Indian master musicians in Tokyo

[Frank Fremerey]

One possibility is to use the 'warp' functionality in PS to correct by feel.
DxO Optics Pro has a correction of anamorphic distortion built in.

I think I have seen some 3D-warp function in the latest update of PSCC but I did not try it yet. I tend to step back from the people and crop later if possible. If not as in your case I often throw out the result.

Now that I know how to investigate I will try "warp" or "3d warp"

[Akira]

Simone and Frank, thanks for further considerations.

I found "Adaptive Wide Angle" in the "Filter" pull-down menu in CC2015.  This is a result.  The parameter settings are:

Scale: 100%
Focal Length: 20mm (the same as the FL of the lens used here)
Crop Factor: 1.00

The player on the left appears to be fairly well corrected, whereas the correction to player on the right is not very effective.

The problem is that this scene was shot in an oblique angle, and the perspective distortions on the left side and the right side are different, which makes the correction complicated.

[Anirban Halder]

What a lively series Akira. Your photos show how vibrant the show was.
You really got a chance to shoot them real close. And with manual focus; I'm impressed!
"Third set: ...." .. shots are so full of life. First one in this set is just terrific. Perfect shutter speed. A real keeper.
_DSC1376.jpg: Really like this one.
I never noticed before that all of them keep photos of hindu gods in front of them. Interesting!

P.S: yes, you are right about the origin of mridangam.
P.P.S: I see quite a bit loss of details, probably attributed to small file size. Anyway, that didn't take the charm away.

[Frank Fremerey]

Akira. We all should dig deeper into this question and share results.

[Akira]

What a lively series Akira. Your photos show how vibrant the show was.
You really got a chance to shoot them real close. And with manual focus; I'm impressed!
"Third set: ...." .. shots are so full of life. First one in this set is just terrific. Perfect shutter speed. A real keeper.
_DSC1376.jpg: Really like this one.
I never noticed before that all of them keep photos of hindu gods in front of them. Interesting!

P.S: yes, you are right about the origin of mridangam.
P.P.S: I see quite a bit loss of details, probably attributed to small file size. Anyway, that didn't take the charm away.

Anirban, thanks for the comment and your additional info on the pictures they put in front of them during the performance.  In addition to the images of the gods, I see some pictures of real people.  I wonder if they are some Hindu saints or famous virtuosos of the instrument they respect?

The loss of details would be caused by the result of resizing and possibly by the slight movements of the camera and the performers.

[Akira]

Akira. We all should dig deeper into this question and share results.

Yes.  Personally I don't mind too much about the perspective distortion of these images where the capture of the liveliness of the music and its players is the prime purpose.  But it is good to remove the unintended effect of any type of distortions.

[Anirban Halder]

...  In addition to the images of the gods, I see some pictures of real people.  I wonder if they are some Hindu saints or famous virtuosos of the instrument they respect?

You are right Akira. Those are actually photos of Hindu saints. Nice to see you notice such small details.

[Akira]

You are right Akira. Those are actually photos of Hindu saints. Nice to see you notice such small details.

Thanks for the confirmation, Anirban.  At least I knew that the Indian traditional music is deeply related with the Hinduism.  And I was impressed to see the musicians offering little prayers by touching the stage when they step onto it to perform.  After the finale, Ramakrishnan touched one of the feet of Vikku and preyed, which I think is something Hindu (and also Buddhist maybe?) people do to a saint.

[Anirban Halder]

....  After the finale, Ramakrishnan touched one of the feet of Vikku and preyed, which I think is something Hindu (and also Buddhist maybe?) people do to a saint.

You are right. It's Hindu tradition and Buddhist as well. It is offering respect to masters. We do that for our parents and elderly family members as well.

[Akira]

You are right. It's Hindu tradition and Buddhist as well. It is offering respect to masters. We do that for our parents and elderly family members as well.

Anirban, thanks again.  In the first row of the audience seats, I felt as if I was attending an liturgical ceremony.

[Jakov Minić]

Akira, looks like loads of fun as your images gracefully conveyed

[Akira]

Akira, looks like loads of fun as your images gracefully conveyed

Thanks, Jakov.  Yes, the event was a four-hour treat!