My Attempt at Photography 2016 SWSGA Steel Guitar Show

Bill D. Terry · Post by **Bill D. Terry** » 22 Jan 2016 8:02 am

Here are more pictures of the 2016 Phoenix show. I apologize for only getting pictures of a small portion of the players...no disrespect intended for all of the wonderful players that I didn't get their pictures taken.

Many thanks to Bill Tauson and Guy Beaver for their guidance again this year...give me another 10 years and I might figure this camera thing out.

These pictures are linked to my Flickr Photo page and are fully downloadable for personal use if desired.

At the top right of the main page, there is an icon for full screen slideshow if you so desire. You can also click on an individual picture (full screen if you wish), and scroll thru all of the pictures that way.

Let me know if you have any problems or questions. Another great show in Phoenix....hope to see more people next year!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/17109258@ ... 3822574825

kevin ryan · Post by **kevin ryan** » 22 Jan 2016 8:30 am

Really nice job... Thanks

Bill Tauson · Post by **Bill Tauson** » 22 Jan 2016 9:14 am

Bill,

Lots of smiles and great shots. The schedule keeps Guy and I running so your filling in with these personal touches is a great help. It captures why these shows are so much fun! Thanks so much for everything!

Billy Easton · Post by **Billy Easton** » 22 Jan 2016 9:24 am

Great pictures!! You are doing a good job with this.....thanks for sharing them with us.
Billy Easton

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 22 Jan 2016 9:28 am

Fabulous photos, Bill! Like I told Guy, you make it seem like playing pedal steel is actually a fun thing to do, rather than just one of the many forms that obsessive-compulsive disorder can take...

Ray Harrison · Post by **Ray Harrison** » 22 Jan 2016 3:41 pm

Great job on the photos as usual..

Guy Beaver · Post by **Guy Beaver** » 22 Jan 2016 5:24 pm

Fantastic photos Bill! Beautiful color you got on these. You're definitely ready to put somebody out of a job! Actually, Bill & Bill Photography has a nice ring to it.

You guys let me know if I can do anything to help you out next year.

Thank you for sharing these. It's great to see all the different perspectives on this excellent show. There is so much going on (often at the same time) that there really are a thousand different stories to tell, verbally, photographically or otherwise.

Keep up the great work!

Will Houston · Post by **Will Houston** » 22 Jan 2016 5:53 pm

Well done, enjoyed very much!!

Ben Greene · Post by **Ben Greene** » 22 Jan 2016 7:28 pm

Nicely done!

Jim R. Harrison · Post by **Jim R. Harrison** » 22 Jan 2016 8:55 pm

Marvelous tight closeup shots, Bill!! You must have used a 400 mm (or longer) lens? Thanks for these great shots. Jim H.

Skip Cole · Post by **Skip Cole** » 23 Jan 2016 3:37 am

Thanks for posting these pics.Wish I could have been there.
Looks like great pickers and great attendance. Keep up the good work.

Skip

Jim Palenscar · Post by **Jim Palenscar** » 23 Jan 2016 7:00 am

Great pics Bill- thanks!

Bill D. Terry · Post by **Bill D. Terry** » 23 Jan 2016 7:17 am

I sincerely thank all of you for your comments, and for taking the time to look at the pictures...don't forget to look at the pictures taken by the real pros...Guy Beaver and Bill Tauson.

Jim R. Harrison, I used an 85mm prime lens, so I had to position myself for each shot. I figure that Guy Beaver and Bill Tauson had the big telephoto shots covered.

Richard Alderson · Post by **Richard Alderson** » 23 Jan 2016 10:57 am

Dear Bill - Outstanding Photos and Presentation. You should include one picture of yourself. You did all that work, got the camera guys, the sound crew, all the big name players, make us feel like we were there. How about one picture of the photographer !?

Bill D. Terry · Post by **Bill D. Terry** » 23 Jan 2016 11:17 am

Richard Alderson wrote:Dear Bill - Outstanding Photos and Presentation. You should include one picture of yourself. You did all that work, got the camera guys, the sound crew, all the big name players, make us feel like we were there. How about one picture of the photographer !?

Richard, It's amazing how few pictures exist of me...my avatar has me with Bobby Black...thank you so much!

J R Rose · Post by **J R Rose** » 23 Jan 2016 7:06 pm

Thanks for sharing all these Bill. I had plan to attend but had to cancel so this gets me as close as can be. Thanks Again, J.R. Rose

Donna Dodd · Post by **Donna Dodd** » 23 Jan 2016 8:47 pm

Love how you seemingly reached out and grabbed facial expressions without hesitation. They are ALIVE and KICKIN' in all your shots!! Awesome!!!

John McClung · Post by **John McClung** » 23 Jan 2016 10:25 pm

Bill, really super photos! What was your camera and lens? What ISO were you generally shooting at, and f/stop? I've shot many show photos, it's not easy!

Bill D. Terry · Post by **Bill D. Terry** » 24 Jan 2016 8:34 am

John McClung wrote:Bill, really super photos! What was your camera and lens? What ISO were you generally shooting at, and f/stop? I've shot many show photos, it's not easy!

John,
Thank you so much! Your comments and all of the others make this fun instead of hard work.

I have a Sony A77 (a semi-pro camera) with an 85mm Sony lens. I used an iso of 1600 on a lot of the stage shots with an f stop between 2.4 and 4.8. Guy Beaver told me before I started shooting that I probably wouldn't go below 2.8 or so and I took his advice. That Sony lens will go to 1.4.

Mark Eaton · Post by **Mark Eaton** » 24 Jan 2016 1:12 pm

Great photos Bill! Really - one of the best photo albums I've seen for this type of event.

And it's great to see Bobby Black back in action.

Darcie Bodemuller · Post by **Darcie Bodemuller** » 24 Jan 2016 7:04 pm

Hi Bill, Thank you so much for the beautiful photos of the show. These are really treasures and very much appreciated! You, Guy and Bill T. give us so many memories to keep of the steel shows. It wouldn't be the same without having these to look back on. Best wishes, Darcie & Darrell

David Wright · Post by **David Wright** » 25 Jan 2016 4:59 am

Bi,
Great seeing you & Janice as always...))) GREAT job on the pictures!!!!WOW...

Christopher Woitach · Post by **Christopher Woitach** » 25 Jan 2016 9:49 am

Great pics of a great show - thanks so much for including the rhythm section in your shots! The smile you caught on my face didn't come off for days!

Bill Cunningham · Post by **Bill Cunningham** » 25 Jan 2016 1:53 pm

Thank you for sharing a great photo album.

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