Fiddle dee-dee in Bath

Went for a day trip to my ol' stampin' ground at Bath. First time back in a couple of years and really enjoyed it. Encountered this guy playin' fiddle by hand and weird 'meccano' style guitar by foot ... was pretty foot tappin' stuff

These are very nice, I really like the angles here. The second and third photos are my favorites.

Cool. I'd have liked to have seen that.

That is quite intresting!!! I love the 3rd image.

most unusual instrument which would get lots of attention ,
and thankfully lots of coins thrown in the case .....for him and his music
must have been like a 'one man band' sound Dave
am wondering what exactly did the extra equipment do for the fiddle ?
(regards sound quality)

glad you had a good visit in Bath

you must smell nice and clean now






he looks a bit like BelTom

not sure if he's on the fiddle as much
(around here anyway)

Cheers folks ... yeah, maybe it was Tom on a day out catching some cool breezes while fiddlin' for his supper. I think the gadget was so the guy could accompany himself while fiddlin away'. Maybe he should get a pal to play with, but I suppose that means sharing the takings. He had some DVD's for £8 but I dunno if I wanna watch his funny face for an hour as he fiddled. These were all taken with my just bought bargain buy Tamron 28-75mm which seems to be a good lens for the 5D. Just need to get used to it.

What and he didn't try to charge you for a photo, like the robot-man?

I stick to street shooter protocol and drop a coin or two in the box when I shoot. It is an unwritten law. In fact, he moved position and I saw him again on the way back, so dropped another £1 in his box With the robot guy I thought that was bad not to drop a coin. It is the guys profession. I think it is rude not to. A bit like shoplifting IMO.

Really nice, I love the last one. What lens did you shoot these with?

condyk wrote in post #5731545
I stick to street shooter protocol and drop a coin or two in the box when I shoot. It is an unwritten law. In fact, he moved position and I saw him again on the way back, so dropped another £1 in his box With the robot guy I thought that was bad not to drop a coin. It is the guys profession. I think it is rude not to. A bit like shoplifting IMO.

Some truth in that.

Anke wrote in post #5731663
Really nice, I love the last one. What lens did you shoot these with?

The Tamron 28-75mm 2.8 ... does good on a FF.

With this steam (:shock guitar I could also eart some bread (but no butter), still I'm afraid playing even that requires some skills. - Intersting shots, Sir.

these are really cool shots !!! Whatever that contraption is he's using there is certainly very unusual,, love your B&W conversion,, #3 with his expression is a real winner,, excellent work

Olli wrote in post #5732796
With this steam (:shock guitar I could also eart some bread (but no butter), still I'm afraid playing even that requires some skills. - Intersting shots, Sir.

Cheers ... was purely mechanical. No steam involved ... well, apart from when the two ol' ladies came over and he started flirting

jaharris1001 wrote in post #5733920
these are really cool shots !!! Whatever that contraption is he's using there is certainly very unusual,, love your B&W conversion,, #3 with his expression is a real winner,, excellent work

Yeah, I was tryin' to mimic Kodak tri-x film through Bibble Pro.

He did have a full-on funny expression all the time.

Love the 3rd shot .. Great angle..