Saturday, July 29, 2006
Penguins
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Is the penguin unisex? You won't believe it, but it took a short while to make the full connection between penguin and mobile phone holder! Things I like about this: it's witty (and who would expect a penguin to be used in Japan?) and has some interesting observation on place, decor and dress. What appeals less: the overall tilt (maybe the person on the right is holding up the pillar!). Perfection would have been a ring-of -roses round the pillar.
I just had to laugh when I first saw this. How long did you have to wait or was this one of those lucky moments? Just great.
A well spotted juxtaposition.
Am I the only one who worries about the leaning pillar, is it an earthquake zone?
I see the moment and share the joke.
For me, the pillar can lean all it wants to. In some ways it is even an addition to the shot, adding an air of reality. The world we see is rarely four-square.
The Asian Chapter of Stills met in Shinjuku on Wednesday evening. Matt and girlfriend have been in town this week so we took the opportunity to meet, eat and chat. Looking forward to seeing some of his views of my crooked city...
I've never noticed the lean of the pillar before. Remove the person on the right and I'd probably 'straightened' things up a little.
I didn't wait too long for this shot - and I wasn't even going for the guy holding the phone. It was one of those subliminal moments when it felt 'right' to click the shutter, wait a few days for film devlopment and think up stories of how everything just came together.
This is the beauty of film, no chance to delete those shots that may not have made the digital in-camera review process.
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Am I the only one who worries about the leaning pillar, is it an earthquake zone?
For me, the pillar can lean all it wants to. In some ways it is even an addition to the shot, adding an air of reality. The world we see is rarely four-square.
I've never noticed the lean of the pillar before. Remove the person on the right and I'd probably 'straightened' things up a little.
I didn't wait too long for this shot - and I wasn't even going for the guy holding the phone. It was one of those subliminal moments when it felt 'right' to click the shutter, wait a few days for film devlopment and think up stories of how everything just came together.
This is the beauty of film, no chance to delete those shots that may not have made the digital in-camera review process.