On 7/3/2012 7:28 AM, Mark C wrote:
On 6/25/2012 12:56 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote:
Hi all,
A while back, Larry suggested I take photos of folks who frequent the
club where I work. So, I decided to take his suggestion and start
snapping photos of them as the opportunity presents itself. These
were shot with my K20D, which still had my Promaster 70-300 -- an
absurdly long focal length for the size of the room, but it's what I
had on the camera when I grabbed it at the last second and headed out
the door on Thursday.
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/sets/72157630283469490/
The first is "Bob" -- an exceedingly eccentric fellow whose real name
is Charlie, but who has several alter-egos which seem to based solely
on what he happens to have on his head that given day, be it a
trucker's cap ("Steve"), a straw hat ("Charlie"), or the thoroughly
bedraggled hairpiece he's seen wearing in this image. (The ZipLock
bag-as-shirt-pocket is a common accoutrement among all the
alter-egos, BTW.)
The second shot is of Ronnie -- one of the trustees down at the club.
As you can see, he's a little bit skeptical of having his photo
taken, but he's a good sport.
The final image is of a gentleman named Jimmie Moore -- a retired
union electrician whose DNA will likely be preserved by some society
dedicated to human longevity. He'll be 79 years old this year and
gets around better than I do, isn't much of a guitar player or
singer, but one hell of an entertainer. The man can hold forth
uninterrupted for hours reeling off toast after ribald poem after
filthy limerick to the delight of the entire room.
The guitar he's playing in the image is a 1957 Gibson J50 that was
given to him in three pieces by a friend and one-time club member
whose uncle had fallen on it in a highly drunken state. That member
has since passed away, and Jimmie decided to take it to a local
guitar maker to see if anything could be done with it. The guy
managed to put it back together after hand-making a few pieces and
adding a good deal of TLC in the process.
So there you have it. A long-winded explication for three photos.
Comments and critiques are welcome.
-- Walt
Interesting cast of characters. The photo of Bob really stands out...
Mark
Thanks, Mark.
I'm going to try to get shots of all his alter-egos. I got one of
"Steve" the other night (the one who wears an inside-out ball cap), and
am trying to see if I can turn it into a decent image. I have to time
all of my shots of him meticulously, as he has this annoying habit of
closing his eyes and smiling when he spots me pointing the camera at him.
-- Walt
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