LISTENING [Farmers]
Uploaded: August 26, 2012 04:53:56
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This is one of the organizers of the annual Fiddling Competition yesterday at Howell Living History Farm in Lambertville, NJ.
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He was in this stance for every performance, but when I shot this, he was listening to the amazing playing of a 13-year-old musician (see the remarks area)
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What a good time was had by all! Another high point was the home-made vanilla and blueberry ice cream that was made with cream from a Howell Farm cow and ice from their ice house. Farmer Jim hooked the bucket containing the ingredients to a 100-year old Stover farm motor to complete the process.
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The subject of this photo plays a MEAN banjo!
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Exif: F Number: 6.3, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/400 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 270.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 7D
Michelle Alton August 26, 2012
Lorna Shutter August 26, 2012
Sounds like a wonderful day with some great performances by some talented musicians! ... and your talk of vanilla & blueberry ice cream is making me drool! :)I love both images here, Michelle! The close-up of the organizer really focuses on his deep concentration, whereas the added image tells the whole story! Beautiful colour and detail in both! Fabulous captures and work, Michelle! :) #10290639
Carolyn M. Fletcher
August 26, 2012
Jeff Robinson
August 26, 2012
Gord MacEachern August 26, 2012
Fantastic images and description Michelle, sounds like a great time was had by all!!! #10290715Monnie Ryan August 26, 2012
I would have LOVED to be there for this, Michelle! Terrific capture! #10290736Robert R. Goodman August 26, 2012
Hi Michelle,Beautiful capture my friend.You would love our fiddling competition in Jan,72 degrees and no snow!!!! #10290844
Agnes Fegan
August 26, 2012
Ujjwal Mukherjee August 26, 2012
This picture can talk....a truly wonderful capture,Michelle! Love it!! #10290954Mike F. Anderson August 26, 2012
A great environmental candid portrait Michelle. I like both this intimate crop and the expanded view with the banjo player equally well. Great story telling image! #10291115John Connolly August 26, 2012
A wonderful study, beautifully presented Michelle! I give you ten out of ten for this one! #10291188
Laura E. Swan
August 26, 2012
Wonderful storytelling and timing on your part Michelle, as always.
-Laura :) #10291198
Carol L. Fowler August 26, 2012
PLUS- you didn't mention his FASHION SENSE!! I would love to have overalls that color as well as his shirt!!! LOL!! #10291562Jeffrey R. Bange August 26, 2012
As always Michelle a beautiful capture (both of them) and a great story to go with them. Every time I visit my son in NJ I always tell him that I can't wait to move there because of all the photo opportunities there are between where he lives and PA. #10291652
Robert K. Bemus
August 26, 2012
Barbara Waldoch August 26, 2012
Excellent, Michelle! #10291803Renee Doyle August 27, 2012
He looks totally absorbed!!! Excellent capture of this wonderful event Michelle! #10291869
Ann Coates
August 27, 2012
Neal D. Hatcher August 27, 2012
Fantastic capture #10291978Antonio Amen August 27, 2012
Hi! Michelle, nice portrait. #10292034
Stefania Barbier
August 27, 2012
Carolyn J. Connolly August 27, 2012
Really superb captures, both of them, Michelle!! What a treat it must have been to hear all that music...AND be able to capture images of the fiddlers plying their craft as well!! :-) #10292263
Lindley Johnson
August 27, 2012
Patricia A. Casey
September 06, 2012
Emile Abbott
September 24, 2012
Patricia A. Casey
September 24, 2012
Lorna Shutter September 24, 2012
Woo Hoo!!! CONGRATULATIONS on your 3 wonderful Finalists this month!!!!! AWESOME work!!! :)
Bojan Bencic
September 24, 2012
Kirsten Kiki Kjaer September 24, 2012
Fantastic portrait, Michelle. Congratulations!! #10335977Marijana Fajgl September 24, 2012
Fantastic story telling captures, Michelle! Big congratulations! #10336091Jeffrey R. Bange September 24, 2012
Congratulations Michelle on a well deserved finalist and best of luck in the next round. #10336246Tammy Espino September 24, 2012
Congrats Michelle on this fantatic finalist! :) #10336365
Ann Coates
September 24, 2012
Stefania Barbier
September 24, 2012
Lester A. Garcia September 24, 2012
Beautiful portrait, Michelle. Deserving finalist and winner(?). #10336509Mike F. Anderson September 24, 2012
Congratulations on this finalist, Michelle! #10336831Marilyn Cornwell September 24, 2012
Congratulations on this delightful Finalist full of intense emotion! #10336887
Kathy Salerni
September 24, 2012
Deborah C. Lewinson
September 24, 2012
Debby #10337496
Danny B. Head September 24, 2012
I think he may be exhausted. lol Congrats! #10337662
Lindley Johnson
September 24, 2012
Phyllis A. Houghton September 24, 2012
Michelle, congratulations on your very cool finalist! #10337775
Lydia Williams
September 24, 2012
Neal D. Hatcher September 24, 2012
----------"CONGRATULATIONS"------------- #10338174Phyllis H. Burchett September 24, 2012
Congrats on this wonderful finalist! #10338267Avril Young September 24, 2012
congratulations on this stunning photo.. #10338531Renee Doyle September 24, 2012
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Michelle!! #10338834Connie J. Bagot September 25, 2012
Congratulations Michelle---a beautiful and striking portrait! #10340151
Mitch Spence
September 25, 2012
Dayna Cain
September 25, 2012
JO ANN CLEVELAND September 25, 2012
Fantastic finalist Michelle!jo ann c. #10340830
frank w. degenhardt September 25, 2012
Congratulations on another beautiful Finalist my friend. #10340986Donna La Mattino Pagakis September 25, 2012
Congratulations Michelle, a great story telling finalist!!! #10341474
Michele Peterson
September 25, 2012
Heather Loewenhardt
September 25, 2012
Louisa Hancock September 26, 2012
Congratulations Michelle a great finalist image #10342952Rona L. Schwarz September 27, 2012
Thought I commented on this earlier, Michelle, b/c I remember it so well! Great portrait of this guy in the moment, marvelous candid and a terrific story behind it, as usual! So glad to see it as a Finalist, Congratulations! #10343938MELODIE C. ROBERTS September 28, 2012
WoW Mickey!!I Love it!!
Congratulations!! #10345189
Nadia Paul September 28, 2012
Congrats on your beautiful finalist Michelle! #10345850Merna L. Nobile September 30, 2012
I heard the good news…and could not be happier for you! CONGRATULATIONS, Merna
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