Hello from The Bahamas!
It was getting quite late on a Saturday night when I decided to visit your website. Two minutes later I put on pants, grabbed the nearest camera (D7000 w/ 50mm f/1.4) and headed downtown. One of my favorite performers is (Crazy) Johnny Brown and his band. He has amazing presence and is a true entertainer. It turns out that last night was his first show back after major surgery. You could see a shimmer of pain in his eyes but this was soon eclipsed by the joy he gets from performing.
First photo: Crazy Johnny being himself.
Second photo: Becky, Johnny’s bass player.
Third photo: Johnny pushed through the pain and successfully finished a great the night.
All three shot wide open at 1/125 at either ISO 800 or 1600. B&W conversions and minor tweaks done in Lightroom.
Thanks for inspiring people like me to get out and shoot!
Dante Carrer
Nassau, Bahamas
Thanks for posting this Steve – it really means a lot to me!
And… thanks to everyone for your kind posts.
I love my D7000 but I’ve been shooting with my M3 + Summicron 50mm f/2 for the past few weeks and I am having a hard time putting it down. Wide open Leica glass and the simplicity of shutter+ aperture+focus bring a smile to my face. I’ll be sure to send you the scans when I get around to processing the film.
Keep shooting!
Would love to see those scans…
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behaves a lot like Rahul Ram – bass guitarist and lead singer – Indian Ocean .
Loved no.1 photo .
The b&w ones look very impressive (and expressive). Amazing insight into a driven man. Thanks for sharing!
Definitely great concert shots. Well done.
Great photos he must be related to iggy pop looks like he’s cut from the same cloth
Great photos! No 1 is my favorite, especially with the BW treatment. That D7000 is a great camera and I have spent years enjoying my 50 f/1.4. Keep it up!
Nice shots, no 1 is a magnificent portrait! Really nice work!
Agreed. LOVE the first photo (the other two are great as well).