our maestro / choirmaster said farewell today

[Frank Fremerey]

Our maestro / choirmaster said farewell today with a mass by Malcom Archer (*1952).  He elevated this Choir from good to excellent. A real loss. Career is calling. Thankful for the 8 years we had with him.

[Gary]

Yes, being thankful for what you've gained ... will help mitigate the loss.

[Frank Fremerey]

After all these hard to edit Xtrans2-files it was a breeze just to take the D600 JPEGs and make something nice of it:

[Gary]

After all these hard to edit Xtrans2-files it was a breeze just to take the D600 JPEGs and make something nice of it:

Xtrans had to edit? ... you shooting RAW? ... what are you processing with?

[armando_m]

The very first shot , I think is the one I like the most, it really transmits the feel of him directing the choir

[Fons Baerken]

the dynamics from the first shot is very good but the iq of these fujis quite awful, here i prefer the austere nikon

[Frank Fremerey]

Yes, The Fuji is a "good weather" camera, not to be used at ISO 3200 in a church.

The D600 is another category of quality. It is not the lenses, but the ISO Capability.

@Gary: The Fuji files are processed via PhotoNinja calibrated with Colour Checker Passport. But I am not happy.

[faris]

Frank, good memories. I feel something not right with the colors..i don't know what.
Maybe I am just dreaming..do it a lot these days 

Did you try to convert some to b&w?

Best regards.

[Frank Fremerey]

Some are AdobeRGB....

[Gary]

Yes, The Fuji is a "good weather" camera, not to be used at ISO 3200 in a church.

The D600 is another category of quality. It is not the lenses, but the ISO Capability.

@Gary: The Fuji files are processed via PhotoNinja calibrated with Colour Checker Passport. But I am not happy.

Really. I am sure you have higher standards, (my are based on newsprint, lol), but I've tried PhotoNinja and pleased with the results. I am also happy with the Fuji @ ISO 3200, (but as noted earlier I have low standards). 


X-Pro1 w/ Fujinon 55-200 @ 200mm, ISO 3200

[Frank Fremerey]

The skin of the violinist is rather rough. Nik Dynamic Skin Softener could increase the skin appearence in this case.

BUT: trouble is quite different in both shots. The violinist is exposed to very hard light wich does not plase the skin.

In my case I have very low light levels with no direct light, wich I might have countered by overexposing a bit to reduce noise levels.

[Frank Fremerey]

Gosh. What a day. I am flat on the floor. Hope my utterings in the above post make any sense

[Gary]

Gosh. What a day. I am flat on the floor. Hope my utterings in the above post make any sense

Yes, even after a translation from Deutsche to English. It reinforces my point of not being as particular as you. I am not a technical guy ... a little noise here, a few pimples there ... doesn't bother me. While an attention to detail at every single step, is very important in photography ... when it is all said and done ... in my opinion, a lot of that stuff drops into insignificance, especially when compared to the overall viewing impact of the image.

[Frank Fremerey]

Here is the page of our congregation with my pictures: http://www.sankt-petrus-bonn.de/ereignisse/2015/juni/verabschiedung-kantor/

There are things happening all the time and I can try out new gear and techniques: http://www.sankt-petrus-bonn.de/ereignisse/2013/juni/pfarrversammlung-und-patrozinium-st-petrus-2013/

and: http://www.sankt-petrus-bonn.de/ereignisse/2013/juni/abschied-von-pfarrer-peter-adolf/

and: http://www.sankt-petrus-bonn.de/ereignisse/2013/september/was-fuer-ein-tag-der-erste-september-in-sankt-petrus/

and: http://www.sankt-petrus-bonn.de/ereignisse/2013/september/gemeindefest-marien-2013/

and: http://www.sankt-petrus-bonn.de/ereignisse/2013/januar/a-ceremony-of-nine-lessons-and-carols/

and: http://www.sankt-petrus-bonn.de/ereignisse/2012/september/gemeindefest-sankt-marien/

and: http://www.sankt-petrus-bonn.de/ereignisse/2012/september/kuhle-kirmes-2012/

and: http://www.sankt-petrus-bonn.de/ereignisse/2012/juli/patrozinium-sankt-petrus-am-1-juli-2012/


It is a pity that a stupid former webmasteress has deleted lots of these text and picture contributions. People had put a lot of time & effort into these articles.

[Gary]

The crop and layout really looks good. Well done. I like your church St. Petrus.