guitar. > > Drummers are hard too shoot. They're always poorly lit, blocked by the other > band members, and autofocus much prefers focusing on the drum kit in front, > rather than the person behind it, so you have to manually focus. > > Just getting a clear shot of a drummer is an accomplishment, kudos for > getting a clear shot with good timing and composition.
Yeah, drummers are tough! I "threw out" about a dozen for various reasons - this is the best of the bunch. The cymbals partially obscuring him don't bother me (he is on drums, after all - I feel they add atmosphere), but that damned mic! Thanks Larry and Dave for your comments. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
