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goforphoto
14th of May 2007 (Mon), 08:24
Shots taken over the weekend at a local Bluegrass festival.
goforphoto
14th of May 2007 (Mon), 08:27
Ralph Stanley II & The Wright Kids (local group of three brothers and one sister) I am sure the world will get a chance to see more of these youngsters.
goforphoto
14th of May 2007 (Mon), 08:30
Larry Stephenson Band warming up behind the stage & and close up of a Dobro.
goforphoto
14th of May 2007 (Mon), 08:39
Pretty Banjo picker.
goforphoto
14th of May 2007 (Mon), 08:54
Wright Kids again. This was a 3 day festival and some people came in RVs others pitched a tent, but there was one group of campers who really went primitive and tossed up a tee-pee.
goforphoto
14th of May 2007 (Mon), 08:56
And yes the people with the tee-pee were actually Indians
goforphoto
14th of May 2007 (Mon), 10:28
Hmmm, I just checked these on my desktop after posting. Does anyone see a yellow cast over these images? or has my desktop lost its calibration?
René Damkot
14th of May 2007 (Mon), 12:27
Yep, I see a warm cast, but the only one where I think it's "too", is #1. (and maybe 8)
(If you could put numbers by them, that might help commenting.)

Second image is quite nice, as is the seventh. Allthough I'd have preffered a Banjo with the headstock intact.
DwightMcCann
14th of May 2007 (Mon), 17:45
For me the essence of Bluegrass is the acoustic instruments and shared microphone with each musician taking turns of a solo nature. Given this perspective, while there are some good images here, you are missing the wider angle front view that is so classical. I like the one of slide guitar/dobro a lot.
goforphoto
14th of May 2007 (Mon), 18:12
The stage was covered with microphones and just about every shot there was a mic in some ones face. I really wish sound guys would think of photographers when they set a statge LOL.
DwightMcCann
14th of May 2007 (Mon), 18:15
The stage was covered with microphones and just about every shot there was a mic in some ones face. I really wish sound guys would think of photographers when they set a statge LOL.

Well, that's the pits! Both times I shot Rhonda Vincent and The Rage there was one microphone shared by five or more folks ... it was blissful.
http://dwightmccann.com/Images/RhondaVincent/RhondaVincent500px/RhondaVincent-500-6530.JPG

Yes, sound and light guys need to think of the photographers ... or we need to be buying more beers!
blueapril
14th of May 2007 (Mon), 18:44
Very nice set of images. I like the one of the hand on the strings, I find myself often doing the same with guitar players.
goforphoto
14th of May 2007 (Mon), 18:49
See what I mean Mics everywhere. the second shot had over 10 mic stands and mics on the stage at one time.