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Stopping to pose in the huge street parade at the start of the Munich Oktoberfest. It takes a couple of hours to pass by....
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Stopping to pose in the huge street parade at the start of the Munich Oktoberfest. It takes a couple of hours to pass by.
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cameraCanon EOS 70D

settings Aperture f/7.1 ISO 400 Shutter 1/320 Focal Length 55/1 

upload_dateApr, 2016

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arnoldgum PRO
 
arnoldgum April 27, 2016
Did you notice that you can still see the marks from the instrument on his thumb?!

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#portrait #street #parade #Brass Instrument #tuba #music #munich #oktoberfest
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Behind The Lens

Location

In Munich, Germany, during the street parade at the start of the Munich Oktoberfest.

Time

Mid-afternoon

Lighting

It was an overcast day that eventually turned to rain. But it probably helped the lighting in the sense of having a very even light without any reflections and shadows from bright sunlight. In fact, you can get an idea of the consistent, light grey sky and even light from the reflection in the mouth of the tuba!

Equipment

Canon 70D with standard Canon 18-55 lens. Hand-held.

Inspiration

There are some great photo opportunities during the street parade of the Oktoberfest with lots of marching bands representing different towns, beer floats and other carriages, some with quite spectacular horses, performing artists and even occasional birds of prey. This was the second occasion that I had the chance to watch and photograph it.

Editing

Nothing needed for this one, except a tiny bit of cropping.

In my camera bag

Canon 70D, Canon 18-55 and 70-300 lenses, plus a screw-on, wide-angle macro lens.

Feedback

For a large, well-attended event like this, probably the single most important thing is finding a good position to take photos from, which is sometimes easier said than done. This image is improved because the tuba player is specifically posing for the shot and it would not be as good if he was just passing in the normal way.

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