The Drummer by phil_howcroft

The Drummer

It was Nottingham Carnival yesterday , it is a great street event to photograph.

It's actually quite a difficult event to photograph too as quite a lot of the parade is alongside the banks of the River Trent on the Embankment, which is a mature tree lines street under a canopy of leaves. The lighting is therefore a mixture of sun and shade.

The parade had started but there was a massive gap between the front 5 floats / troupes and the rest of the parade,

This man was playing his drum on his own.

"Where's your troupe gone too" I asked,

He said their wasn't meant to be such a large gap and he'd gone ahead to see what was happening,

I asked him for a photo and he played his drum . He is very much in the "drum playing zone" here and this has created a striking portrait

I decided to do a mono shot as there was very little colour in his outfit and hat and I feel mono has toned down the vibrant green trees and leaves.

Shot with my Canon 60D and Canon nifty fifty.
Cool shot!
August 19th, 2019  
Lovely capture Phil
August 19th, 2019  
One of your most compelling portraits. The b&w choice really emphasizes his features and beard.
August 20th, 2019  
Such a wonderful candid capture - great in B/W - fav
August 20th, 2019  
You outdid yourself with this mono shot, Phil. I think it is really fantastic. Fav.
August 20th, 2019  
Beautiful contrast in this great b&w portrait. Fav
August 20th, 2019  
Fabulous! Wonderful capture, emotion
August 20th, 2019  
Crackin' portrait Phil.
August 20th, 2019  
A striking mono portrait and the processing is subtle and sympathetic.
August 20th, 2019  
He looks such an enigma. A lot going on in that face. Super portrait.
August 20th, 2019  
Thought you’d just woken him up! Great shot.
August 20th, 2019  
Brillianr shot....a serious face makes a complete change of mood from the rest of your series!
August 20th, 2019  
great portrait and certainly black and white looks good. I like his look of concentration on something other than you and that fabulously photogenic beard.
August 20th, 2019  
A striking portrait, such character
August 20th, 2019  
Great portrait ... I so approve of the b/w. Fav!
August 28th, 2019  
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