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The flute player puts breath to a flute. Who makes the music? Not the flute, but the fluteplayer!
The flute player puts breath to a flute. Who makes the music? Not the flute, but the fluteplayer!
Yo_Spiff


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2010-04 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Tamron SP AF 10-24mm F3.5-4.5 Di II LD for Canon
Location: Waxahachie, Texas
Date: Apr 17, 2010
Aperture: F7.1
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/50
Galleries: Candid
Date Uploaded: Apr 29, 2010

 The village flutemaker at the Scarborough Fair Renaissance festival. When I approached, the little girl was resting her head in her hands and staring intently at the young woman playing. She lifted up when I approached, but I still got the sort of shot I had wanted. I love the connection of the two girls gazing at each other.

I had trouble coming up with a suitable title, so I did a web search for flute related quotes. The one I used is attributed to a Persian poet and philosopher by the name of Rumi. I did have to make some adjustments to fit it into the available title space. The proper quote is:
"The fluteplayer puts breath into a flute, and who makes the music? Not the flute. The Fluteplayer!"

I also felt this quote to be a sibling of "It's not the camera, it's the photographer."


I have been wanting to improve my people photography, and I think I am, but not in the way I had envisioned. I had originally been thinking in terms of studio portraiture, but I am finding my favorites are shots such as this. I can't quite call it street photography, and it's not exactly a candid, as they are aware I am taking their photo. Environmental portraits, perhaps?

Anticipated critiques:
-Don't care for the processing.
-Long winded title.

Post-challenge notes:
A 6+ freestudy is not a regular thing for me yet, so I am very happy with this. It did have it's share of folks that did not care for it, but I expected the treatment would not be to the liking of all. The comments tell me that I did nail what I was after. I've been trying to improve my people shots, so I was particularly pleased to get some comments suggesting there was a story here.

Statistics
Place: 101 out of 394
Avg (all users): 6.0571
Avg (commenters): 6.8889
Avg (participants): 6.0291
Avg (non-participants): 6.1351
Views since voting: 1735
Views during voting: 264
Votes: 140
Comments: 16
Favorites: 1 (view)

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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Canon
 06/05/2011 05:03:16 PM
amazing picture.looks a drawing.beautiful one.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7200
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
 06/15/2010 05:25:32 PM
Great shot Steve.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/4.0 L IS USM Lens
 06/09/2010 10:48:56 AM
Reminds me of an old, old print.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony Alpha a1 II
Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS
 06/09/2010 10:02:20 AM
I missed this one! (didn't vote on that free study)

Wonderful shot! What a great capture!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 05/08/2010 12:20:09 PM
This is a Great shot. Love the processing. My only 10 that didn't make it into the top 10....Awesome work!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSLR-A100
Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
 05/08/2010 01:55:11 AM
Beautiful image. I thought it would be on front page. I voted 10 in this
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 05/07/2010 07:33:00 PM
I would like a cape just like hers...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 05/07/2010 01:11:02 PM
Just beautiful.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
OM System OM-5
Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko
05/06/2010 11:13:12 PM
gets my vote of 9 - excellent image. Well seen, well processed. Love it!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6G ED
 05/06/2010 12:43:48 PM
Your entry tells I story, I like that!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7000
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 05/06/2010 06:27:23 AM
Great photo and the processing really adds nicely to the mood.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/4.0 L IS USM Lens
 05/04/2010 04:48:14 AM
Very retro.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC for Canon
 05/03/2010 02:53:22 AM
good one,,,, old look,,, well done,,,,,,,,,,
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D40
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED VR
 05/02/2010 09:35:53 PM
beautiful photo; title too wordy - but I'm not scoring on the title
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M5
Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 8-18mm f/2.8-4 ASPH
 05/02/2010 11:55:35 AM
Wonderfully composed and executed image. Nice title and subject matter too.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm X100T
Pentax DA 70mm f/2.4 Limited
 05/01/2010 03:26:16 AM
Flautist? Interesting shot though. Makes we wonder what story lies behind it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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