There is a rose in Spanish Harlem - a photo on Flickriver

A red rose up in Spanish Harlem

It is the special one, it's never seen the sun
It only comes out when the moon is on the run
And all the stars are gleaming
It's growing in the street
Right up through the concrete
But soft and sweet and dreaming

A recent shot, the second time I have worked with ID. ID is a concert pianist and she is just amazing. Good enough to make you cry.
She is also friendly, fun, charming and has that certain je ne sais quoi that makes her so great to be around. It was a huge pleasure to spend time with her and make some more photos.
Just a little something I found interesting during our shoot. We were shooting at the baby grand piano you see in the photo and I asked ID if it was a good piano. She looked at it and kind of shook her head; not a brand she had ever heard of. Then, she did a very short run on the keys, it couldn't have been more than 2-3 seconds. She did it completely off he cuff and without any warm up. It was one of the most amazing things I have ever heard. I was stunned by her talent (though I've seen videos of her performance, I knew she was amazing), and all she was doing was messing around the for a moment. Most likely, she doesn't even remember doing it. This is the kind of thing people with supreme skills can do.
Oh, the piano was of higher quality than she had expected.

Lyrics: Spanish Harlem by Jerry Leiber & Phils Spector
www.instagram.com/idchenpianist/

Taken on: September 4, 2021

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Camera: RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. PENTAX K-1, f/4.0, 1/200 sec, 125mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. PENTAX K-1
Lens:	Sigma Lens
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	125mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	On, Fired
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Manual
Contrast:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 22.5 (Windows)
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