alexr
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Post by alexr on May 5, 2023 16:46:11 GMT
Thanks to everyone for the glorious bridge images.
The theme this month has a double inspiration; it was in Helen’s latest list of suggested themes and it leapt out at me as I am shortly to set off on a tour including Nashville, Memphis and New Orleans, to fulfil a long held desire to see the home of some of the music that I love. So the theme is ‘Making Music’ which can include musical instruments (new or old) or anything else or anyone that is creating a tuneful sound.
I look forward to seeing your creations. Please don’t be offended if I don’t comment much or contribute myself until the end of the month while I am away, but I hope to return home with a camera full of musical images to share.
Have fun and enjoy.
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billz
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Post by billz on May 5, 2023 18:10:23 GMT
Thanks for the theme Alex. Have a great time chasing the music. I'm a blues fan myself and your trip sounds like a dream.
Bill
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pontiac1940
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Post by pontiac1940 on May 5, 2023 20:27:51 GMT
I hope to return home with a camera full of musical images to share. Like Bill said, have a wonderful trip! Look forward to your photos. |
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Post by tourerjim on May 6, 2023 10:46:11 GMT
This was my nans before she came over from Ireland to live in the UK and from memory I can remember her playing it as far back as I was nee high to a grasshopper and it's still plays today, It's now been handed down to my younger brother.  |
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Post by hmca on May 6, 2023 13:31:32 GMT
Well that’s a very special heirloom, Jim.
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Post by tourerjim on May 6, 2023 20:17:37 GMT
Well that’s a very special heirloom, Jim. Thanks Helen, I believe my nan brought it with her just prior to start off WW2 so it's good many years old |
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Post by fotofrank on May 6, 2023 21:08:15 GMT
Still Playing  |
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Post by hmca on May 7, 2023 0:28:45 GMT
Beautiful image, Frank.
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Post by pete61 on May 8, 2023 2:59:24 GMT
The brass section of a seniors' concert band performing at an event in Chandler, AZ.  |
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pontiac1940
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Post by pontiac1940 on May 8, 2023 4:07:23 GMT
Thanks Alex! Fun challenge for someone who can't tune a radio. But I admire musicians and take photos when appropriate. These were opened in ACR and levels and contrast tweaked after desaturating. Then in PSE, I used a B&W gradient map adjustment layer to tweak some more. Guitarist in Los Algodones, Mexico in 2014  The Harpist, Santa Cruz, Chile, 2009  |
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alexr
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Post by alexr on May 8, 2023 10:13:59 GMT
What wonderful contributions you have made already. From Jim's that pulls on the heart strings, to Clive's that pulls on the harp strings (sorry I couldn't resist...).
Frank, so creative and brilliantly executed and Pete, such a beautifully clean image that has such clarity in mono. Thank you all. I am excited for what more will come.
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Post by tonyw on May 8, 2023 21:48:41 GMT
A couple of piano shots - a baby grand - converted to B&W in Silver Efex   Tony |
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Post by PeteB on May 9, 2023 16:08:43 GMT
Singer/songwriter at a local outdoor event. Converted with SilverEfex Pro.  |
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Post by VickiD on May 9, 2023 17:00:20 GMT
Strumming on the Street in Charleston, SC. Converted using Nik SilverEfex Pro...and a lot of cleaning up!  |
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Post by Jim on May 10, 2023 0:34:21 GMT
Hummel boy violinist. An old Hummel my mother gave to us many years ago.  |
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