Downtown Disney Musicians

A few snaps from Downtown Disney
Anaheim, California

#1

Brother Yuself

#2

Wayne

#3

another of Wayne

#4

The Tervor

more here:
http://garyayala.smugmug.com/gallery/1994648_iEDys#183664602_mRmsP

Gary

#1

Brother Yusef is positioned as if responding. The high contrast B&W works well for Jazz and the Blues.

#2

This picture is minimalist. We're presented with the finger positions that make the music notes shift by shortening the length of string vibrating. It's like a ladder or a railway track and either of those can evoke memories in the community of music lovers who know of the hardships that were part of the background from which the music sprung. So I find this picture to be particularly interesting. One thing that's out of place is that it's so clean! High contrast imagery gives us black or white and there are no nuances, However, that's the way it is. still, we know how the music can wax and wane, wander and warble and remember lost lullabies, so if one knows music, one will get more of this.

Thanks Asher ... those were my favs also. I was very pleased how the frets reflected the light while all else just sucked up what little light was available. As for Brother Yuself, hard to go wrong with either an image or a song with Brother Yuself.



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Gary Ayala said:

Thanks Asher ... those were my favs also. I was very pleased how the frets reflected the light while all else just sucked up what little light was available. As for Brother Yuself, hard to go wrong with either an image or a song with Brother Yuself.

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Do you have a link to the music?

These are all, of course, wonderful images, Gary, as appropriate for the long-time pro snapper that you are.

Images #1,2, and 3 are particularly good for reducing the subjects to their essential graphical elements, very much like the work of Ray Metzker and several of his peers from the old Institute of Design days circa 1950's.

Compared to the current "high dynamic range" post-processing fad this type of imaging never gets old. It takes strong lens skills that can't be bought as a Photoshop plug-in.

Thanks very much for posting these, Gary.

Asher Kelman said:

Do you have a link to the music?

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here's a youtube link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i286_b5i564

Try This for his home page:

http://fattback.com/home.htm

Gary

I have a couple of his CD's ... if you appreciate the blues you will not be disappointed.
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Ken Tanaka said:

These are all, of course, wonderful images, Gary, as appropriate for the long-time pro snapper that you are.

Images #1,2, and 3 are particularly good for reducing the subjects to their essential graphical elements, very much like the work of Ray Metzker and several of his peers from the old Institute of Design days circa 1950's.

Compared to the current "high dynamic range" post-processing fad this type of imaging never gets old. It takes strong lens skills that can't be bought as a Photoshop plug-in.

Thanks very much for posting these, Gary.

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Thank you Ken ... I had to take a re-take to make sure it was my post ... thanks so much.

Gary

Hi,

I really like very much the very fist b&w picture : very strong and great graphism.

Cedric MASSOULIER said:

Hi,

I really like very much the very fist b&w picture : very strong and great graphism.

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Thanks Cedric, I like the stark boldness of high contrast B&W.

Gary