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Zils
Zils
giantmike


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Music II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
Location: Verona, WI
Date: Feb 6, 2012
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/4
Date Uploaded: Feb 11, 2012

According to wikipedia, those little metal pieces on a tambourine are called Zils.

This is taken at a music room at work with about a dozen instruments available for use. I didn't have any flashes along, so the lighting is provided by a nearby lamp.

Post processing:
* White balance
* Increase exposure
* Increase black point
* Increase brightness
* Increase definition
* Decrease saturation and increase vibrancy
* Topaz DeNoise
* Increase definition
* S-curve
* Export as TIFF
* Resize
* Sharpen Edges
* Save as JPEG

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/13/2012 06:14:38 PM
Tones

Basic, Lighter, Muted (4 fingers on tip clap zils together)
Rim (tapping clicking)
Clap, Vibrating – hands in v shape, touching zils, one hand still vibrate the other, nice for spinning.

Basic Patterns

Singles (one strike on each beat)
Doubles 12 12 12
Triples 1-2-3-(pause), 1-2-3-(pause), 1-2-3-(pause)
Continuous 11111111
Beledi – DumDum Tek-aTek Dum Tek-a-Tek

Thanks, it's not every day that I find out about a new instrument, I might get two actually. 8
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