Steady Hand, Fast Fingers
I found this image that I thought was intriguing when browsing some old photos: This accordion player held his hand rock steady while his fingers flew across the keys. I don't play the accordion or piano, but I have heard that this is evidence of good technique.
You can see this contrast easily. The wrinkles in the skin of his hand are shown clearly while his finger tips are a blur of motion. Remarkably (to me) his steadiness of hand showed up even at the slow shutter speed I used (1/60s). I guess my hands were pretty steady too!
Location: Hand of a street musician, Freiburg im Breisgau, B-W Germany.
In my album: Dan's Miscellany.
Steady Hand, Fast Fingers
I found this image that I thought was intriguing when browsing some old photos: This accordion player held his hand rock steady while his fingers flew across the keys. I don't play the accordion or piano, but I have heard that this is evidence of good technique.
You can see this contrast easily. The wrinkles in the skin of his hand are shown clearly while his finger tips are a blur of motion. Remarkably (to me) his steadiness of hand showed up even at the slow shutter speed I used (1/60s). I guess my hands were pretty steady too!
Location: Hand of a street musician, Freiburg im Breisgau, B-W Germany.
In my album: Dan's Miscellany.