First Attempt At Instrument Shot - Piano

TeamSpeed · 22nd of January 2008 (Tue)

At one of my many trips to visit our new infant girl at the ICU, I decided to take shot of the piano that is in our hospital lobby. I have never really taken shots of instruments before, so C&C would be very welcome. I do alot of floral, insect, and other nature-related items, so this was a bit different for me.

blackshadow · 22nd of January 2008 (Tue)

Fantastic photo - but where is the performance?

campc · 22nd of January 2008 (Tue)

Color, composition, dof, right on. This would be awesome large and framed in a music room. How is your baby doing? It is amazing to see how far medicine has come, but still it's a hard time for parents. God bless your family. GG

FlyingPhotog · 22nd of January 2008 (Tue)

+1 on what campc said! Really, really good...

TeamSpeed · 23rd of January 2008 (Wed)

Thanks everyone! I would have loved to have had a few keys struck while shooting, but the piano is all pretty and polished and roped off.

We find out today whether the chest tube going through her rib to her lung can come out. They have clamped it overnight to see if the hole in her lung has closed off. Thank you for the kind thoughts, we have had one heck of a support network around us from work, church, and family!

I thought about getting a 20x30 of the piano, and a couple of other shots I have of chili peppers, then framing them and seeing whether I could sell them. This piano one might be a great picture for my daughter's band teacher's room. I believe I can get a poster made of this and placed into a black cheapie frame to match the decor in their band room for about $20.

weegee · 23rd of January 2008 (Wed)

Fantastic composition and perfect exposure. Excellent work. And good luck with the medical stuff.

monty28428 · 23rd of January 2008 (Wed)

Very nice TeamSpeed -- you even got the drop shadow going in the right direction!! Sweet!

TeamSpeed · 23rd of January 2008 (Wed)

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Originally Posted by monty28428

Very nice TeamSpeed -- you even got the drop shadow going in the right direction!! Sweet!

I don't know exactly what that means, so this just means I really was lucky with this shot!

I just found out that Sams Club makes 20x30 posters for $11, guess I will be renewing my membership after all. There goes my Walmart/Sams Club ban, it lasted all of about 10 months.

22nd of January 2008 (Tue)	#2
blackshadow Mr T. from the A team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Melbourne, VIC Australia Posts: 5,732 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: First Attempt At Instrument Shot - Piano Fantastic photo - but where is the performance? __________________ Black Shadow Photography Facebook Flickr Twitter Gear List Myspace

22nd of January 2008 (Tue)	#3
campc Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 53	Re: First Attempt At Instrument Shot - Piano Color, composition, dof, right on. This would be awesome large and framed in a music room. How is your baby doing? It is amazing to see how far medicine has come, but still it's a hard time for parents. God bless your family. GG Last edited by campc : 22nd of January 2008 (Tue) at 22:31.

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FlyingPhotog Cream of the "Prop" Join Date: May 2007 Location: Probably Chasing Aircraft Posts: 57,025	Re: First Attempt At Instrument Shot - Piano +1 on what campc said! Really, really good... __________________ Jay Crosswind Images *Facebook Fan Page* "If you aren't getting extraordinary images from today's dSLRs, regardless of brand, it's not the camera!" - Bill Fortney, Nikon Corp.

23rd of January 2008 (Wed)	#5
TeamSpeed Cream of the Crop Join Date: May 2002 Location: Cow and Corn Country, Indiana Posts: 19,677 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: First Attempt At Instrument Shot - Piano Thanks everyone! I would have loved to have had a few keys struck while shooting, but the piano is all pretty and polished and roped off. We find out today whether the chest tube going through her rib to her lung can come out. They have clamped it overnight to see if the hole in her lung has closed off. Thank you for the kind thoughts, we have had one heck of a support network around us from work, church, and family! I thought about getting a 20x30 of the piano, and a couple of other shots I have of chili peppers, then framing them and seeing whether I could sell them. This piano one might be a great picture for my daughter's band teacher's room. I believe I can get a poster made of this and placed into a black cheapie frame to match the decor in their band room for about $20. __________________ 7D \| 100L \| 24-70L \| 70-200L f2.8 IS \| Σ 50-500 OS \| Σ 50 1.4 \| Tok 11-16 \| 18-55 IS \| 55-250 IS Past Equipment \| My Gallery \| My Mini-Reviews Resources For Sale: Focus Genie MicroAdjustment Chart \| Gel Genie Flash Gel Holder \| High ISO Denoiser Action

23rd of January 2008 (Wed)	#6
weegee Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 486	Re: First Attempt At Instrument Shot - Piano Fantastic composition and perfect exposure. Excellent work. And good luck with the medical stuff. __________________ My Online Gallery: http://fotoluigi.zenfolio.com/ Elan II, 5D3, 17-40L f/4, 24-105L f/4, 70-200L f/4, 85 f/1.8, 50 f/1.8

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monty28428 Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Carolina Beach Posts: 9,664 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: First Attempt At Instrument Shot - Piano Very nice TeamSpeed -- you even got the drop shadow going in the right direction!! Sweet!

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