Thank you, Christine!
Sorry I didn't see this response sooner -- I just discovered it this minute!
-- Walt
On 6/26/2012 3:42 PM, Christine Aguila wrote:
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
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