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photographer Pekka Saarinen.
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Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Vienna Konzerthaus (rehearsal)

In this panorama Jukka-Pekka Saraste conducts Sibelius' Swan of Tuonela, which is mostly an english horn solo (that's why it looks like no one is doing anything!). This panorama is made of three images taken in G1 panorama mode. It's relatively easy to make a panorama like this, as the camera is horizontally straight and the walls are not too close. People were very concentrated in listening to the music so they did not move almost at all. Some very small artifacts can be corrected by the cloning tool in PS (the second timpani player with gray hair on the back of the stage, in the middle, had a second 'ghost head' after stitching because he was sitting right on a stitch seam and moved while the picture was taken. That confused the stitch, so this error had to be corrected manually).


Viewer Comments

This is a fine photograph. Having attempted similar shots of our own local orchestra, usually under difficult lighting conditions, I can appreciate the achievement here. It is aesthetically balanced, the available light is well used, and it captures the mood effectively. I see no technical shortcomings, but if the moment had captured the conductor's face better, my rating would be higher still. But no complaints, really - well taken!


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Ian Macdonald , Australia
06/23/04



hide photo detail info photographer: Pekka Saarinen | shooting date: 01/13/01 | country: Austria | location: Vienna | in gallery: Seven months with Canon G1 | categories: People, Music, Architecture, All | shutter speed: 1/20s | aperture: f/2 | ISO: 50 | lens: Canon G1 inbuilt lens @ 7mm (34mm in 35mm film SLR) | camera: Canon G1
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