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Published: 2007-08-13 14:56:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 806; Favourites: 29; Downloads: 0
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I met Earl at the annual Fiddlers' Picnic I went to on Saturday. I had never seen this kind of instrument before, so I asked him what it was. He told me it was a dulcimer, which I had seen before, but this was a special kind... I think he called it a mountain dulcimer, but my memory fails me. Anyway, he was an awesome guy. The end.
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such a great capture of human emotions, Meredith!
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Very expressive , caught in the act ...
Best regards Meredith
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thanks so much, dan!
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I actually have a dulcimer. 
Nice shot....another great one.
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that's awesome!! haha. you should learn! it sounds beautiful!
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Ha, you've just gotta love the guy's expression - so full of PASSION!
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i know... he was so into it!!
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hehe, you're welcome meredith
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Nice angle, i like it. Captured nicely, well done!
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haha... the picture is great but the little story you wrote there replete with 'the end' is adorable.
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I hit the wrong key!
So : I'm sure that you did many others shots from this guy, am i right?
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thanks, philippe! oh, i didn't take too many of him... maybe four or five? i didn't want to seem too invasive.
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Invasive? With a 200mm lens? 
Just try to put your camera under the nose of anybody!
Will you submit other pictures from this guy?
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hehehe. trust me, i do try!
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Of course, i REALLY want to see them.... 
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hehehe. okay, you'll have to give me a bit... i need at least a week to do anything.
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You know that my english is quite poor. Being a star does it mean that the information takes a very long time to travel through your brain?
Sorry if i misunderstood...
By the way, did you receive DA's shipment?
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hehe, sorry. i was being sarcastic when i called myself a star.
and no, i didn't receive the shipment yet. 
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I was kidding you. I'm not in a hurry.
Well, i think i have to send an email to DA and check out where they shipped it...
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don't worry about it. have a nice vacation and email them when you return!
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Yes, i have. I work a lot but I have many new friends: sheeps, cows, pigs...
It's just a shame that they don't like beer
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hehehe. well, at least they will listen to you!
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I wonder how could behave a drunk sheep...
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hehehehe. i am sure they will be!
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Nice shot, Meredith. I'm sure that you did m
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You've done well at catching the relationship between a craftsman and his tool. To me this is a special subject in our age of mechanization and computerization. BTW, it is a mountain dulcimer, which is a much different instrument from a hammered dulcimer.
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thanks a lot for the info! these instruments are sweet. i want to get one... or a dobro.
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Check out Elderly Instruments [link] and Dusty Strings [link]
Dan
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what great resources... thank you!!
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Dusty Strings is an incredible place here in Seattle. You walk down a steep flight of stairs, open the door, and you're enveloped in instruments: harps, dulcimers, guitars, violins, pipes, bohrans. If you poke through their site, you'll find some pictures of the place. You can sit down and play a $2500 custom guitar or pluck a harp made on the premises. I'm not much of a musician, but I love the shapes of instruments, so the place is a feast for the eyes as well as the ears.
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that is so awesome. i've always wanted to visit seattle, but i'd have to take a lot of days off. maybe when i get a new job and a new set of vacation days...
i used to play the flute, from fourth grade until senior year of high school, but i stopped for some reason. i should pick it back up again. music is one of the most important things to me... i actually have "love" tattooed on my right foot and "music" tattooed on my left foot, so when you stand facing me and look at my feet, it says "love music"! hehe. those are my only tattoos... and probably the only ones i'll ever get. anyway, i digress...
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Seattle is a great place to visit...for a week...in August. The rest of the year it's a drizzly, grey traffic jam...but I'm not bitter. Mark Twain said that the best winter he ever spent was a summer in Seattle...he knew what he was talking about...but I'm not bitter. On the other hand, with your love for people on the fringes, you might really enjoy it...for a week...in August! :chuckle:
Your tattoos crack me up! You should do a self-portrait of just your feet and the tattoos. 'Twould be truly unique!
Cheers
Dan
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hehehehe. sounds like a great place to visit... for a week in august!
maybe i will do a self-portrait! we'll see...
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thanks so much, rik!!
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always a pleasure, meredith...
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Now you have a good capture with a nice grayscale and a not so hard contrast - better.
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thanks for the advice!!
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thought elderly, he as if, has a young mind, cool attitude as well
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he did. he was so cool. really great to talk to and very interested in and passionate about music.
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