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Mono 5 - Paul's Hang - a Smashing Instument

Canon EOS-1D X 1/60 second F/3.5 ISO 3200 16 mm

ursulakatariina from Ed, Sweden

Great shot and interesting instrument.
AM3 get-together sounds interesting...

9 Mar 2013 7:40am

Nigel from Avening, United Kingdom

Super BnW frame

9 Mar 2013 8:03am

Shaahin Bahremand from Tehran, Iran

good capture

9 Mar 2013 8:12am

Doug from Burnham-on-Sea, United Kingdom

Superb monochrome, he has great presence and that background superb

9 Mar 2013 8:16am

helys from Paris, France

Great character in BW
Nice details
Thanks for sharing

9 Mar 2013 8:25am

Christine from Ellemford, United Kingdom

really great in B&W

9 Mar 2013 8:32am

Nazzareno from Rome, Italy

Great portrait! Very nice compo, details and good perspective !!

9 Mar 2013 8:39am

Heinz from Hamm, Germany

Einfach Ausgezeichnet.

9 Mar 2013 8:56am

Alun from cheshire, United Kingdom

Great shot, very cool looking instruments.

9 Mar 2013 9:15am

Curly from South Shields, United Kingdom

Superb b&w Chris, are they converted barbecue grills?

9 Mar 2013 9:32am

@Curly: Nope, but every wondered what happened to the aliens in the Smash advert? Now you know!!!!!!!

Mhelene from Villiers-sur-Marne, France

Beautiful photo !

9 Mar 2013 9:50am

Philip from London, United Kingdom

great adverts. 'Smash' always reminds me of family camping trips.

9 Mar 2013 10:03am

@Philip: Yep, the other "Camping essential" back in our family then was Vesta Beef Curry. Unique flavour and the smell IS the smell of camping

David from Avranches, France

Lol does look like the aliens from the smash adverts. Great shot Chris.

9 Mar 2013 10:07am

J.R. from Urasoe City, Japan

Looks like they may have swiped those off the industrial stuff in the background, Love this guys hair.

9 Mar 2013 10:16am

rem_la from Villiers, France

comme un savant fou

9 Mar 2013 10:17am

jean pierre from paris, France

magnifique noir et blanc!! amitié

9 Mar 2013 10:31am

gerard1948 from Somewhere on earth, Spain

Excellent portrait and beautiful Black and White. I love the decor, it's great. A very good picture, and a series monochrome fantastic.
Have a good weekend

9 Mar 2013 10:51am

pete from blue mountains, Australia

awesome b+w image...

9 Mar 2013 11:05am

Tede from Aubenas 07, France

Vraiment étranges ces intruments dans un endroit très original. Magnifique portrait de ce batteur. Bonne journée.

9 Mar 2013 1:02pm

Judy aka L@dybug from Brooksville, FL, United States

Such interesting instruments and after yesterday's image, I'm happy to see him straight-on. Another great addition to your mono series!

9 Mar 2013 1:34pm

jpla from St Barthélémy d, France

Un excellent N&B ! Je te souhaite une agréable journée
JP

9 Mar 2013 1:39pm

CarineB from Paris, France

Beautiful portrait !!

9 Mar 2013 2:33pm

franz from Baden, Austria

mr. cool certainly has the hang for his hangs ... ;-)

9 Mar 2013 3:45pm

Mandar from Kudal, India

Wonderful...great to watch it....

9 Mar 2013 4:14pm

Mooie from Vancouver, Canada

Rock star! Smashing kit he's got. :-)

9 Mar 2013 5:47pm

grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom

I think you are getting the hang of this B/W thing Chris :)

9 Mar 2013 6:24pm

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

fine environmental portrait. wonderful detail and tones

9 Mar 2013 6:40pm

carol williams from istanbul, Turkey

thats such an interesting shot - futuristic and retro and rustic and strange contraptions... and beautiful black and white

9 Mar 2013 7:11pm

Kate from EXETER, United Kingdom

Wonderful shot is a very strong photo. I love it.

9 Mar 2013 7:44pm

destani from mashhad, Iran

Wonderful and beautiful capture ! 5*****

9 Mar 2013 8:10pm

Ruthiebear from Titusville, NJ, United States

THis is excellent. I wonder if they are steel drums? have never seen them inverted like that.

9 Mar 2013 8:53pm

pixim from Nice, France

A perfect picture, the portrait is complete ;-)

9 Mar 2013 9:41pm

STEED from D, France

***** Wow,wow,wow !!!!!!!!Amazing,Amazing !!!! I LOVE this style and picture....

9 Mar 2013 9:55pm

Philip from London, United Kingdom

Vesta Beef Curry? Classy! in fact, Linda and I still 'Smash-it' every now and then when we get the tent out. has to be done. takes us right back to 1978.

9 Mar 2013 9:58pm

Jason Kravitz from Brussels, United States

have you seen this guy Playing the Hang ?

9 Mar 2013 10:17pm

Elaine Hancock from Rockville, United States

Beautiful monochrome. Those drums are really interesting. A great portrait!

10 Mar 2013 1:26am

Jeff from Honolulu, United States

Excellent B&W work.

10 Mar 2013 7:04am

L'angevine from Angers, France

oh j'apprécie l'allure de ce personnage

10 Mar 2013 9:06am

Abena from Illinois, United States

You've got to love the shades that he's wearing. Great catch!

10 Mar 2013 11:25pm

Becky from los angeles, United States

Wow - love these shots. Superb!

11 Mar 2013 4:58am

Ainsley from Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Haha that is so cool, or maybe it's warm and he's got a sausage cooking for when he's finished.

12 Mar 2013 1:42pm

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Canon EOS-1D X
1/60 second
F/3.5
ISO 3200
16 mm