Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim Thanks for your comments, and I wish I had been around to hear your band it those days. With that line-up in a college cafeteria you wouldn't have needed much sound equipment. Sounds a very similar grouping to orchestras like Woody Herman, who I saw twice here in the UK. I think the high cost of travel probably killed that era of music off. Gerry Gerry Walden +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or +44 (0)797 287 7932 www.gwpics.com On 19 May 2013, at 06:06, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > Hi Gerry, > > Can't say about the 60s, but in the late 40s - early 50s I played a number > of gigs in college cafeterias where we set up at one end against a brick > wall like that, and photos would have been very similar to yours. Of > course, we were much less well endowed with sound equipment. ;~) (Five > saxes, six brass, four rhythm) The advent of small combos then killed off > the big bands. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerry Walden" <gerry.walden at me.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2013 11:26 PM > Subject: [Leica] IMG: The Bass Player > > >> This is from a recent soundcheck, and the bass player is Reid Anderson of >> The Bad plus. I wanted to try and create a 1960's feel. The shot was >> taken on the X-Pro1 with the 35mm lens at 3200iso and then processed >> through SEP2. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gwpics/The+Bass+Player.jpg.html >> >> Gerry >> >> Gerry Walden >> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or >> +44 (0)797 287 7932 >> www.gwpics.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information