Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/04/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter thanks for your comments, and you are 100% right that I get great access and I am often stood within inches of e.g. a bass player. the turner Sims is a 400 seat auditorium with no stage so there is no possibility of hiding below the stage line and creeping to a new position as happens in so many venues (not easy when you weigh 19 stone and are six feet tall!). As for 1971, I am afraid your memory fails you unless Keith was playing in a damned great hole as excavations started in July 71 and the first concert was in 1974. It is a great venue unknown virtually by even the citizens of Southampton, and is a firm favourite amongst performers. The manager really knows his job, and has been Concert Venue of the Year winner a couple of times. last year he came second to Birmingham Symphony Hall, which is no mean feat. I am so lucky to have unfettered freedom there, and have had a number of exhibitions of my work in the foyer. Kind regards Gerry > On 26 Apr 2016, at 09:33, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> wrote: > > Gerry, > > they are great images. As for rehearsal...at least you can get close > without > getting in people's way, which would quite possibly be the case at the > TSCH. > > Peter > > PS I seem to recall seeing Keith Jarrett there in'71 > > On 26/04/2016 08:28, Gerry Walden wrote: >> Thanks for commenting Douglas. To defend myself ;>) I would say that I >> get into positions, and get images, which are just not possible during >> concerts but the downside is that I get empty seats. The piano is large >> (this one is a 9.5ft Steinway Concert Grand) and if I get it in shots I >> lose the face amongst the piano and my aim are jazz portraits. People who >> know jazz know who the subjects are - if you were to photograph e.g. >> Sinatra you would not expect to see his voice in the image but you would >> see his face. >> >> Kind regards >> >> Gerry >> >>> On 26 Apr 2016, at 00:59, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: >>> >>> Gerry, >>> I like no. 2 best as he looks most involved with his playing, and you >>> can see the piano. Pity that the empty seats are visible, but at a >>> rehearsal what can one expect? >>> >>> Some of the others don't show the piano so he could be doing anything, >>> and, in two of them, he looks like he's just spotted a wasp. >>> >>> Now you'll have to forgive me as I'm not a piano player, so am probably >>> a lousy judge of these things. >>> >>> Douglas >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerry Walden" <gerry.walden at >>> icloud.com> >>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Sent: Monday, April 25, 2016 4:26 PM >>> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Julian Joseph images >>> >>> >>>> Just thought some of you might like to peruse these images of the great >>>> English jazz pianist Julian Joseph during sound checks at the Turner >>>> Sims Concert Hall: >>>> >>>> http://archive.gwpics.com/#!/index/G0000DWOxmfbyMos >>>> <http://archive.gwpics.com/#!/index/G0000DWOxmfbyMos> >>>> >>>> All images taken with the Leica M9 and Zeiss 50mm Sonnar f1.5 at >>>> 1250iso. >>>> >>>> Kind regards >>>> >>>> Gerry >>>> >>>> >>>> Gerry Walden LRPS >>>> www.gwpics.com <http://www.gwpics.com/> >>>> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or >>>> +44 (0)797 287 7932 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > -- > > =========================================================== > Dr Peter Dzwig > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information