Mime

Richard

C&C always welcome.

black mamba

Very interesting scene. Is this the final resting place for this gentleman, or is he waiting to be placed somewhere else? I'm glad you went with color in this case. Without the strong contrast in his color, the man would have tended to blend in too much with conflicting elements.

Tom

konomaniac

Nice shot - my immediate thoughts:

1) I like the way you isolated the shot so it looks like the boy is the only one paying attention.

2) If I tried to do that, I'd fall on my backside.

3) Judging by the boy's shirt, I might need him for my birdfeeder

DonRicklin

I love this kind of busking! Looks like he is quite comfortable despite the effort of that pose!

Makes me wonder if he's using some hidden help!

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Don

Richard

Thanks for commenting, guys.

@Tom: absolutely correct about using color--though I did use a B&W conversion in luminosity mode to adjust the contrast in the color version.
@Kono: most people in big cities seem to ignore the strangest sights; the exceptions seem to be the very young and the very old.
@Don: I assume there's some hidden iron involved. That or an anti-gravity device in his back pocket.

DaddyO

Ya already got the thoughtful cc comments. All good points along with
fun humor both ways Neat pic Richard
Since getting to enjoy your image I tried to find his sitting trick method since it is so cool as pictured. No luck finding it. Google has been kinda strange lately for finding things. Did get to take in other street artist pics from Spain,
which there seems to be one heck of a lot doing different talented things

Juano

Richard wrote: »

Thanks for commenting, guys.

@Tom: absolutely correct about using color--though I did use a B&W conversion in luminosity mode to adjust the contrast in the color version.
@Kono: most people in big cities seem to ignore the strangest sights; the exceptions seem to be the very young and the very old.
@Don: I assume there's some hidden iron involved. That or an anti-gravity device in his back pocket.

I vote for the anti-gravity device...

jiro

The boy was really intrigued. Now, that's why I can call awesome street photography! thumbthumbclap

DJT

Very cool.... How he do that?

Folks commenting on this vid think it's done with some sort of chair under his clothing.
http://www.snotr.com/video/4575/Sitting_down_without_a_chair#player

Richard

Thanks for commenting, guys. I think David is correct. I'm guessing that there must be an iron bar connected to the base and running through the boot, which must be oversized, then up the pants leg and forming a chair under his butt. I've seen that guy several times in my neighborhood. With luck, at some point I'll get to see him setting up his act. I'll report back if I do.

Cornflake

It's very intriguing. Good one.

"...though I did use a B&W conversion in luminosity mode to adjust the contrast in the color version." I thought I invented that and was the only person in the world who did it.

Don

Richard

Cornflake wrote: »

I thought I invented that and was the only person in the world who did it.

Don

Lots of people invented it after they read Professional Photoshop, fifth edition, by Dan Margolis. But I think we probably all do our own variations on the theme.

Edit: I had read Dan's book, but I only started using the technique after I saw an extensive exhibit of Helen Levitt's work and tried to figure out why her color pics were so good. It was the contrast.

TonyCooper

There are a couple of YouTube videos of a mime in Madrid in
gold costumes. One of the mime sweeping and one of the
mime sleeping. Both move if someone puts something in the
tip jar. Google "Madrid Mime".

Dogdots

I really like this

If this guy has all that stuff up his leg and in the seat of his pants .. how does he ever stand up? Waits till everyone goes home?

Richard

TonyCooper wrote: »

There are a couple of YouTube videos of a mime in Madrid in
gold costumes. One of the mime sweeping and one of the
mime sleeping. Both move if someone puts something in the
tip jar. Google "Madrid Mime".

There are many here, some quite good. Sadly, as soon as someone comes up with something really original, other simply copy the idea. But I haven't seen more than one like this guy, though David's video link shows that the idea has spread. Maybe that's where this guy learned it.

Dogdots wrote: »

I really like this

If this guy has all that stuff up his leg and in the seat of his pants .. how does he ever stand up? Waits till everyone goes home?

More important, how does he deal with bathroom breaks?

Dogdots

Richard wrote: »

More important, how does he deal with bathroom breaks?

Depends