Blues Guitarist

[Tee Why]

Brother Yusef is a blues guitarist who performs regularly at Downtown Disney at Anaheim, CA.

Our photography group was there and these are some candids while he was outside playing at night.

1.
http://tomyi.smugmug.com/photos/577992732_x9mzh-L.jpg

2.
http://tomyi.smugmug.com/photos/577994174_ngAp2-M.jpg

3.
http://tomyi.smugmug.com/photos/577991053_a6Mbb-L.jpg

[Flutist]

Love them. I can hear him singing....

[Trevlan]

Brother Yusef is a blues guitarist who performs regularly at Downtown Disney at Anaheim, CA.

Our photography group was there and these are some candids while he was outside playing at night.

1.
http://tomyi.smugmug.com/photos/577992732_x9mzh-L.jpg

2.
http://tomyi.smugmug.com/photos/577994174_ngAp2-M.jpg

3.
http://tomyi.smugmug.com/photos/577991053_a6Mbb-L.jpg

That's some fast glass. 200mm 2.8? Dare I say 1.8? .::Drools::.

Great shots.

[Tee Why]

Nah, Canon 135mm f2L.

[Trevlan]

And that's not fast? lol.

[Tee Why]

No, I meant it's not a 200mm f1.8 or a f2.8.
I'm into fast primes. 200mm f2.8 is too "slow" for a prime for me and the f1.8 is too expensive and way too big.

The 135mm f2L without a hood is small and black, very inconspicuous, has great optics, and is better priced than the 200mm f1.8. More my style, although the 200mm f2.8 is a great lens too.
:)

[RBrogen]

I really like #1 :thumb

[chrisdg]

Brother Yusef is a blues guitarist who performs regularly at Downtown Disney at Anaheim, CA.

Our photography group was there and these are some candids while he was outside playing at night.

1.
http://tomyi.smugmug.com/photos/577992732_x9mzh-L.jpg


Tee - more great shots from your Disney trip.

I'm curious though - do you (or anyone) know why the bokeh'd lights near the top of the frame are football shaped? I noticed this in your "little girl & the fireworks (http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=135312)" frame as well, which used the same lens.

[Tee Why]

Not sure why the oblong shaped bokeh. I suspect it's the angle of the light source to the lens as only some are like that.

[bdcolen]

Brother Yusef is a blues guitarist who performs regularly at Downtown Disney at Anaheim, CA.

Our photography group was there and these are some candids while he was outside playing at night.

1.
http://tomyi.smugmug.com/photos/577992732_x9mzh-L.jpg



This first one works particularly well - though I wonder if he's falling over backwards :huh But the expression, lighting and composition are very nice. Second one it seems as though the point of focus is off a bit, and the third one just doesn't work for me, though I think I get what you were going for.

[Tee Why]

Can't remember his name but another fine acoustic guitarist That was also performing there. I bought one of his CD's when he used to perform outside at the 3rd street Santa Monica.
4.
http://tomyi.smugmug.com/photos/578388591_bC25W-L.jpg

5.
http://tomyi.smugmug.com/photos/578388775_xpwZH-L.jpg

[tortillatorture]

this one did it for me, but maby the impact would been less without looking
at the other two shots first, it might be a bit confusing alone.
anyway i love the focus in this busy shot.

http://tomyi.smugmug.com/photos/577991053_a6Mbb-L.jpg

also, the second shot of the two latest bw's are really nice and moody.

[Tee Why]

6. This is Carlos Lopez, a fellow member of LAShooters, playing the drums. He is also the drummer for ABC's Dancing with the Stars TV show.
http://tomyi.smugmug.com/photos/578481565_tsu65-M.jpg

[bdcolen]

6. This is Carlos Lopez, a fellow member of LAShooters, playing the drums. He is also the drummer for ABC's Dancing with the Stars TV show.
http://tomyi.smugmug.com/photos/578481565_tsu65-M.jpg

This and the two of the classical guitarist are very nice.