Blowup and Crop of the Gazebo Shot of the Calton Family Bluegrass Band - July 1978 - Shot on Film
I decided to go back to the original high resolution scan of this image and run it through Photoshop, cropping it and blowing up, as well as trying some color correction.
What I like about this photo is the expression on the face of the pretty brunette with the guitar. I was too busy framing the shot and making sure the exposure read right in my viewfinder to notice her looking at me. I did later, when putting on the 200mm, but with this shot I was far enough away that I didn't notice it until later, when I projected the slide made from this negative. I'd forgotten about it over the years, and then I noticed it again when I worked on the photos for here and my Facebook page. It's almost as if she was not accustomed to being photographed while performing. I can't imagine why. Venues like this create numerous opportunities for people with cameras of all kinds to take photos like this. Perhaps I was one of the few with an SLR (Vivitar). I always regretted not being more aggressive and seeking them out when they were in between shows. I keep thinking that if I had spoken with them I would have had to have gotten a mailing address to send any copies of the photos to them. I'm sure if I can track them down now they would appreciate seeing these photos, but it may not do much good, so much time has passed.
This photo was shot on Eastman Kodak 5247 Motion Picture Stock, rated at ASA 100. It was shot with a Vivitar 400 S/L camera, using a Vivitar 50mm lens and a Vivitar Number 85 filter to correct the tungsten balanced film to shoot in daylight. This was cropped and blown up from the original image.
Blowup and Crop of the Gazebo Shot of the Calton Family Bluegrass Band - July 1978 - Shot on Film
I decided to go back to the original high resolution scan of this image and run it through Photoshop, cropping it and blowing up, as well as trying some color correction.
What I like about this photo is the expression on the face of the pretty brunette with the guitar. I was too busy framing the shot and making sure the exposure read right in my viewfinder to notice her looking at me. I did later, when putting on the 200mm, but with this shot I was far enough away that I didn't notice it until later, when I projected the slide made from this negative. I'd forgotten about it over the years, and then I noticed it again when I worked on the photos for here and my Facebook page. It's almost as if she was not accustomed to being photographed while performing. I can't imagine why. Venues like this create numerous opportunities for people with cameras of all kinds to take photos like this. Perhaps I was one of the few with an SLR (Vivitar). I always regretted not being more aggressive and seeking them out when they were in between shows. I keep thinking that if I had spoken with them I would have had to have gotten a mailing address to send any copies of the photos to them. I'm sure if I can track them down now they would appreciate seeing these photos, but it may not do much good, so much time has passed.
This photo was shot on Eastman Kodak 5247 Motion Picture Stock, rated at ASA 100. It was shot with a Vivitar 400 S/L camera, using a Vivitar 50mm lens and a Vivitar Number 85 filter to correct the tungsten balanced film to shoot in daylight. This was cropped and blown up from the original image.