Taiko Drumming

[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:

[Torgny]

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]

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

[jgredline]

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

[selvin]

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]

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

[Chato]

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