Very nice work, Walt. Some interesting character and expression in your portraits here. Cheers, Christine
On Jun 25, 2012, at 5:56 PM, Walt Gilbert <ldott...@gmail.com> 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 > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
