James Hill > Durham Warehouse Blues Series-4015

A closeup shot of Andy Coats playing his National steel guitar.  This shot is from a different Warehouse Blues Concert gallery - one that I've neglected and need to revisit.  Currently it's an assortment of somewhat bland color and B&W images.  I was playing around with some Lightroom presets this morning and came up with this version which I like much better than B&W version I have in the gallery.  When time permits, I may use it as a starting point to re-process the rest from this show.BTW, I found the "Cool Shades" Lightroom preset I used on Sarah Ji's blog, a really fantastic personal photo blog.  She has a link to examples and download on her main page.Happy hump day, everyone!

Wow, the jaggies really hurt this one, especially in the thumbnail!  Oh well, go X2Large for a better look.
James Hill > This is another shot from the same Warehouse Blues Concert Gallery as yesterday.

Meet Chris Turner.  Chris is quite the accomplished harmonica player (and composer) who plays at such a high energy level that he's simply amazing to watch.  I couldn't find video or audio online of Chris playing any Blues, but I did come across a youtube video of Chris playing "Fox Chase" which I'm guessing is an old European tune.  There is also a pretty detailed bio of Chris in the info box, including a link to his personal website.

I was pretty happy with this shot, even though it's a little soft.  It's about a 70% crop from the original and I was pushing the limits of Image Stabilization on my 28-135 with the exposure.  I'm excited to think how much better my concert images will be this coming year with the new 70-200 f/2.8.  It should make a world of difference in low light situations.

Update: I just discovered that the song Chris is playing in the youtube video is actually an old Irish tune, so I guess this post ties in with St. Paddy's Day as well.  :)
James Hill > Warehouse Blues Finale-4860
James Hill > Warehouse Blues Finale-4859
James Hill > Warehouse Blues Finale-4858
James Hill > Warehouse Blues Finale-4857
James Hill > Warehouse Blues Finale-4856
James Hill > Warehouse Blues Finale-4855
James Hill > Warehouse Blues Finale-4854
Durham Warehouse Blues Series-4015

A closeup shot of Andy Coats playing his National steel guitar. This shot is from a different Warehouse Blues Concert gallery - one that I've neglected and need to revisit. Currently it's an assortment of somewhat bland color and B&W images. I was playing around with some Lightroom presets this morning and came up with this version which I like much better than B&W version I have in the gallery. When time permits, I may use it as a starting point to re-process the rest from this show.

BTW, I found the "Cool Shades" Lightroom preset I used on Sarah Ji's blog, a really fantastic personal photo blog. She has a link to examples and download on her main page.

Happy hump day, everyone!

Wow, the jaggies really hurt this one, especially in the thumbnail! Oh well, go X2Large for a better look.
James Hill > Durham Warehouse Blues Series-4015

A closeup shot of Andy Coats playing his National steel guitar.  This shot is from a different Warehouse Blues Concert gallery - one that I've neglected and need to revisit.  Currently it's an assortment of somewhat bland color and B&W images.  I was playing around with some Lightroom presets this morning and came up with this version which I like much better than B&W version I have in the gallery.  When time permits, I may use it as a starting point to re-process the rest from this show.BTW, I found the "Cool Shades" Lightroom preset I used on Sarah Ji's blog, a really fantastic personal photo blog.  She has a link to examples and download on her main page.Happy hump day, everyone!

Wow, the jaggies really hurt this one, especially in the thumbnail!  Oh well, go X2Large for a better look.
Durham Warehouse Blues Series-4015

A closeup shot of Andy Coats playing his National steel guitar. This shot is from a different Warehouse Blues Concert gallery - one that I've neglected and need to revisit. Currently it's an assortment of somewhat bland color and B&W images. I was playing around with some Lightroom presets this morning and came up with this version which I like much better than B&W version I have in the gallery. When time permits, I may use it as a starting point to re-process the rest from this show.

BTW, I found the "Cool Shades" Lightroom preset I used on Sarah Ji's blog, a really fantastic personal photo blog. She has a link to examples and download on her main page.

Happy hump day, everyone!

Wow, the jaggies really hurt this one, especially in the thumbnail! Oh well, go X2Large for a better look.
See photo in gallery

Comments

|

New comment:

Name: Email: Link:


To foil spammers, enter this code: copy this text in this box: Code unreadable?