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A candid portrait of fiddler Dana Catlett playing at O'Malley's Pub. She is a member of the Kelihans, a Celtic band based in Kansas City.

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You know, I like your portraits very much. This one too. Just great work.

 

Warm regards my friend.

Jap, just perfect my friend.

Outstanding piece with nice expression, incredible control on exposure, superb lighting, perfect tonal range & exquisite cropping, Joseph P.!!! Congr.

These low light concert shots are all very great.

Wonderful composition and great lighting too. Take care

WOW!!! This is beautiful, Joe, excellent tones and B&W, the title is perfect.

 

Alberto

The soft shadows on the face are superb. I love the sparkle you've captured.

Great portrait Joseph! Thanks for visiting!

When and if we meet, I am going to demand that you tell me how you do these low light images with no blur and no harsh light. And then you must tell me how you always seem to capture at just the right moment. Well, maybe not. I doubt that this is a skill that is taught. You are either born with it or not, and you clearly were. Wonderful work, muchacho. Take care

Great job Joseph. Lots of emotion.

Great shot - inspires me to try my hand at some B/W!

... and I, too, am so impressed with your facility at capturing this kind of image, given the challenging low light, inherent movement, and fleeting expressions. I hesitate to be any less than totally positive, and there's hardly ever anything to say about your work that isn't pure admiration, but... I find myself wishing for just a tad less sharpening on this one. It looks like it's created highlights on the left nostril and along the shaft of the nose that's a touch distracting. Hope I haven't over stepped or been too nit picky. Warm regards, David.

I agree with all of the comments about the exposure, lighting, tonal range & cropping. Her facial expression is what makes the picture.

Joe, working with that stage lights all the time, you created a beautiful pottrait of the musician.She is well placed on the frame with her instrument. The light( and shadows) is exactly right, on her face and musical tool, and her expression is complementing the whole. Very well done as usual.

Oskar, Robert, Richard, Clayton, Cynthia, Alberto, Jeff, Satheesh, Dave, Joseph, Dale, David, Steve, Pnina --

 

Thanks so much for your kind comments and helpful suggestions. I'm so glad you like this shot.

 

Warm regards...

As always, demonstrates a total domination of the lights and composition.

We can hear the music.

 

best Regards

I love this one. Incredible detail considering the law light conditions and nicely framed. B&W is perfect as well. Bravo!

A lot of feelings here, beautiful portrait of an artist, like b/w. Best regards my friend..

The whole ' O'Malley's' B/W series deserves a 7/7 integrally. Further I agree with the laudation above. Compliments, El. 7/7 anon.

Excellent and quite original b/w portrait, Joseph. The expression, light and contrast are unique. Very good capture! Congrats!

The tight crop works here to enhance her closeness to her music & musical instrument. B/W a good choice for viewers to concentrate on her dedicate expression. Well done portrait.

I really like this photo.

Beautiful shadow/light play in her face Josep.

Also perfect capture on her expression the concentration and the passion for music.

Great light treatment.