Wannabe

rainbowrainbow Registered Users Posts: 2,765 Major grins
edited February 11, 2010 in Street and Documentary
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  • adbsgicomadbsgicom Registered Users Posts: 3,615 Major grins
    edited February 7, 2010
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    Nice capture.
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  • rainbowrainbow Registered Users Posts: 2,765 Major grins
    edited February 7, 2010
    Thanks, Andrew.
  • Wil DavisWil Davis Registered Users Posts: 1,692 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2010
    I must be as thick as two short planks, but I just don't get the title… headscratch.gif

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  • adbsgicomadbsgicom Registered Users Posts: 3,615 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2010
    Wil Davis wrote:
    I must be as thick as two short planks, but I just don't get the title… headscratch.gif

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    The fellow off to the right is making 'hand guns', or so it appears. The cop on the other hand is stoic...
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  • Wil DavisWil Davis Registered Users Posts: 1,692 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2010
    adbsgicom wrote:
    The fellow off to the right is making 'hand guns', or so it appears. The cop on the other hand is stoic...

    Sorry, I thought the chap on the right was making hand-signals to his buddy driving the excavator; noise conditions in that environment precludes any shouting/yelling etc…

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  • adbsgicomadbsgicom Registered Users Posts: 3,615 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2010
    Wil Davis wrote:
    Sorry, I thought the chap on the right was making hand-signals to his buddy driving the excavator; noise conditions in that environment precludes any shouting/yelling etc…

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    He probably was, but the net effect was his gun-like hand gestures and overall animation and the cop's lack of animation (and possession of real guns).
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  • Wil DavisWil Davis Registered Users Posts: 1,692 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2010
    Yup, I now see the irony! God, I must have been more tired than I thought last night…

    Good take! thumb.gif

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  • rainbowrainbow Registered Users Posts: 2,765 Major grins
    edited February 9, 2010
    Thank you Andrew and Will.

    The "wannabe" caught my eye first because he was totally animated, probably from being on the site all day with little to do. So he was actually directing traffic through the intersection while the officer was just standing there NOT directing traffic at all. So I think he was exaggerating his motions to wave cars through (assisted by a signal light at the intersection) while trying to spur the policeman to action.

    I appreciate the looks and the comments.
  • bdcolenbdcolen Registered Users Posts: 3,804 Major grins
    edited February 9, 2010
    rainbow wrote:
    Thank you Andrew and Will.

    The "wannabe" caught my eye first because he was totally animated, probably from being on the site all day with little to do. So he was actually directing traffic through the intersection while the officer was just standing there NOT directing traffic at all. So I think he was exaggerating his motions to wave cars through (assisted by a signal light at the intersection) while trying to spur the policeman to action.

    I appreciate the looks and the comments.

    I'm afraid I'm with Wil on this one - not that I'm afraid to be with Wil. rolleyes1.gif But this is one of those where the caption left me scratching my head. And then the problem is that there's so much in the frame that nothing really stands out for me. Yes, I can look at it and eventually get that the cop looks stoic - bored - and the construction worker is animated. But then I ask if the construction worker is directing the digger - and then I ask, 'so?' Sorry. ne_nau.gif
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  • dustin32dustin32 Registered Users Posts: 67 Big grins
    edited February 9, 2010
    Funny, when I first read the caption and tried to figure out how it applied I figured it was the guy in the truck, trying to be all tough looking, while the real tough guys are out bustin' their a***** getting work done.

    So I love the caption myself :)
  • rainbowrainbow Registered Users Posts: 2,765 Major grins
    edited February 11, 2010
    bdcolen wrote:
    I'm afraid I'm with Wil on this one - not that I'm afraid to be with Wil. rolleyes1.gif But this is one of those where the caption left me scratching my head. And then the problem is that there's so much in the frame that nothing really stands out for me. Yes, I can look at it and eventually get that the cop looks stoic - bored - and the construction worker is animated. But then I ask if the construction worker is directing the digger - and then I ask, 'so?' Sorry. ne_nau.gif

    I know my fondness for titles and your views toward them will always differ. But there is no way to title it without setting up some expectation without just being generic with a date or "a few from today", which makes looking for them at a later date near impossible.

    Anyway, in explanation, the "wannabe" cannot be directing the digger as his back is turned away from it. AND he is looking directly at the policeman, so the connection between them is not that tenuous. I see your point that it is busy and I needed to wait half a second later so the car on the right edge entered the frame a little to improve context. And it maybe is a "so what" shot and I can accept that.

    Thanks again for your feedback. I will often push back some but will always give serious thoughts to your comments and hopefully improve the next time I shoot.
  • rainbowrainbow Registered Users Posts: 2,765 Major grins
    edited February 11, 2010
    dustin32 wrote:
    Funny, when I first read the caption and tried to figure out how it applied I figured it was the guy in the truck, trying to be all tough looking, while the real tough guys are out bustin' their a***** getting work done.

    So I love the caption myself :)

    Glad you liked it. I barely gave any thought to the guy in the raised truck and like the new perspective you gave.

    Thanks.
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