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selvin · Mar 14, 2010, 5:48 AM

Earlier today I saw a superb performance of Japanese Taiko Drumming by the Taiko Kozo ensemble of Japan. One of the featured performers was a young lady whose drumming style reminded me of Gene Krupa, the legendary drummer whose athletic and flamboyant style was a hit duirng the swing era.

See for yourself below:

Torgny · Mar 14, 2010, 6:09 AM

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Originally Posted by selvin

Earlier today I saw a superb performance of Japanese Taiko Drumming by the Taiko Kozo ensemble of Japan. One of the featured performers was a young lady whose drumming style reminded me of Gene Krupa, the legendary drummer whose athletic and flamboyant style was a hit duirng the swing era.

See for yourself below:

selvin,

Great photos, radiating energy. Isn't energy what drumming is all about?

//T

Ordo · Mar 15, 2010, 9:03 AM

Great series selvin. I saw these picks in the biweekly forum and hadn't time to comment.

jgredline · Mar 16, 2010, 12:10 PM

Very nice. I love the way you captured the emotion coming from her and the motion blur is fantastic! Nice series.

selvin · Mar 16, 2010, 10:31 PM

Torgny, Ordo, jgredline,
Thanks for your kind comments.
As you can imgaine, I took close to a hundred shots in difficult stage lighting conditions.
You're right I was able to capture some of the fire in her yeys as she materfully beat the drums. I took a few shots of them late in their performance and beads of perspiration are all over their faces from the effort they make.

Aloha

maggo85 · Mar 17, 2010, 2:33 AM

Wow, I can really feel the energy and emotion she has - fantastic series selvin!!

Chato · Mar 17, 2010, 7:04 PM

Just took a look at this thread. You betcha! Exciting, flamboyant, and she's having a hell of a good time - And the images capture all this!

Dave

Mar 14, 2010, 5:48 AM	#1
selvin Moderator Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 7,204	Taiko Drumming Earlier today I saw a superb performance of Japanese Taiko Drumming by the Taiko Kozo ensemble of Japan. One of the featured performers was a young lady whose drumming style reminded me of Gene Krupa, the legendary drummer whose athletic and flamboyant style was a hit duirng the swing era. See for yourself below:

Mar 16, 2010, 12:10 PM	#4
jgredline Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Los Angeles... Posts: 1,175	Very nice. I love the way you captured the emotion coming from her and the motion blur is fantastic! Nice series. __________________ My flickr My blog, where the eyes are the window to the soul. Thank you very much, Javier

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Mar 15, 2010, 9:03 AM	#3
Ordo Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: BsAs Posts: 3,452	Great series selvin. I saw these picks in the biweekly forum and hadn't time to comment.

Mar 16, 2010, 10:31 PM	#5
selvin Moderator Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 7,204	Torgny, Ordo, jgredline, Thanks for your kind comments. As you can imgaine, I took close to a hundred shots in difficult stage lighting conditions. You're right I was able to capture some of the fire in her yeys as she materfully beat the drums. I took a few shots of them late in their performance and beads of perspiration are all over their faces from the effort they make. Aloha

Mar 17, 2010, 7:04 PM	#7
Chato Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: NYC Posts: 1,990	Just took a look at this thread. You betcha! Exciting, flamboyant, and she's having a hell of a good time - And the images capture all this! Dave