Swan Lake (De Sousa) - Adagio (MAK)
by WalesP

Comment by h2:
maybe you should have chosen only one image to copy, the swan is not as beautiful as in the originals

Bertie Bott's - Every Flavor Beans
by WalesP

Comment by colorcarnival:
Should have known this was yours with the dark background, lol. I agree with the comment about the faster shutter speed. It's very fun to see some of these kind of floating in air!

Swan Lake (De Sousa) - Adagio (MAK)
by WalesP

Comment by hotpasta:
I am glad you did a variation rather than a straight copy...well done

Day 15 - Stephen Marley
by WalesP

Comment by glad2badad:
I personally don't have any experience with this type of photography (band/performers/musicians). When I look at this I can get a sense of the intensity and the heat. The sheen of sweat on the drummers skin, the harsh shadow on the left speaker, the mic stand on the lead performers jeans. This all kind of puts me there in a way, which is cool. Regarding B/W...it's contrasty and the tonal range is covered. Works for me. :)

Day 15 - Stephen Marley
by WalesP

Comment by dtremain:
Nice action. Lots of contrast, with nothing blown out too badly.

Day 08 - Buzzard
by WalesP

Comment by krnodil:
Amazing detail and clarity!

Bertie Bott's - Every Flavor Beans
by WalesP

Comment by JBHale:
I think it would have looked better with either a faster shutter speed or a slower one. The kind of in-between blurriness doesn't look as nice.

Day 14 - Pete Yorn
by WalesP

Comment by shalrath:
Amazing stage shot! Very well done and perfect B&W conversion.

Bertie Bott's - Every Flavor Beans
by WalesP

Comment by radionin:
I find this pic a little to dark for my Taste, with a candy challenge I was hoping to lots of super bright and saturated colors. Just me

Day 14 - Pete Yorn
by WalesP

Comment by dtremain:
Nice capture. Anyone who wants to criticize live performance shots should try (and try and try) to take some good ones first. Usually the lighting is low (slow shutter speed), combined with the fact that everyone is in constant motion, and continually move behind this, that, or the other thing. They don't stand together, so you have significant gaps between band members... you get the picture (or don't as the case too often is). In this shot, the guitar players are looking down, kind-of obscuring their faces a bit (oh, let's not talk about the long hair...). The drummer is looking up and his entire face is visible. This shot has a welcoming feel to it - like they're enjoying what they're doing, and want you to as well. Nicely done.

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