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1920s Music
1920s Music
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Challenge: Time Capsule (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z3
Location: My mother-in-law's house. Florida. (Thanks, June!)
Date: Aug 6, 2005
Aperture: F2.8
ISO: ISO 50
Shutter: 1/3
Galleries: Vintage
Date Uploaded: Aug 7, 2005

 These are part of a collection of piano rolls, popular from about 1900 to the late 1930s.

They're designed to be played on a (self-playing) player piano & these particular rolls (word rolls) have the song lyrics printed on the roll itself so a group can sing along to the music.

I wanted to get as much detail as possible because I felt that being able to read the labels was an important part of the success of this photo, so I locked my camera on ISO 50 & the largest possible aperture. I'm still not happy because all the writing isn't legible, but it was either this or a close-up of only a dozen rolls & I much prefer the repeating pattern of this shot.

Statistics
Place: 32 out of 298
Avg (all users): 5.9088
Avg (commenters): 7.2308
Avg (participants): 5.8609
Avg (non-participants): 5.9392
Views since voting: 1243
Views during voting: 415
Votes: 296
Comments: 16
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/15/2005 12:23:28 PM
Awesome pic. I'd de-modernize the lighting/colour/grain.
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 08/14/2005 12:31:25 AM
Seems like there is too much going on to be able to focus on the picture. very busy.
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 08/13/2005 10:24:53 AM
nice abstract. good lighting. good sharpness and detail, too. 7.
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 08/13/2005 05:11:58 AM
what a novel find! The subjects really meet my interpretation fo this challenge. Great shot!
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 08/12/2005 12:39:33 AM
I might find this more effective if y ou had one or two rolls with one of them open. As it is, this overwhelms the eye and is a bit busy. Just my opinion.
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 08/11/2005 07:28:20 PM
Fantastic picture. Good subject, and a great way to shoot it. It would not have been nearly as interesting if you had taken a picture of the item itself rather than the pattern of stacked items.
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 08/11/2005 02:12:47 PM
And in 85 years, we've passed from cylinder, to vinyl albums, to 8-track, to cassette, to CD and now the MP3 file. Thanks for reminding us of the "old days". Nice fit into the challenge and I like the almosrandom arrangement.
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 08/11/2005 11:45:39 AM
great take on the subject, these may be older too.
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 08/11/2005 10:26:35 AM
Wow, that brought back memories. I hope this scores high. I don't think people will understand it. Those are reels for a player piano. We had one as a kid, so I understand the picture.
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 08/11/2005 08:21:56 AM
good one
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 08/10/2005 10:02:11 PM
Very cool!
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 08/10/2005 01:31:05 PM
I don't usually like photos that have a lot going on, but I like this. Certainly fits the challenge.
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 08/10/2005 12:23:52 PM
Wow, that's come collection. Great idea.
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 08/10/2005 09:47:01 AM
interesting subject. not dure what these are... player piano music? Cool find and certainly belongs in a time capsule to remind people like me that there was automated music before i-pods, cd's tapes and even records. well done
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 08/10/2005 07:46:34 AM
Very cool! Nice tonal quality.
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 08/10/2005 01:11:54 AM
this is awesome, very unique! an 8!
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