Inflated

[Pete Askew]

Another from the Prague Metro. There is a hell of a breeze that comes up the escalators, I guess due to the high speed at which the trains go. Unfortunately for Ina, this caused the bustle of her dress to inflate - Oh how we all laughed!

Leica M9 + 35mm Leica Summilux M f1:1.4, ISO 160, 1/60s at f1:2.0. PP in LR and Nik ColorFX 4.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

I've heard of bustling crowds in the underground, but never a bustling individual

She seems to be floating. Reminds of that early photographer who took people jumping down stairs and the like, so they seemed like they were floating. I forget her name.

 

[Pete Askew]

Lartigue? As in Henri? Actually she does doesn't she.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Yes, a he, not a she. I was thinking of this image:

 

[Pete Askew]

Exactly. And he did some on the beach too. I have a book of his very early colours shots - similar time. And I love the shot of his of the car at speed.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Pete - that's cruel that is! : D

 

[Glenn Clabo]

A one person hovercraft? That had to be a real hoot.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Exactly. And he did some on the beach too. I have a book of his very early colours shots - similar time. And I love the shot of his of the car at speed.

Not to take anything away from your pic, Pete, but that is a great shot. No concern there about a straight horizon,in fact, if anything, it helps impress the immediacy of the scene. And all those round bits on the car - including an oval wheel

I put his name into Google Images, and it threw up an amazing bunch of images, some very risqué for his period, including a girl sitting on a toilet. I must read up on his life and work.

 

[Paul Lange]

It could almost be a fashion shot, nice bit of urban chic. Big bustles are likely to come back in at some point in the future.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

nice photo Pete, but what did strick me more than anything was the beauty of the image tones, color and rendering. Superb.