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Subject: [Leica] Pianist, age 92, plays Bach
From: luisripoll at telefonica.net (Luis Ripoll)
Date: Mon Nov 19 12:20:24 2007
References: <5.1.0.14.2.20071118161006.00bc38c0@mail.2alpha.com>

Hi Peter,

Hi like these ones.


http://users.2alpha.com/~pklein/temp/L1002319-prf.jpg


http://users.2alpha.com/~pklein/musicians/L1002314HokansonBow.htm

But on this one I would like to crop a little to eliminate the foreground,

Saludos cordiales
Luis



-----Mensaje original-----
De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En nombre de
Peter Klein
Enviado el: lunes, 19 de noviembre de 2007 1:51
Para: lug@leica-users.org; leica@freelists.org
Asunto: [Leica] Pianist, age 92, plays Bach

This weekend, we attended a lecture-recital by 92 year-old pianist Randolph
Hokanson.  At this age, he no longer does virtuoso pyrotechnics.  But he can
still play, and well.  Bach is his favorite, the music he "chooses to live
with" at his stage of life.  Over the course of three weekends, he talked
about and performed the entire Book I of "The Well-Tempered Clavier." What a
delightful gentleman!  Completely engaged with life, music and people.  A
real inspiration.

I took the Canon 50/1.2 along. I didn't shoot while he was playing, but I
got something that looks as if I had. When intermission concluded, he struck
a chord to get everyone's attention, and I was ready:
http://users.2alpha.com/~pklein/musicians/L1002312HokansonChord.htm

And here he is at the conclusion of the concert:
http://users.2alpha.com/~pklein/musicians/L1002314HokansonBow.htm

The recital took place at the Sherman-Clay piano store in downtown Seattle.
The overhead spot-lighting was not ideal.  The background is a mural-sized
photograph of a concert hall mounted on the wall behind the piano.
Actually, we were sitting on folding chairs in the showroom floor.

The 50/1.2 Canon also came in handy while riding to the concert:
http://users.2alpha.com/~pklein/currentpics/L1002300KatyaNiteDrive.htm

And finally, this is what happens when you let glass artist Dale Chihuly get
his hands on a Steinway:
http://users.2alpha.com/~pklein/temp/L1002319-prf.jpg

It's very, uh, green. . .
http://users.2alpha.com/~pklein/temp/L1002302-prf.jpg

M8 at 320 ISO and minus 1 stop EV compensation. 50/1.2 Canon LTM for all but
the "inside the piano" shot, which was taken with the 35/1.4 Summilux ASPH.

Enjoy!
--Peter


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Replies: Reply from phamard at numericable.fr (Philippe Amard) ([Leica] Pianist, age 92, plays Bach)
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