Submitter's name:	Jay Maynard
Title:	The Carrillon Player
Gear used:	OM-4, Celestron 300/5.6 mirror lens, 2x ND filter
Diaphragm:	None (it's a mirror lens); effective aperture f/8.
Shutter speed:	About 1/30.
Film used:	Konica VX 200.
Technical info: The 300's reach allowed me to get a tight closeup of the	artist's hands and the carrillon's keyboard (?) from about 15 feet away, as close as I could get while he was playing. The lighting was a bit flatter than I wanted. Note the donut-shaped bokeh produced by the mirror lens.
Subject information:	This is a picture of Frank DellaPenna, of Cast in Bronze, playing his carrillon at the Texas Renaissance Faire. Truly a unique experience. If you ever get the chance to hear him, by all means do.
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Comment left by: bbbean (bbbean@beancotton.com)

I've never seen a carrillon keyboard before. I wish there had been a little less backlighting, and possibly some fill flash from you. That said, I like this picture.

Comment left by: Jay Maynard (jmaynard@conmicro.cx)

The lighting that day was difficult. Some other pictures taken with a 75-150, showing Frank at the keyboard, have significant flare/overexposure/something at the top, where the sky is the background. I went back last weekend and burned off 4 more rolls of film, and had some better results. I'm planning on posting a few on my page at http://www.conmicro.cx/trf2000. Watching Frank play is something that holds my interest, and I'm not sure why.

Comment left by: Lex (lexjenkins@hotmail.com)

Personally I find the low contrast very appropriate for this image. From an aesthetic viewpoint it lends a painterly feel. From a technical viewpoint, there's probably more digital data to work with in case you wanted to boost the contrast and color selectively. The dynamic between the hands and the carrillon are wonderful. I don't find the background at all reminiscent of typical mirror lens bokeh - it simply looks soft and doesn't detract from the image.

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