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Musical Buttons

Musical Buttons
My wife found some guitar-shaped wooden buttons in a charity and got them for me to photograph. I think they look pretty good with the sheet music as a background.

Taken indoors, in natural light.

Nouchetdu38, Ulrich John, trester88, Xata and 19 other people have particularly liked this photo


35 comments - The latest ones
 David G Johnson
David G Johnson club
Top clarity there Keith,.. can see the texture in the sheet material,.. the 1 sec exposure is interesting,.. I had piano lessons as a 'yoof' and the selection in view there looks pretty complicated //
Keep well and Cheers'' from Dj.
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to David G Johnson club
Thanks very much David..........very kind comments as always. Glad you enjoyed this one.

As for the 1sec exposure.......the light from the window wasn't brilliant and I didn't want to use flash or the room lights........so I just wacked up the exposure to get the effect I wanted. I used a tripod and the camera shutter was set to a 12 sec delay to avoid any movement.
8 months ago. Edited 8 months ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne club
What a great find Keith! I'm very impressed with this beautiful composition! I have actually just pulled the plumber away from our bathroom and showed him, as I know he plays guitar & ukulele & also likes photography. Your wife has a good eye. Would be good to see them on a cardigan now :-))

Have a great weekend.
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne club
I'm pleased you like the little guitars Rosa...........and the way I composed the shot. Thanks for your lovely comments. I hope your plumber liked it as well.

Jackie quite often finds things for me to photograph..........I don't use everything, but she has quite a good hit rate :-))

There is absolutely no chance of me wearing a cardigan, let alone one with guitar-shaped buttons on :-)))
8 months ago.
Rosalyn Hilborne club has replied to Keith Burton club
Ha ha, okay....I bet the buttons would sell well on ebay :-))
The plumber, who is also my neighbour, was impressed.
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne club
The buttons will go back to the charity shop in due course. Glad I impressed the plumber :-)))
8 months ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
What a fun find! The sheet music is the perfect background for this colourful arrangement! As a teenager I' have been very keen on such such buttons;-)
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Gudrun club
Glad you approve Gudrun...........I like to play around with stuff like this, especially when the weather is not so good.

I can almost picture you wearing a cardigan with these buttons running down the front. (see my reply to Rosa) :-)))
8 months ago.
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
Wow,welch geniale Umsetzung du wieder zeigst lieber Keith,du machst auch immer das Beste draus,es macht immer Spaß,deine Umsetzungen zu bestaunen,deine Ideen gehen dir echt nie aus,toll ist das einfach :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Günter Klaus club
Thanks Güni...........as you know I like to play around with stuff like this, especially when the weather is not so good. It keeps my brain working :-)))

Glad you liked the results of this one and thank you for your lovely comments.
8 months ago.
Günter Klaus club has replied to Keith Burton club
Es ist immer gut,wenn mein sein Gedächtnis etwas trainiert lieber Keith,mit diesen Zusammenstellungen und Ideen hast du mir was voraus,das machst du immer super :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Abend,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))
8 months ago.
 vero
vero club
Très artistique une composition fabuleuse colorée un chef d'oeuvre insolite bravo Keith et à ta femme très bon weekend amicalement
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to vero club
Thank you so much vero...........I'm pleased you approve!

My wife quite often finds things for me to photograph. I keep it in a "props" box until I figure out what to do with it.
8 months ago.
 Stephan Fey
Stephan Fey club
That's a nice collection of mini guitars you've got there, Keith.
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Stephan Fey club
It is indeed............thanks Stephan!
8 months ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
wonderful......
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Annemarie club
I'm glad you think so Annemarie.....thank you.
8 months ago.
 FarbFormFreude
FarbFormFreude club
nice still life :-)
HFF!
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to FarbFormFreude club
You're very kind. Thank you so much for your visit. No fences here though :-)
8 months ago.
 J.Garcia
J.Garcia club
Nice collection and beautiful image, Keith
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to J.Garcia club
Glad you think so Judite............thank you so much.
8 months ago.
 Diana Australis
Diana Australis club
I love this to bits Keith. It really is up my alley. Music and quirky buttons. 10 stars from me.
PS the photo is brilliant too!
Love the concept and the actualisation
D x
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Diana Australis club
I'm really pleased you like this one so much Diana............thank you so much for your visit and kind comments.
8 months ago.
 Anton Cruz Carro
Anton Cruz Carro club
A colorful musical performance. Your wife's collaboration in this photograph is appreciated. All the best, Anton.
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Anton Cruz Carro club
Thank you so much Anton......I'm glad you like this one!
8 months ago.
 Herb Riddle
Herb Riddle club
Another noteworthy (sic) capture here Keith. Well done.

Best wishes. Herb
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Herb Riddle club
Ha, ha.............I saw what you did there! Thank you so much Herb. I trust you had a good trip?
8 months ago.
 Michelle Chouchou
Michelle Chouchou club
Ooooooh belle composition !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Michelle Chouchou club
Thank you kind lady............glad you like it.
8 months ago.
 Colin Ashcroft
Colin Ashcroft club
You’ve done it again, the man with the artist eye. Do you/have you ever used paints or tried sculpture?
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Colin Ashcroft club
Thank you very much Colin..........glad you like it. I've never tried either of those Colin, but I suspect I'd be rubbish at both :-))
8 months ago.
 Xata
Xata club
A nice found, your wife is a great photography partner !
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Xata club
Thank you Isabel............and you're right about my wife!
8 months ago.
 trester88
trester88 club
Eine stimmige Zusammenstellung, schön präsentiert!
8 months ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to trester88 club
I'm pleased you like it Wilhelm..........such kind comments........thank you.
8 months ago.

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