Taken at an Alice Cooper concert in Iceland.
This is my first submission here, so I don't expect much, but I rather like this one myself.
I deliberately did not try to correct his skintone completely, I like the color from the spotlight to affect him.
I also like his fingers to be moving in the picture, so I hope people won't find that annoying.
Post challenge:
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Thank's to everyone for a great welcome to dpchallenge. I guess I'll have to work my way down now, get the yellow and red :)
I was not aware of this challenge when I went to the concert, so lets see how I do when I'm actually trying to make something fit a challenge.
Thank's again.
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Very nice shot! i like the single light source and the detail in the picturs. live shots for me are kinda hard to pull off but im working on it. nice job here! (10) all the way!
question: i see he asked to use this picture did you let him=)?
Hello,
I am the bass player for Alice Cooper.
Great shot!! Congratulations on your blue ribbon. One of the best shots I've seen taken live.
I would like to use the photo on my homepage can you please e-mail me @ cgmix@mac.com..
Congratulations on getting a blue ribbon with this pretty cool shot and your first entry to boot! Oh and just for the record, about 2 weeks ago I encouraged Kiddi to start participating in challenges here at DPC as I thought he had what it took to be a ribbon winner.
Me and my stupid big mouth... I would have gotten the 13th place if I would have just kept it shut
Such a classic shot, it really evokes the "live music" theme for me. And apart from that personal/subjective view, it's technically excellent. Great job for your first sub!
that is an amazing shot i take concert images all the time and it isnt easy. I shot alot of film in my younger days, that is when you really learn to leave you picture alone. I like the fact that you can say that. Just nleave well enough alone to get the right effect. Histograms and so on just let you get to be 18% of the photographer that you really are like the pic and i hope to compete against you in later contests. Great work!
Phew! Thank goodness the Icelanders are back in action! Was getting worried there for awhile, not a single Iceperson on the frontpage for many days ;) Congratulations Kiddi!!! You "rock"
Ja hérna, það er ekkert annað sumir bara koma, sjá og sigra :) til hamingju kallinn, rosa mynd!
Hey you're not allowed to win a ribbon till ya been here at least a couple of challenges! Just kidding... Nice shot and congrats on the blue! Now give the rest of us a chance. :-)
TC
Nice composition. The spotlight and the bass's neck work together to frame the musician very dramatically. I also like the spare, stripped-to-the-bones feel of it. Suits character of the instrument. 7
Don't ask me why, but of all the straight forward indoor rock concert shot from below in the crowd type shots, I really like this one. I don't know if it's the tonality (Did you use a tri-tone type treatment or is this the actual lighting?) or the lines but this shot just seems to jump out at me. It works! Nice capture.
TC
A great capture with a talented composition! So far the best "Live music"-photo I have seen. Wide angle lense and speedy hand give extremely fine feeling.
10. The parallel between the spotlight and the bass guitar makes for excellent composition. The background is minimal. It is a bit over-contrasty, but I think that works in this setting. Rock music, after all, is about the dramatic.
Very nice, love the use of wide angle. Background is nice and simple. Good colour balance. Very competent indeed, but missing an extra something... I wish the bass player was a tad more dynamic.
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