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in the little town i live in, townsend tn., we have this old timers bluegrass festival.
you will see people of all ages young and old, enjoying bluegrass and gospel music. you can see what the ” old days” were like with old tractors, old single engines running homemade ice cream machines, balers, all sorts of mechanical apperatis.
one of the things i love about the festival is how each little band forms their own circle, and just plays to whomever wants to stand around and listen.
there are fiddles, violins, cellos, basses, banjos, all sorts of musical instruments.
this one guy had what looks to be a guitar turned right side up, and picking it.
so something just said..shoot it..and i did :)
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Angel Perry
Love how you can see the reflections of his fingers. Great POV!
Christopher E... replied
aww angel, you’re the greatest :) not to bad for hand held shot huh? ;)
Judi Taylor
I love listening to bluegrass. Do you also have cloggers? Just looking at this I know it was lots of fun.
Christopher E... replied
yep judi, definitely were plenty of cloggers, i know they must be sore by now, was a great weekend for the festival
Nancy Stafford
great close up image.. i like the the reflections of the fingers..
Chipper
Nice! Tack sharp focus and good choice on DOF.
Bonnie T. Barry
What a great point of view, Chris. I’m glad something told you to shoot! I know the man who’s playing the guitar would be honored to get a copy of this image. Great documentary of local color artists.
Marianne Vene...
Woo hoo Chris! Good shot!
Maria Dryfhout
Nice close up of talent…
eXposure
wonderful composition …
beautiful
Scott Ruhs
Nice close up shot, Chris!
photosbylefty
good eye Chris, this is just plain good photography my friend!
hilarydougill
wonderful capture, fantastic clear sharp shot. hugsxxx
Jacqueline Baker
lovely shot and you picked (haha couldn’t help myself sorry!) a great perspective!!
Christopher E... replied
lol cute! and thanks
dinghysailor1
beautiful clarity and detail ! would love to have been there to hear the music – it sounds wonderful !!
Christopher E... replied
you would have loved it maggie!
Sean Farragher
lovely shot
dougie1
good shot!
PrairieRose
Ohhhhhh Christopher! I am such a BIG fan of bluegrass….......you have truly captured the heart and soul of the artist in this shot….....of course, with your trained eye, composition and clarity are spot on…...VERY, VERY professional work, my Friend…....I LOVE IT! Cheers, Rose :))))
Christopher E... replied
well then lady, plan on being here next year for the festival :) will get enough to last you for awhile.lol thanks so much for the support and that comment..wow!
barnsis
Excellent angle and subject this is a dobro is it not?
Christopher E... replied
barnsis, i really dont know, i dont think it’s an actual guitar tho, thanks so much for checking it out and comment
Al Bourassa
Great angle
Antanas
very good
Michele Duncan...
Great angle and perspective Chris!
dc witmer
he’s a pickin and I’m a grinnin
because that is a nice shot
Jellybean720
Great Capture.. Love the reflection … Love bluegrass to.. :))
peaceofthenorth
chris this is such a great photograph….i am going to “pick” this one as a favorite ( just a little pun)....steve
Joyce Dickens,...
I love your perspective here Chris…......well done!
LoveMy7Cs
I can *hear” this.
Anthony Pierce
How did I miss this?! Wish this was going on while I was down. Nice work.
amarica
This sounds like so much fun…great story and image Chris…
Darlene Marrya...
I’m glad you listened to that little voice that said “shoot it”!! This is a fantastic capture Chris! I love the age in the hand and the smoothness of the instrument together. I can almost hear the music and would love to be there and see this festival myself….sounds perfect!
Antanas
Great capture
Daniela Weil
Beautiful shot, love it!
Laurie Puglia
very very cool! love the detail here.
Helene Kippert
Great shot chris – love the reflection in the guitar
Ellen
I can almost hear the music….Very nice photo Chris!
DesImages
This shot really is a portrait of the musician, focussing on what makes his music. Beautiful, especially the reflections
dougf
Wow – what clarity and crispness – nicely done Christopher.
Kevin Skinner
I love the detail in this one, Chris. Perfectly composed shot. Can’t help but wonder what it would look like in B&W….......... :-)
kathy s gillen...
beautiful shot with great details
myimages
marvelous capture
budrfli
and shoot it you did! wonderful macro, bet the festival was awesome!
Joanne Bradley
Excellent shot, for a few years, many moons ago, I followed bluegrass festivals around both Canada and the US. Really genuine people and great music! I love this close up of a musician’s hands!
Monica Di Carlo
Beautiful!
Kathleen Stephens
A Blue Grass Festival!
I love the detail. Surely this is an old hand at picking :)
Charlie08
Here’s to wishing the “old days” would come back! Nice composition.
DebraLee Wiseberg
Very nice shot. Love the POV.
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Maureen Maliha 22 days ago
Hi Christopher :-) Cool work! Please consider adding this to the group
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Thanks!