Sharaz Luke
Alice McPhotosI was trying to photograph these red doors and this man came barreling through on his bicycle. Not mad at all. Thanks for making my boring photo of some doors look way more interesting, bud.
bytebroGood alt-txt!
Szescstopni@Alice The times when people would stop to let a photographer take a picture are over. And it's OK :)
@Szescstopni@circumstances.run Yeah! I really don't mind when people walk in front of me when I’m taking a photo. I’m stationary and they're on a mission from one place to another, so they can continue on their path.
🌸 Cherry 🌸@Alice Woah, love it!
Szabó Em, Shrimp Borg 
@Alice the best street shots are serendipitous 
Geobert QuachAnd I love the guy’s face! So badass!
byte::Arc<Nippon> 
@Alice wow he looks so fitting there, it's a banger
The slightly fascinating bit is that he has the ciggie in his mouth the wrong way round. Didn't see that at first look!
Jeff Smith@bytebro@mastodonapp.uk I thought so too, but I think it's something like a Swisher Sweet and a filter.
Kristell L.
marty
Falling forward 🌵@Alice
I'm always intrigued by folks who smoke while riding bikes. They obviously haven't bought into the whole "good for your health" propaganda 🚴♂️ 😆
I'm always intrigued by folks who smoke while riding bikes. They obviously haven't bought into the whole "good for your health" propaganda 🚴♂️ 😆
Luke
küni 🚲 
shom ✊🏽🐧📷🤿🏔️🪚@Alice I love how much is going on over here. I saw the reflection of a bicycle wheel and then realized that that can be the guy's bike because your leg is in front of it and there was a car behind all of that. Love all the layers of things in the photo and continuing into things behind the camera!
Alan Langford 🇨🇦🧤🧊摏@Alice What I love the most about this shot is that your foot is dead centre in the frame. It's actually a self-portrait with a bunch of other stuff going on. 😉
zedaardv
Kermode
Kaja@Kaja 58. Then you are doing very well then! Nice! :-)
I think it was only 2-3 years ago that I saw a head shot of you at a photo gallery site of some kind, but you didn't look mid 50s, I know that. I wish I had a better memory. Some people can see things very clearly in their mind's eye, but mine is a bit fuzzy. I retain mostly the impression.
On the other hand, there are people who are unable to visualize *anything* and don't have a mind's eye at all :-(
In any case, I need to compliment you always - we have to keep Markus on his toes and attentive! He has to be constantly aware that there is an entire internet after you :-)
I think it was only 2-3 years ago that I saw a head shot of you at a photo gallery site of some kind, but you didn't look mid 50s, I know that. I wish I had a better memory. Some people can see things very clearly in their mind's eye, but mine is a bit fuzzy. I retain mostly the impression.
On the other hand, there are people who are unable to visualize *anything* and don't have a mind's eye at all :-(
In any case, I need to compliment you always - we have to keep Markus on his toes and attentive! He has to be constantly aware that there is an entire internet after you :-)
@gemlog
That's why I'm hiding behind the almost 30-year-old photo of myself—no one will recognize me ;)
BTW Did your daughter inherit your charm as well as the kindness?
It's a dangerous combination, since she's already very wise!)
That's why I'm hiding behind the almost 30-year-old photo of myself—no one will recognize me ;)
BTW Did your daughter inherit your charm as well as the kindness?
It's a dangerous combination, since she's already very wise!)
> hiding behind the almost 30-year-old photo of myself
I'll bet you don't need to. Now that I'm older, I can see things in faces that I couldn't see before when I was younger.
> inherit your charm
No one has ever accused me of that before. No.
Here's the thing. I am a very selfish person pretending to be nice.
My daughter is actually, really nice. I just try to act nice, but inside I'm very selfish.
“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night
About my daughter. These days she is 37 and has her own cleaning business, but for years she cooked soups, baked muffins and barristad at a cafe in town. She went in at 6 and opened at 7 or so I think. Lot's of regulars and this is a small village of 12k ppl.
I don't have a name here. I am not 'paul', no.
I am simply Gemma's dad. :-)
"Oh, hey! Gemma's dad!"
"How's it goin' eh? Gemmas dad right?"
"Hey - aren't you Gemma's dad?"
"Hi Gemma's dad!"
:-)
So there's that too.
@Kaja
> BTW Did your daughter inherit your charm as well as the kindness?
It's a dangerous combination, since she's already very wise!)
Fair point. I mind the time my best mate marked her as being somewhat 'controlling'.
And, she does know how to make me do things.
I remember a time Gemma remarked that her pregnant co-worker was craving plums.
So I went back to the house and picked her a bunch of plums. She just knew to make me do that by simply mentioning. IDK. Is that controlling?
She said after that she knew I'd do that. IDK.
Sometimes I find the world to be a very confusing space.
@Kaja I don't know for you, but for me, I always ran from photographs and there are very few of me.
But, after Annie, I realize that it was really a false modesty - a vanity. This is really who I am. Some old guy. Get over it.
So. Now I don't care. I simply wasn't being honest with myself for how I was behaving all those years.
I had been like that all my life though, so I really don't understand it.
But, after Annie, I realize that it was really a false modesty - a vanity. This is really who I am. Some old guy. Get over it.
So. Now I don't care. I simply wasn't being honest with myself for how I was behaving all those years.
I had been like that all my life though, so I really don't understand it.
JamesK
Rockerz
Seth
Christopher Himes@Alice wearing what appears to be a gucci wu-tang t-shirt.
scmbradley@Alice I had a similarly serendipitous photo a few years ago. I was setting up to try to get a photo of the night sky (I think? It's been a while) and a car disturbed my long exposure.
Brandon
39exposures 🇺🇦@Alice @Tsbasatoru Looks great indeed. I love when something like that happens.
voyagerthe problem I have is that people would often stop to give me a second without knowing it's their passing silhouette that I needed to complete the photo. #firstworldproblems
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