Mariachi Divas #2 by goodoleboy
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Captured 7/20/11, around 7 PM, at a concert held on the wide spread green acreage adjacent to our City Hall.
The setting sun didn't do much for snapping photos at the event, which created barely acceptable sharp contrast. And no flash allowed to fill in the darks. Ergo, tons/tonnes of postwork on these pics.
The last picture depicts a portion of the audience, sitting enraptured by the performance. In recording their presence, I continuously violated the privacy of thousands at the event, so what else is new?
Incidentally, on return to my place, I discovered to my chagrin that my camera lens cap had disappeared, probably dropped somewhere right in the middle of the crowd of thousands. I thought it was lost forever, or at least damaged, but, despite that, I returned the next morning in the faint hope of finding it somewhere on the vast lawn. When I got there, I meandered about for a while, and, as fate would have it, there it was, lying in the grass, undamaged and in fine fettle. It had somehow miraculously survived the crush of humanity, plus the following area cleanup. I thank the photography gods for that bit of good fortune.
Ciao, thankx for looking in, and for any and all favs and noncritical comments.
Comments (12)
morningglory
Very nice pics under difficult circumstances....and glad you found your lens cap. That was good fortune. I like the crowd picture best, everyone is totally focused on the concert.
npauling
A lovely collage of these entertainers and they certainly drew a great crowd. Super news about finding your lens cap again, amazing that it wasn't broken.
magnus073
Thanks for sharing this fabulous collage with us Harry. Great news about your camera lens cap, it sounds like Lady luck was on your side
jocko500
good shots of this place and happy you got the cover back
fallen21
Fantastic shots.
durleybeachbum
Fascinating pics, Harry!
Feliciti
beautiful shots of this moments !!good thing you find the cap !!
MrsRatbag
Seems to be quite a festive event, Harry; what a huge crowd to hear these ladies! Excellent shots given the circumstances, and congrats on finding the lens cap. Mine disappeared not long after I got the camera, and had to be replaced with a generic one, which does the job but doesn't say "Canon".
Rainastorm
AWESOME shots Harry...these are super cool...and wow! I am shocked you found the lens cap!! Now that was some good fortune! I'd say the "photography gods" were looking out for you!
danapommet
Wonderful collage Harry and it was nice to show us a section of the audience. Also pretty cool that you found your lens cap!
anahata.c
First off, when I borrowed Bill's DSLR, I suddenly became aware of lens caps. I'd never known what they were, but suddenly I saw them in gutters, on sidewalks, on the beach...and each time I saw one, I thought: Poor blighter: It had a good life, but short; and now it's disappearing into the great lens-cap abyss, unattended, no one to heed its last wish. I felt sorry for the things. So from that moment on, I held onto that sucker for dear life, and bought 3 replacements just in case. (It was Bill's camera: I wasn't gonna return it with a missing lens cap!) I've never heard of anyone going back the next day and finding one. And in tip top shape! No, the caps become bitter, they refuse their owners, they roll into the shadows of hell, and if you find them, you don't want them. You may have reversed the tide of life. Glad you found it. I mean, I know it won't change the world, but it's a big deal. Glad it accepted you. I've seen much worse, believe me... These shots show a slightly different configuration of musicians; it may be your angles, foreshortening, etc, but it could almost be another event. And you've given us nice closeups---the first two let us see much more of the costumes, the players' concentration, the formality of their stances (Celtic dance ensembles have some of that same formality among the fiddlers), and the colors. And btw, on postwork: From what I understand, unless one has a high end 5 grand camera (not counting lens) with unbelievable specs, getting clean clear shots in these situations is almost impossible. Esp this time of day. Grain moves in like a virus, along with too much or too little light, saturation, etc etc. I appreciate what you went through to make these clear, and bring down grain, get as much a balance between light & dark, and let the hues come forth. I know it's a tedious job, and I commend you for doing it. And you still caught the luminous time of day. You gave us the trumpeters, full blast. (Ever see Dizzy Gillespie play? His cheeks blew out so much, his kids once thought he was gonna blow up!) These are real musicians---meaning: It could be 200 freakin' degrees on that stage, the wind could be blowing, people in the audience could be talking up a storm, and the players could feel like they're in straight jackets (poor band musicians, what they go through should win them Pulitzer Prizes), but they're blowin' away, only thinking of the music. Really glad you got that shot & gave it to us. Then you got a doozy: It looks like a plane flew by, or maybe a musician was signaling a cue: 2 of the violinists are looking to the side, and a great expression on the flautist's face, staring to her right, wondering what the hell just dropped! Love it. And finally, the audience shot is not only laid back, but so colorful: I can't believe all those blues & pinks! It's almost a theme. A relaxed shot, not a bit of tension, glad you didn't go for the monumental feel, but just let 'm all lay back. Nice way to end the sequence...Well, kudos for getting into these positions so often, and for managing with the difficult light, and maybe also the artifacts of heavy zooming. (I know, that Canon lens is supposed to show you Alaska on a good day. I've read heaps of praise for that amazing zoom. But any zooms can be troublesome in this light, so kudos on your work to manage.) Fine work, Harry.
angora
wonderful series!!!