Northumbrian Piper...

[Korky]

In spite of the fact that even ACR won't give me any detail in the highlights, I like this portrait and so thought I'd post it.

 

Northumbrian Piper - Beamish Open Air Museum.

 

Korky

 

[Martyn]

Nice one Korky, this hits the spot for me!

[GreenKing]

Beautiful shot, Korky. The toning is perfect.

[ChrisLumix]

Great portrait! (Surely you mean 'shadow', Korky? There ARE no blown highlights, unless you refer to the foreground shirt cuff?)

[FUJI]

One of your best efforts Korky.....

One eyed FUJI

[Kobione]

Really like this one, Korky - great portrait!

[Korky]

Great portrait! (Surely you mean 'shadow', Korky? There ARE no blown highlights, unless you refer to the foreground shirt cuff?)

Yup, that's the bit I meant. Annoys the bejabers out of me!

 

Korky

[Denis]

I love the sound of the Northumbrian pipes, I first heard  the sound in a Chris Rea track called 'Curse of the Traveller' 

 

Great image too!

[FUJI]

Yup, that's the bit I meant. Annoys the bejabers out of me!

 

Korky

Korky sir!

Could you not use your photoshop talents to clone a section from his cravat?

As the late Eric Morecambe used to say............" You can't see the join"

One eyed FUJI

[Korky]

I never thought of that, Fooj. It just might do the trick and I'm on the case. Thanks!

Korky

[Korky]

Is this edit convincing enough?

 

Korky

 

[FUJI]

Looks good to me......but then again......I'm one eyed currently.......

Certainly much better than it was.

What do others think?

FUJI

[Barbara]

Nice one Korky, this hits the spot for me!

Me Too.

[Jon]

Great shot, I think the "new" cuff works well

 

Those pipes are an absolute pig to play, had a try at a folk festival once (brothers in law are folk singers, notorious in the local scene), I think it needs 4 arms to do it properly :-)

[Korky]

Thank you all for your comments - and a big man-hug to Fooj for his suggestion. Appreciated!

 

If you'd like to hear how the Northumbrian Smallpipes sound, here's the late, great Billy Pigg playing a slow air called Border Spirit.

 

Korky