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Waiting For The Sale

black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,321 Major grins
edited October 9, 2009 in Street and Documentary
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I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.

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    adbsgicomadbsgicom Registered Users Posts: 3,615 Major grins
    edited October 8, 2009
    He has 3 legs!!!! eek7.gif
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    black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,321 Major grins
    edited October 8, 2009
    You sharp-eyed devil you. I kept telling him to tuck that ancillary leg back out of view. Crazy artist....you know how they are. He claimed he'd have a leg up on customers when it came to haggling over price.

    Tom
    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
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    Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited October 8, 2009
    Oh i thought he is wearing two colored jeans...

    Nice photo of art shop mwink.gif
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    rainbowrainbow Registered Users Posts: 2,765 Major grins
    edited October 8, 2009
    black mamba wrote:
    You sharp-eyed devil you. I kept telling him to tuck that ancillary leg back out of view. Crazy artist....you know how they are. He claimed he'd have a leg up on customers when it came to haggling over price.

    Tom

    And he has a pink flamingo in the yard (three feet = a yard... get it? never mind...).

    Actually, the intriguing thing for me is whether that is a self portrait. And which of them is eating the pizza.

    And, BTW, I do like the photo. Thanks for sharing.
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    adbsgicomadbsgicom Registered Users Posts: 3,615 Major grins
    edited October 8, 2009
    It is a cool shot.
    I just noticed the full name of the business, "Naughty History" Special T Tours....
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    bdcolenbdcolen Registered Users Posts: 3,804 Major grins
    edited October 8, 2009
    black mamba wrote:

    Nice. But just suppose, just suppose...that you had move to the right, positioned yourself to the left of the blue painting of the 'guy,' and then shot with a wide angle, with the guy painting , then the artist from the front, and everything else behind him.... Just suppose....rolleyes1.gif Like this...
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    black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,321 Major grins
    edited October 8, 2009
    Hey rainbow,

    You're no slouch at observation yourself. That artist did have a mustache, and now that you raise the issue, I'll bet that it is indeed a self portrait.

    Tom
    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
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    black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,321 Major grins
    edited October 8, 2009
    Hi B.D.,

    I see merit in your suggestion. But then I'd have had to come up with another title....something like " Artist at Work " . Seriously, though, I do seek to decipher the deeper lesson sometimes hidden in your comments.

    When you take the time to respond as you have, you can bet I pay attention. As I see it, you're telling me to explore my options; to consider different perspectives and angles, to look for ways to enhance my story...or even to find a way to tell an even better story. I consider that to be sage advice.

    I do like, however, the major elements in this picture...the almost palpable sense of anticipation, or even a tad of despair, as the artist waits. The mystery of the other person is icing on the cake.

    Thanks for your consideration and comments,

    Tom
    I always wanted to lie naked on a bearskin rug in front of a fireplace. Cracker Barrel didn't take kindly to it.
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    QarikQarik Registered Users Posts: 4,959 Major grins
    edited October 8, 2009
    bdcolen wrote:
    Nice. But just suppose, just suppose...that you had move to the right, positioned yourself to the left of the blue painting of the 'guy,' and then shot with a wide angle, with the guy painting , then the artist from the front, and everything else behind him.... Just suppose....rolleyes1.gif Like this...

    That's good photogrpahic advice..but evidently BD will never survive as a painter.eek7.gif
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    michswissmichswiss Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 2,235 Major grins
    edited October 9, 2009
    black mamba wrote:
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    I do like, however, the major elements in this picture...the almost palpable sense of anticipation, or even a tad of despair, as the artist waits. The mystery of the other person is icing on the cake.

    Thanks for your consideration and comments,

    Tom

    I don't get a sense of anticipation or despair. The Artist's body language is much too relaxed for those emotions. As it is right now, all I see is a nice snapshot of an art gallery at an oblique angle. The one point of interest for me is the Artist next to his SP. What I probably would have done would be to have moved a couple of steps to the right and a little closer to catch his face in profile with the SP on right of the frame.
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    ruttrutt Registered Users Posts: 6,511 Major grins
    edited October 9, 2009
    I get the guy's paintings more than I get the guy himself. Much more. You want the shot to be about him and not just his paintings. I think that summarizes B.D. and Michswiss' advice.
    If not now, when?
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    black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,321 Major grins
    edited October 9, 2009
    michswiss..

    rutt..

    Thanks for taking the time to comment. It's very interesting to see another photographer's take on a scene you have recorded. I appreciate the input.

    Tom
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    bdcolenbdcolen Registered Users Posts: 3,804 Major grins
    edited October 9, 2009
    Qarik wrote:
    evidently BD will never survive as a painter.eek7.gif

    Well, I don't know - look at some of Picasso's bull fighting stuff! rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif
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    toragstorags Registered Users Posts: 4,615 Major grins
    edited October 9, 2009
    black mamba wrote:
    You sharp-eyed devil you. I kept telling him to tuck that ancillary leg back out of view. Crazy artist....you know how they are. He claimed he'd have a leg up on customers when it came to haggling over price.

    Tom

    rolleyes1.gifroflrolleyes1.gif
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