• playing a french horn

    D70s
    Focal Length: 50 mm
    Aperture: f 1.4
    Exposure time: 1/60 sec
    ISO 640
    Capture date: N/A


    Posted Around 5 years ago

    The past summer we stayed in "La Petite Nice", an excellent guesthouse in the centre of the Provence. In this picture, you can see one of the children playing his french horn. Now I don't know a lot about musical instruments, but I have a strong feeling that mastering a horn is one hell of a task. About the pictures: they were shot with a Nikon 50mm at f1.4 with available light only. The sun was slowly setting so I had to use ISO 640 which is actually a little too much for the D70s, that's why I had to use a bit of noise reduction. Other than that, no processing at all...almost like old-school photography. :)
    What do you think of "playing a french horn"?

    ▲Robbix
    Nov 17, 2008

    lovely!!

    koluthcka
    Nov 17, 2008

    very cool! wonderful work

    fredcan (away)
    Nov 17, 2008

    Great mood and light! A really beautiful shots. That's a great lens you've got there!

    gee hue
    Nov 19, 2008

    I love this ... what a great pair of images ...

    BitProcessor
    Nov 22, 2008

    two nice pictures with a mystical mood

    gina's view
    Dec 07, 2008

    very sweet; you have such a distinctive style!

    SUEbahrin
    Dec 24, 2008

    i llove it!

    zabong
    Dec 31, 2008

    Great capture, love it.

    KT Lee
    Jul 08, 2009

    Great colors!

    Rae Komonski Photography
    Sep 23, 2009

    Kinda looks like something out of a movie. Amazing!

    moodaholic
    Nov 17, 2008

    They are nich shots, and the grain from the ISO does make them even better. I think that the boy is playing a french horn ;)

    PiXistenZ
    Nov 17, 2008

    Kenny, you're right, it's not a tuba, so I edited the title and the comment. :)

    Sean
    Nov 17, 2008

    Great shots. I especially like the second one where we see more of him and the horn. That's quite an instrument to tackle. It might as well be a tuba.

    clarence
    Nov 17, 2008

    Wow! A French Horn! Fun stuff!

    Rags
    Nov 17, 2008

    I love the expression of the people watching. The are really admiring the young boys playing.

    Tero
    Nov 17, 2008

    The light is tender.The boy is so serious. And the NR gives a bit of softness for warm atmosphere.

    David Chabashvili
    Nov 17, 2008

    Kid is really trying :) Good shots, very natural!

    jelb
    Nov 18, 2008

    Bonsoir,

    In France..Belles photos..Sérieux et appliqué..Bravo!

    John Maslowski
    Nov 18, 2008

    Such talented children, really fascinating pictures. Excellent compositions, amazing ability to be so young and reading music.

    David
    Nov 18, 2008

    GREATTTTT!!!!!

    Tom K.
    Nov 22, 2008

    Two terrific pieces of work. Your work inspires.

    P:DEeK
    Dec 01, 2008

    salute ! very nice.

playing a french horn