I am not thinking of snapshots, but of good quality photographs in both technical and aesthetic respects. I am inspired by the wonderful photos posted by a Shadows fan in another forum and hope to direct his and other photographers toward a subject dear to us. In this way, we would marry two hobbies – the Shadows and photography. I am sure the non-photographers among us will enjoy the photos also. I would, for one.
I think appropriate subjects will be The Shadows (for instance, a photo of Hank taken by us - see Al's good photos of a concert), their music, their and our guitars and gear, our bands, and all other matters related to our interest in the Shadows.
We might post photographs taken by others, provided they relate to us personally. I think photos downloaded from the Web would not be in keeping with the thread.
In keeping with the theme, it will be interesting to note the camera and lens used for each photo, if known, as they do in photography magazines.
I hope this is a good idea and of interest to others.
To start off, let me post the photo below to illustrate one subject and type of photograph I had in mind. Certainly, the more artistic among our members will have better ideas.
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The photo is of our drummer Lito Toribio, who is about 70 now. He was drummer of a Shadows-style band in the early 60s and is generally acknowledged the best from the era. He makes the drums sing. I think the photo captures his love for the instrument and how involved with it he is when he plays. Photo by Bien Bautista, Manila, 2008. Canon Camera and lens.
Andy
