5 October 2007

Asian Infiltration

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Bowing to pressure from the minions for more Danman pixel grabbing I present the following.
This picture is a classic story of photography – being in the right place at the right time and knowing how to capture what you see….
Asian Infiltration

I called it Asian Infiltration because those sneaky bronze sculptures look like they are up to something.
Critique welcome…
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Danman_straight6_EB_Falcodore8:26 am 09 Oct 07

I have a penchant for the naked chicks 😛

Danman_straight6_EB_Falcodore6:47 pm 08 Oct 07

Nawt .. I believe you said ‘critique welcome’?

Well said – proof that what you believe is actually true.

I did give RA readers teh credit to assume I meant the photo – not what you thought of what I called it.

If I wanted to be racist I probably would have called it something a bit more in your face (use your imagination – its not my style).

At the end of the day I know what I meant and I know I am not a racist so assume away – but remember to assume makes an ass out of u and me.

I could have called it gypsy sun and rainbows (A Jimi Hendrix Band of the early 60’s)and you would say I am racist against Romanian people.

Nawt by name…

Absent Diane4:37 pm 08 Oct 07

ghengis khan’s dna’s is one of the most prevelant in all of europe.

I have an Asian look. My family escorted the everlasting emperor, Ghengis Khan across Asia into current day Hugary/Turkey.

That said, they look like Asians.

Absent Diane4:20 pm 08 Oct 07

perhaps you should have could “a nice visit from several nondescript looking male and/or female earth beings” that would eliminate any chance of being offensive.

“demonising bald men” is not an example of being racist, Thumper, because all races go bald.

“Furthermore I would look pretty stupid if I called my photo “Caucasian Infiltration” when its obvious the artist modelled the bronze heads on asian heritage.”

Asian heritage? A PC way of saying they look Asian? But what does an Asian look like, Danman? Slit eyes? What about Central Asians, Indians and Pakistanis? Have you ever been to Latin America? Seen how Andean people can look like the Chinese?

.. I believe you said ‘critique welcome’?

Danman_straight6_EB_Falcodore3:51 pm 08 Oct 07

get a life nawt – If I wanted to be racist (is that what your post is insinuating?) I would not be covert.

Furthermore I would look pretty stupid if I called my photo “Caucasian Infiltration” when its obvious the artist modelled the bronze heads on asian heritage.

“I called it Asian Infiltration because those sneaky bronze sculptures look like they are up to something”, “PS: The Asians look like monkey men, designed to frighten us westerners,” “spooky gookies”.

Great. Just great. Don’t look now, but they’ve already made it to Dickson, Pandy. Your culinary choices are ever dwindling. Asian infiltration? Shut the gates. Sneaky bastards. Keep them out.

And as for ‘gookie’, that’s just bloody offensive. Yer funny, Thumper. Funny like a little girl running naked from a Vietnamese village with her skin on fire.

Danman_straight6_EB_Falcodore4:36 pm 07 Oct 07

mutley – thats my forte – low/no (perceivable) light photography.. – cheers for the kudos

By the way, I’ve had a look through your flickr album and really like a lot of your low light stuff, especially the available light ones.

Hey Danman,

Really like the shot. My only comment/suggestion would be a wider, shorter crop… maybe 16:9 ratio or wider (depending on whether you’ve already cropped). The reeds at the top can be a little distracting.

You could say so, Danman. I think this belongs to an Art sub-genre: SRA (subliminally racist art).

Speaking photo-technique: did you try holding the camera just an inch above the water, i.e. lower angle? It would be interesting to see the result!

Mind you, they’d still all look the same…

Danman_straight6_EB_Falcodore2:55 pm 06 Oct 07

hasdrubahl, are you saying that this is art imitating life ?

Funny how they all look the same…

Danman_straight6_EB_Falcodore6:35 am 06 Oct 07

I’m too frightened to comment, in case he takes great offense, and removes his image.

Not sure what you mean here champ.

It does say that critique is welcome so fire away.

That is from the NGA water garden at tha restaurant. I hate them. I refuse to go to tha restaurant until such time as the heads are taken away.

PS: The Asians look like monkey men, designed to frighten us westerners.

el ......VNBerlinaV811:27 pm 05 Oct 07

Great shot Danman.

el ......VNBerlinaV811:25 pm 05 Oct 07

LOL

I’m too frightened to comment, in case he takes great offense, and removes his image.

Danman_straight6_EB_Falcodore9:20 pm 05 Oct 07

cheers for kudos Kramer and all.

I adjusted my screen name accordingly – I stand corrected 🙂

Nice pic Danman.

BTW – interesting new name… Didn’t know Falcodores came with flat 6s (unless you have a penchant for installing Suabru or Porche engines into aussie boats?).

Danman_Flat6_EB_Falcodore9:01 pm 05 Oct 07

swaggie, lighting – lack of wind – no ripples on water etc etc…. sure the sculptures are static but thats not to say that the environment in which they are presented in is.

VYBerlinaV8...the_original_and_best8:41 pm 05 Oct 07

Watch out – Charlie’s back for some payback…

“being in the right place at the right time” ? The statues are always there so can’t see where you’re coming from with that comment DM, nice shot though.

hmmm. If you block out the reeds above the water, it looks rather good! Scroll the screen so you just have the heads and see how that looks.

Intriguing. Is it your comment on SievX?! It’s lovely, but is lacking something to make it “great” and I’m jiggered if I know what it is. needs more contrast? more of a focal point? Not sure. Very complex image, and I’d hang it on my wall for sure.

They lost their bodies in Nam

Reminds me of those awful days in ‘Nam.

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