Ball Players Yearning to be Free
Day: November 29, 2014
Quick Blog Note
Just discovered, quite by accident, that a few of the top menu choices had disappeared from the blog; notably the “Buy Prints” choice – could this explain why my print site hasn’t had any traffic from obBLOGato lately?
Anyway, it’s been repaired now so you can browse by photo category right from the top menu and visit my commercial site to order prints and a range of other goods with my pictures on them.
Police Frame-up
See previous post. After initially being reluctant to be photographed, he decided after seeing his companions’ picture that he would like to be photographed but with the word “police” figuring prominently. They asked me if it would be Black & White and I said since I liked the way the cool blue of the barricade and the graffiti contrasted with the warm color of his skin and the wall behind him I’d probably keep it in color. He laughed and said he guessed that was my way of calling him handsome and I agreed. We shook hands again and they wished me happy holidays and I was on my way.
Passing the Time
I noticed what looked like a newborn, improbably sticking up out of a shopping cart by an apparently homeless couple. I came over and said hi and expressed satisfaction that it wasn’t really a live baby and took a picture of it. By then a friend (see next post) had come over and joined them. We shook hands and he asked my name which I told him, but they never reciprocated with theirs. It was suggested that my fine picture of the doll would sell – I interrupted to laugh at that notion – and then that a contribution to the homeless would be appreciated. I offered a few dollars and asked to take their portrait, to which the 2 shown here agreed. The woman said she’d seen me around the neighborhood shooting and that she lived in the homeless shelter up the block. After seeing the picture, their companion decided he’d like his taken after all. See my next post, later today.