Nice freezing of a frozen model :-) I wonder if Cindy Crawford ever tried to patent her famous spot? I think Harley Davidson attempted to patent the supposed unique exhaust noise of their two-wheeled tractors, and these days Samsung and Apple lodge patents on the roundness of the corners on their phones, so I wouldn't see it as unwinnable. Your lovely abstract may also have been approaching Klein blue as well :-)
Hi Graham,
Re Cindy, I wonder if her contracts precluded retouching the spot out?
Actually, I think the Harleys do have a pretty good sales point with their exhaust tone; they are about the only bikes with the thunder frequency which can make itself heard before you catch vision in the mirror. Good for safety - car people are made aware there's a two-wheeler in town without having had to catch sight first, and often too late.
Went to Palma today, after putting it off for days due to bad weather. It was sunny when I left home, and when I arrived there. Took the watch to the dealer (prime motivation for the trip; dealer today promised me a two-month turnaround), and then I started to shoot windows, hoping for more "Cindies" but with hair. To my surprise, I realised that hardly any of these creations do sport hair anymore (an expression of Palma chic?) - or even faces: the top parts seem to have morphed into liquid blob sculpture. What a drag... been hoping for a pretty face all the drive down. To console myself, I had a cup of
tea coffee.
But all was not lost: instead of having a snack lunch, I ended up sheltering under a variety of arches and doorways as the heavens burst upon me. So, no lunch, but a few snaps of people getting very wet instead. Naturally, I found myself with the wrong camera: the D200 and its limitations under low light. But maybe those will add flavour after all; and as token non sequitur, not an Afghan Girl in sight. But there
was one very charming poster also taking refuge from the storm (inside a cosmetics shop) that I couldn't resist... couldn't quite decide if I hated the photographer for having the reality, or myself for stooping so low as to kneel at their collective feet and go click! I think I shall just look upon it as as demonstration of huge admiration. There you are: decision made and no need to solicit moral advice!
But hey, the feeling of shooting in the rain (when you are dry) is strange. Made me think of HC-B photographing an artistic friend crossing the street in the rain. You probably know the image, so I won't bother hunting out the book to name and blame. Of course, I have no way of knowing if Henri got wet or not, but his friend clearly did.
Life can be quote enjoyable at times, despite everything that gets in the way.
;-)
Rob
