The best part of my visits to Duke is visiting Josh - and next week he and Alexia (here) will be married. Today, Josh, part of Birds and Arrows, will be doing a bit at WUNC - so off I went with camera in hand
Here is a tune by Birds and Arrows - Andrea, Pete and Jowh
There were several studios - and here Josh and cello are doing a sound check
I did all the photos in natural light, in both raw and jpg format. Exposure was 1/30 sec, f/2.8 using my new Tamron 17-50 mm lens. This is a big experiment for me - I bought a D7000 to replace my old D90. So I'm shooting with an unfamiliar instrument. The above was my first exposure to the video recording option and I was pleased
and Josh playing a tune from a different angle
In the background is the studio control room
Here is Andrea tuning up
Shot through the control room window, Pete and Andrea and reflections of outside on the studio window
Fun with reflections
Josh and reflections
From the control room with reflections everywhere
Birds and Arrows in the studio
Looking over one of the consoles
A soft Josh
Andrea and Pete
Control room and studio birds
Control room lights - so many colors
End of sound check and balance. Waiting outside. I was sitting and Josh was standing - Josh here
Pretending to ignore me
Doodling
Thinking
Smiling
The three rogues - Birds and Arrows
Two rogues and Alexia
Again
Alexia and I were in a different control room - and this is the recording session
Peering over the control console
Andrea singing her heart out
and looking at Pete
Andrea singing
Andrea singing
Josh and the other Frank
The studio in action
Josh and the other Frank
Finished - outside the Lucky Strike tower
Back to Duke - and walking back to the Wash Duke - a view of Duke South.
Another view of Duke South
A squirrel digging
Duke Chapel
C. Frank Starmer