Barbara Mallon  


Aria from Madam Butterfly by Barbara Mallon

October 2021 - Aria from Madam Butterfly

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Livermore Valley Opera’s "Celebration" that they can do Live Performances again. They had the orchestra on stage and the singers sang arias from various operas. I am the opera photographer. This time I had to take photos during the performance so I was stuck in the cheap seats. This photo was taken at ISO 6400 and Topaz sharpener AI did a great job in getting rid of noise and sharpening it! This was taken with a Canon Digital Rebel 7TI and a consumer 28 to 125 lens! Shutter speed was 1/80th second and f stop 5.6. Some photos were acceptable at 1/25th second. Yes, some opera singers are over weight!


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4 comments posted




Tom McCreary   Tom McCreary
The image is plenty sharp. The lighting and contrast are very good. I would crop off at least the bald head on the far right, and probably the woman on right. That would make the woman singing the main point of interest. I like her singing and using her hands.   Posted: 10/14/2021 10:35:28



 
WO! can singing again! in here we still can't sing indoor. It's great catch up the moment. I am think if I can move bit around and get shots in more different position of her
  Posted: 10/17/2021 20:22:15



Tony Tam   Tony Tam
Very nice indoor performant image. Usually there are many particular factors affect the photography, such the indoor lighting, white balance issue... it's not easy to get a perfect image, but you have done a good job.
in your image I feel it slightly complicated, I can not concentrate on the singer. I would try to made little blurred and dimmer around the singer to get the singer standout.
also would adjust white balance to little more cooler.
  Posted: 10/19/2021 12:53:10
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Rich Sears   Rich Sears
Barbara, I like how you have captured the singer animating here message and the Orchestra Director in the moment. The indoor lighting and sharpness came out splendidly. I agree with the others to crop out both the lady and orchestra member to her left. Also varying the level of either focus, saturation, or brightness from of the others remaining in your image. I would also suggest toning down the lightness of the Director's hair.   Posted: 10/21/2021 16:20:22