Steinway Red

From the same session as "Steinway Blues" and "Steinway M". Probably

should have included this in my recent show.

mmmm.... grand piano! me like grand pianos! nice shot. have u tried taking the inside parts? do some funky macro stuff?

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Nice shot Carl, I like the crop. 6/6

Nicely done, with the crop, angles, reflections, and colors. That about covers it, doesn't it? Really a great shot, Carl. Congratulations.

 

Best Regards,

Barry

Actually, the part I like best is the light reflected off the felt that creates a bright red highlight on the plate.

Fantastic vision. Well done image. Congratulations. Regards.

Nicely done. Care to share any lighting details?

It's unusual to have direct sunlight on a piano, since it's not good for the soundboard, especially. I moved this piano directly under a skylight just for the shot.

Thanks. It worked well, obviously

Wonderful soft reflections in here Carl, what a fantasticly engineered work of art a Steinway is, your photo does this thing of beauty real justice.

Carl, I agree with Ben Anderson totally. This is a truly superlative shot. One to make Steinway proud. I've tried hard to fault it, but I reckon it's flawless. Have you sold this shot to the Company? I reckon they'd pay top dollar.

Takes my breath away...

Best regards from Kenya,

Mark :]

Wouldn't hurt to contact them, I guess. The only other way to sell this image, unfortunately, is to clone out the fallboard decal and the "M" and sell it as generic. Not a fun job.

You might want to start by dropping them an email here...

I honestly think this is an outstanding capture. At least give it a shot (no pun intended!) They're based in NY and who knows, they might invite you over to take a couple of shots and pay you for 'em...

Given the price of a Steinway, I'm sure they won't be mean with the pennies either. They understand good craftsmanship ;)

Cheers and God bless,

Mark

I did a factory tour in Long Island City a couple decades ago.

 

They might be receptive . . . or that might read me the riot act about not using this image commercially, etc., etc., etc.

 

Or they might file away the thumbnail and do the same shot themselves next time they do a photo shoot. It's not hard to replicate.

Carl, the colors and sharpness of the shot are terrific. I would have liked this composed just slightly different: black diagonal near the top of the frame cropped so it ends in the top corner. As far as usage, while this can't be used as stock (unless you clone), you can certainly sell it in a gallery.

 

I recently bought my daughter and upright piano (antique--don't ask the brand!) and the piano tuner is at my house today giving it an overhaul. He promised it would sound terrific.

might be someone I know . . or know of.

 

Here on the east coast, "antiques" (pre-depression era) are mostly unserviceable due to the more extreme humidity cycle.

 

Good luck!

What a beauty is that piano. I like the diagonal lines you composed the image with and the soft reflections and light. Good addition to your serries, which I like very much. Pnina

This is a clever composition, using the various regions of the piano as abstract elements to be arranged into an arresting formation of shapes & rhythms. This is a statement of the obvious, but the presence of the words forms just a little too dominant a literal element. My mind wants to surrender to the abstraction but that lettering keeps pulling me back.

I feel the same way about sideways on views of concert grands on stage. Huge lettering on the side designed for TV cmaeras seems a bit over the top and spoils the lines.

Carl, I just uploaded a piano photo--the one I bought for my daughter that just got tuned. It's certainly not as "grand" as the Steinway!

I don't see a problen with the lettering, as the upper part is dominant enough ( the rectangle in red and gold frame above the letters), as well as the dominance of keys on the lower part. For me the letters even a bit strong are well in harmony there.

Hi Carl :)

Seems I was flogging a dead horse there ;) Oh well, I'm sure there are many who'd like a large print of that on their wall. I know I sure would :)

Someone mentioned something about the lettering. Whereas it is pretty prominent, I think it actually adds to the image. The gilded lettering goes with the overall mood of lighting and 'colour scheme' of the image. Of course it could still be cloned out and you'd have a decent stock image, but I'd leave it on.

Just my two cents. Again :)

I ran into this issue with my POW shot of the "Discarded Piano". The emblem in the upper corner was cropped off when I uploaded it, but the full version has been more popular when I offer the choice as a print. I read it as a visual element in both images that is part of a balanced arrangement - neither a feature or a distraction. In this case, it was a necessary addition in order to get the reflected red light. A shot from the treble end would pick up "Steinway" in big black letters on the plate, (see "Steinway Blues") so they've got you coming and going.