Waiting For The Sale

black mamba

adbsgicom

He has 3 legs!!!!

black mamba

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

Awais Yaqub

Oh i thought he is wearing two colored jeans...

Nice photo of art shop

rainbow

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.

adbsgicom

It is a cool shot.
I just noticed the full name of the business, "Naughty History" Special T Tours....

bdcolen

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.... Like this...

black mamba

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

black mamba

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

Qarik

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.... Like this...

That's good photogrpahic advice..but evidently BD will never survive as a painter.

michswiss

black mamba wrote:

...
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.

rutt

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.

black mamba

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

bdcolen

Qarik wrote:

evidently BD will never survive as a painter.

Well, I don't know - look at some of Picasso's bull fighting stuff!

torags

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

rofl