The Old Piano

awe · Mar 18, 2007

Here's a set of pictures I shot today. Since it's really an old piano, I wanted them to look a little bit lo-fi and dark, with all the dust and scratches.
The pictures are pretty similar, so I'm curious to know which one you like the most.

EDIT: See post #6 for a new picture.

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SommarShade · Mar 18, 2007

I like how you can see all the marks in it... character !!

awe · Mar 18, 2007

Thanks man! The marks are part of what I wanted to show, so it's really a compliment. But it's a shame that the piano sounds much worse than it looks...

dab_20 · Mar 18, 2007

Nice job! I really like them all, but particularly the first and fourth.

awe · Mar 19, 2007

Thank you! #1 is also one of my favorites, probably along with #3.

awe · Mar 19, 2007

And here's a new one from the series:

Bigger version here: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/149/426615450_47d312c5e6_o_d.jpg

Digital Matt · Mar 19, 2007

I would love to see the whole piano in one view. Nice closeups however.

LongDucDong · Mar 19, 2007

I like #1, but the rest are equally nice.

awe · Mar 19, 2007

Thank you both!

@Matt: I'd love to see that, too

As a matter of fact, I'm working on it, but the rooms is less then ideal, which is why I'll have to move the piano a bit and play with the lighting. I don't have the time right now, but I'll definitely do it, since it's really a beautiful piano, with candleholders and everything.

Also, I'm working on close-ups of the strings and the whole mechanics in general.