Tag Archive: musical instruments

Photo: The Violinist

By Richard X. Thripp at 2009-11-08T15:01:56Z in Photography, Portraits, with these tags: amour, canon rebel xti, ef 50mm 1:1.4, musical instruments, people, the violinist, violin, 5 Comments. 144 words.

The Violinist

Amour Bloomfield playing the violin. Amour is a Daytona State College student and she assures me she has modeled for many of the photography students. :cool:

She didn’t know how to play my violin, but she picked it up pretty quickly so hopefully no one will notice. The book is Suzuki Vol. 2, which I enjoy playing. I’ve never advanced beyond a second-year level in violin (unlike piano), but at least I have good intonation.

At first Amour was looking at the music, but I told her to look at the camera instead. It doesn’t …

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Photo: Bongos for Peace

By Richard X. Thripp at 2009-09-12T23:59:42Z in Photography, Stock Photos, with these tags: bongos for peace, brown, canon rebel xti, contrast, ef 28-135mm, macro, musical instruments, still life, vignetting, 7 Comments. 75 words.

Bongos for Peace

A pair of peaceful bongos. One has the yin-yang symbol on top. I don’t recognize the other symbol. These belong to the QUANTA 26 student Madison Bernard. He plays at the Daytona State College clock tower in the afternoon.

We had a good background with the bricks. This was meant to be an editorial photo, but I’m finding them artistic!

Canon Rebel XTi, EF 28-135mm, 1/500, F3.5, 35mm, ISO100, 2009-09-02T13:08:37-04, 20090902-170837rxt

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