Thursday, July 25, 2013

Piano Wire

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One of the features at the Stampede's evening show was an Elton John-type act with a difference. The piano and performer hung by wires from heavy cables, suspended between the stage and the top of the grandstand. It was, I'd guess, 10 or 15 m off the ground. The performer must have had deep trust in the engineers.

I think he was playing Bennie And The Jets, but I confess that at times I was paying more attention to the images than the performance.                         

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7 comments:

Jilly said...

My goodness! How extraordinary and what beautiful photography, Bob.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

These shots look fantastic when enlarged Bob! What an amazing concept!

Dave-CostaRicaDailyPhoto.com said...

I have seen people playing air guitar, but never an air piano like this.

I hope none of the remainder of the musicians was performing while under the piano.

William Kendall said...

That's certainly trusting the engineers!

Jack said...

Your bottom photo is perfect, Bob. Nice work.

Olivier said...

superbe mise en scene, de tres belles lumieres et tes photos sont superbes (la premiere est grandiose)

Stefan Jansson said...

Very different way of playing the piano.