Bob mingling with the crowd; romancing the ladies. :)I was anxiously awaiting today's arrival so I could go see Odessa Klezmer Band at the Burlington County Ampitheater. The shows was supposed to start at 7:00 p.m. outside but it started raining. They moved the presentation to the library. I got there around 6:45 and it was packed! The library was full of elderly people. In fact, there were only 4 children: Kaylie (7) Liam (6) and 2 other girls maybe 8 or 9. We had to sit all the way back and could hardly see anything. Then, a gentlemen approached us to tell me that the kids could go sit on the sidelines so they could actually see the performers; I was most grateful for his courtesy. So, we left our chairs in the back and moved to the sidelines. There were no chairs so we sat on the floor. But we could see the performers and that is all that mattered to us.
It was Kaylie's and Liam's first time watching a live musical show. What better way to introduce them to all kinds of music, than a Klezmer show. The music is so lively, happy and full of life that one can not help but sway in rhythm. Liam throughly enjoyed the music and looked like he had ants in his pants. Just kidding. He was just dancing and clapping along. :) It was heavenly.
During intermission, we had soda and pretzels. I also approached the band to congratulate them on their performance and bought a cd, which we played on the car immediately. From the sidelines, I took a few pictures. There wasn't enough lighting for the camera, even with the flash. While the photos are not the best, they are decent and the best under the circumstances. Sometimes is not so much the quality of the picture, as it is the mood and memory captured. It would have been nice to have been able to get high quality photos, but I just didn't want to obstruct anyone's view in order for me to get the pictures.
Anyway, the best way to highligh the photos was to turn them black and white and to keep the instruments in color as focal point. I love the way it looks. Don't you?
In you are ever in the Columbus, New Jersey area and have a chance to catch their show, go. You will enjoy it immensely.
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2 comments:
Kait,
That was beautiful. Yes, you certainly captured the moment. Thank you so much for your comments and your enthusium on the band.
I am so proud of the guys. They are one group of fine musicians and friends.
Ed Goldberg
Oh, Kait! The photos are lovely! I do love the effect you chose...get rid of all that background distraction and just focus on the instruments! Lovely!
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