Wednesday, June 22, 2011

The Drum Player


Underground crossway to Carcavelos Beach - great sound in the tunnel!

23 comments:

Simon said...

I love this shot. I play this same kind of drum...West African Djembe. Very cool-and see how happy playing the drum makes one?

cieldequimper said...

This doesn't look like an underground, it's so light! Wonderful portrait!

Sylvia K said...

Great capture as always, JM! Love the drums -- my oldest son is a drummer. Glad you were able to fix your problem with loading -- I had the same problem and managed to fix it, too. Hope your week is going well!

Sylvia

Cezar and Léia said...

Either he's happy enjoying his own music or happy 'cause you took the pic! :)
God bless you!
Cezar

Rob Siemann said...

EXCELLENT! And long live Luso-Africa!

Anonymous said...

What a great capture, he has an amazing smile.

Gine said...

Avec son sourire, il attire la sympathie d'office ! S'il joue aussi bien que ses mains semblent le suggérer ...

Judy said...

Very cool! I have heard that playing the drums is good for the soul. Judging by that smile, I would say that is true.

Babzy.B said...

A great portrait , full of joy ;)

Julie said...

Gorgeous portrait, Jose. Lovely use of the graffiti. Love his hat!

Now to the djembe. What are those two aluminium flaps? All the african djembe drums I see here in Australia, I have never seen flaps like this. I tried a term of learning the djembe drum but the neuopathy in my fingers just went beserk. Such a happy activity, though.

Sharon said...

I bet this did sound good. He looks like a happy drummer.

Olivier said...

superbe portrait avec de la joie

irinapictures said...

I would like very much to try this dress: doing live music at the street. Would I be same happy?

Joanne said...

muito bem! um retrato:))))

PerthDailyPhoto said...

What a great full of energy image JM, you can almost hear the music that guy just looks like he's bursting with 'joy of life'. Love it.

Leif Hagen said...

He sure is a cheerful, talented chap! It must have been fun to hear him play his drum!

Anonymous said...

I love the joy in his face!

Gunn said...

Happy face+Happy music!
Great shot!:)

Kate said...

He looks to be a happy man; hope he is talented, too, with a wide audience that makes some $ for him.

Stickup Artist said...

What a beautiful smile! An excellent shot that also says a lot about the photographer!

T. Becque said...

Nice portrait JM! Love the joy on his face.

Francisca said...

My niece plays African drums... I can almost hear it... (http://www.kundaculture.com/ and Koca is the love of her life)

Marie-Noyale said...

Can almost hear the sounds!!