For this Sepia Saturday Suggestion
Without taking a scientific survey, I would venture that the single most common event for a camera to be included is a day at the beach. And there are certainly a lot of pictures taken at the old swimming hole or the city pool. There is a large collection of beach photographs in LOST GALLERY, almost 600 photographs so far. Many of them are of people just standing in the water.
So today for Sepia Saturday, lets create a new exhibit just for people standing shin deep in water.
No, not chin deep. Not elbow deep or ankle deep. Not waist deep or knee deep either.
They must be shin deep.
You know, committed but not certain. Eager but Wary. Reserving a bit. Testing. You know the type.
Harriet, I think there are fish in this water.
If you have further interest in elbow deep, ankle deep, waist deep, knee deep and a few other depths, test out these other lost gallery pages:
At The Beach - Page One (Of Seven)
At The Beach - The Girlfriend (1 of 2)
At The Beach - The Old Days
These two are from an itinerant beach photographer. The first one in the next row is also.
After the canoe sank,
Nelda just walked home.
No, I am not going any deeper.
Charlene and Daphne finally conceded
that one could not tap dance under water.
At the left is an example of a home-crafted deckled-edge snapshot. It was done with pinking shears. LOST GALLERY has several of these. Hm. Maybe a new category?
Well, I am not sure that this pair ever actually went into that water. It looks as if it is moving pretty fast. I think it may be just a pose. If they had tried to wade into that stream up to their shins, I think they would be up to their necks very quickly.
The reverse reads: "Ruth Stevenson and my self wading (on a) day when we were on a long hike."
Yes. Sure. A long hike. Just look at those rugged hiking togs.
So now, wade on back to the Sepia Saturday home page and find out who else is in the water.
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I like the action shots better than the poses; the one of the two ladies with hats and their skirts hitched up is great. There are some very ‘shapely’ ladies here.
ReplyDeleteThanks Little Nell. I like the natural action shots better too. You can tell those ladies standing in the surf are watching for fish!
DeleteAs always - great pictures & wonderfully funny captions to accompany!! Nelda, walking home after the canoe sank, is my favorite. But the gal worried about fish in the water had me laughing out loud as I've been in that particular predicament with fish nibbling at your ankles & it is a bit disconcerting!
ReplyDeleteThanks La Nightingale. Glad you had a good laugh. You know sometimes when you look at a photograph it just sort of speaks. I'm sure it has happened to you too. I just write that down.
DeleteVery appropriate photos and captions too. I guess mine were a mixture of ankle, shin and thigh depth shots or even just toes testing the water, or feet with shoes off 'just in case' :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Jo Featherton. I am glad you enjoyed the page. I wonder why standing in water is such a popular pose.
DeleteI agree with Marilyn. The buildings in the background of the posed photos are more interesting than the subjects!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sharon. I got those three pictures from a closed studio in Argentina. There were several showing the buildings of Mar Del Plata in the background.
DeleteEager but wary - sounds like me! Great photos and captions. Not all your photos displayed for me - I don't know why
ReplyDeleteThanks genepenn. Me too. I have always been wary about going into river or lake water. There are only a dozen photographs on this page but I don't know why they would not display for you. Perhaps Blogger or Flickr were having a hiccup at the moment.
DeleteI hope it was only fish they were worried about.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bob Scotney. I suspect "fish" was a euphemism for anything that might be lurking in those murky waters. Who knows what the imagination conjured up?
DeleteAt our beach I'm more concerned about seaweed -- can't stand when that stuff wraps around my feet. I'm sure I'd make a funny picture to add to your gallery!
ReplyDeleteThanks Wendy. Me Too! I guess I have seen too many sci-fi movies where a slimy creature slides up and wraps around your ankles and pulls you under. Ik. We'd both make funny additions to this page.
DeleteA very precise sub-category. I doubt if anyone here got their head knees wet much less their head. It's interesting that amateur photographers stood on the shore, while the professionals waded into the surf.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mike Brubaker. Yes, I noticed that too. Maybe they felt they were protecting the camera.
DeleteSomehow I feel that standing on the shore seems a more natural place to pose, but I think the photos of all the people photographed wading in the water are more interesting.
ReplyDeleteThanks Postcardy. Did you notice that most of the subjects standing in the water seemed somewhat out of place? The rest seem rather ambivalent and only a few appeared really comfortable. I was always on the shore. I carried the camera.
DeleteThe unposed pictures are surely the best, although I did like those tap dancing ladies.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kathy June. Ha! I like that one too. Don't they just look like they are doing a tap routine?
DeleteThe "Harriet" photo is beautifully composed and reminds me of a painting I've seen somewhere. I bet it would look great with an
ReplyDeleteoil painting mask - but maybe that would be gilding the lily. There is an abundance of abundance here - lots of substantial ladies. Love your captions, as always.
Thanks Helen Bauch McHargue. Yes that is a very good shot. Someone was really thinking behind the camera. Glad you enjoyed the page.
DeleteI love your collection, not just the ones shown on this page. There are some collectors who take themselves and their collection far too seriously, they don't see the humor in this odd thing we collect. You always have the right balance. And an incredibly diverse collection.
ReplyDeleteThanks Tattered and Lost. You are very kind. I have been rescuing old photographs for decades but it has been the last ten years of easy access to the net that has given the collection a life of its own. Giving voice to the humor in the unidentified snapshots is a pleasure but the greatest reward comes when some of them find their way back to a family historian for safe keeping. Thanks again.
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