Patterns appear all around us. Even our daily routine is usually a pattern of sorts. If we pause and look at things closely we can sometimes see the patterns they form. I took this shot of a Japanese Koto and decided it would be a good example. Even the music that it can produce has the same potential. The photo was taken with these settings shutter speed 1/40 sec, f=3.6, and ISO 160. Post processing was a crop to straighten, convert to black and white, sepia filter at 60%, and a frame with drop shadow. Please let me know what you think.
Al
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#1 by danudin on January 5, 2010 - 8:24 pm
Captured superbly, as I can almost hear the notes through the screen, so rich so clear so crisp, just like your photo.
#2 by jenslanghans on January 5, 2010 - 8:26 pm
What can one say, this is just awesome!!
#3 by Bobbie on January 5, 2010 - 8:27 pm
This is an intriguing photo. Without your commentary, I would not have known it was a musical instrument. The processing gives it an abstract quality that lets the mind generate its own interpretations.
#4 by Terri on January 5, 2010 - 10:04 pm
Nice one Al. I recognized the strings and the bridges I think they call them. It is a great closeup and I love the grain of the wood. What type of wood is it made of? My father used to build guitars and dulcimers, I remember many trials and tribulations with soft woods and hard woods like Rosewood. Thanks for the reminder.
#5 by alwilliamsct on January 5, 2010 - 10:13 pm
I honestly don’t know what wood it is made from. It was on display on a recent outing with the family and thought it would make an interesting shot.
#6 by Tammy McChesney on January 5, 2010 - 11:10 pm
Elegant, beautiful and classy….the lighting and treatment of this is sensational, Al…what an eye pleaser!
#7 by D. S. Fisher on January 6, 2010 - 8:47 am
Wonderful image; the perspective really captures the pattern well. Also I love the b/w treatment.
#8 by dorispac on January 6, 2010 - 2:01 pm
Al, this is simply lovely. The mood is superb because of the outstanding lighting and the incredible clarity.
This would make a striking cover for a music magazine or program. Great work!
#9 by Julie McLeod on January 6, 2010 - 3:55 pm
Al,this is really lovely. And perfect for the theme, too, because it is a visual pattern that produces audible patterns. Your choice of the sepia is appropriate, as is give the wood even more warmth.
I like the way you’re presenting your images with the drop shadows. Nice!
#10 by Clara Williams on January 6, 2010 - 5:12 pm
It is a beautiful picture, Al. I love the tones, and I ove how the strings disappear into the shadows. Great details, great processing.
#11 by Greg on January 7, 2010 - 10:11 am
well composed image, lighting and processing accentuate the patterns form by strings and bridges (is that what they’re called?). Nicely done.
#12 by dspec01 on January 9, 2010 - 10:48 am
I love this image. Everything you did worked really well – the lighting, the composition and the processing.
#13 by Edmund on January 13, 2010 - 9:26 pm
I like this one a lot. Looks like you used available light to your advantage on this one. Yes there are patterns all around us. I also like the PP you did and frame. Thanks for the exif data.
#14 by Sue on January 15, 2010 - 2:46 am
I love everything about this. The shapes, shadows and patterns. The sepia tone is perfect!
#15 by lynda1uk on January 15, 2010 - 10:33 am
Great close up, love the lighting.
#16 by Karen S. (klsbear) on January 21, 2010 - 10:44 pm
I think I love everything about this shot – the vertical lines receding into darkness, the spot lighting, the sepia tone processing, just marvelous! I’m really enjoying your quotations and comments about the theme and pattern being around us everywhere too.