Mr. Bo...( for Chipka ) by blondeblurr
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Here is something, I normally never do 'a dedication'...
but this is for a very special friend 'Chip', who is such a good photographer, an extraordinary writer and a gentlemen !
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There was this street performer or busker, as we call them here in OZ, again at the Manly Corso in Sydney.
Introducing: Mr. Bo Diddley, Blues player (I like to call him that, because I believe he originated also from Chicago, just like 'Chip') and he played to cheer anyone up, who would listen.
A blast from the past, from the late 80's (and my first encounter with B&W), I had found another gem, which needed a bit of colour manipulation and cut-out, to bring it up-to-date.
I just love experimenting with different genres,
to create something new again.
Enjoy *BB*
Comments (20)
mariogiannecchini
Beautiful street shot !
beachzz
What a great shot--and a wonderful dedi for Chip!!
jif3d
I have days like this...all my colour is gone and I feel a bit grey, lucky that background makes up for it on this blues busker ! Another kool Corso capture and dedication for Mr Chip ! Well done & ~Cheers~
Svarg
Superb job on the color! And a great shot to begin with. Very well done, B!
1358
very cool dedi... the washed out colours and the stark background make for a soulful image...heat of the sun, baking the cement, the skin, the eyes...time to cool down with some chi-town blues.... instant fave!
JaneEden
Brigitte this is a fabulous dedi for Chip he will love it. I love your experimentation with the colour aspect, all done really well indeed!! hugs Jane xx
npauling
A lovely capture and I like the colouring you have done to this as it looks very different. I'm glad you got a mouthful of rain to relieve the dry the other day.
watapki66
Wonderful street portrait!
jocko500
real cool looking
tennesseecowgirl
I really love what you did with this photo, it looks great. I love his little roll out collection mat there, I hope he got lots of donations.
Chipka
We used to have zillions of these guys in Chicago...now we have about 3 of them! It's sad, because they were everywhere, playing guitar (or saxaphone, or guitar and harmonica) and just jamming away with their own music--no recordings! Now they're gone...I suspect they all went to Australia, or Eastern Europe! I love the treatment of this photo too...it looks like a poster, only it doesn't have the information on it that tells you what dingy little club he's performing in...that's usually the writing on the bottom, and I could easily see this as "Mr. Bo @ Buddy Guy's Legends, Friday at 8pm" or something like that, and of course, you get there at 7 and the place is already packed! And the performer himself is out in the crowd, pretending not to be the performer everyone is there to see...just enjoying a beer and flirting with some woman in a red dress...there's always a woman in a red dress at such places you know...I think it has something to do with the performer guy's hat and sunglasses and boots. There are usually peanut shells all over the floor (Has that habit spread to OZ?) and you can't walk without making crunchy footsteps. You've sent me on a journey here. I used to see so many guys like this...women too...I actually like the women better, they were more "earthy" and always broke a sweat when they were singing, and most of them were OLD, like Ella Fitzgerald old, but usually more Koko Taylor in stature. This is wonderful and it's a glimpse at a world I miss! Now I know that there's yet ANOTHER reason to visit Oz for a prolonged period of time! This is a wonderful dedication and a fantastic piece of artwork. Like I said before, I love the poster quality of it...like something made in a family-owned print shop where the owner is this old man from "the Old Country" and so the style of the poster is vaguely "Euro-East propaganda" in style, but that's what makes it stick out and what makes it unique! This really rocks, and now I'm way over here wondering what song he's playing! Great work and a touching dedication!
flavia49
fantastic work!!
sandra46
SPECTACULAR!!!!!
M2A
Nice postwork, you featured very well the singer. Great street spirit too.
CoreyBlack
This is really nice post work on a very nice original image! It's so alive, but now I am really curious about this happy dragon behind him! That is so subtle, but I can't take my eyes off of it, the way he's smiling out from behind the performer. This is a rockin' photo!
nikolais
very nice pov!
kasalin
A great capture and an excellent dedication for Chip :) Hugs Karin :)
Cgaynor
You preserved the moment! It it is interesting how the he stands out so well from the background!
zoren
awesome!!
Chanter56
not Bo Diddley. He used to live across the street from me in Florida. That man has too much land and money to be doing that LOL. Bo was a great neighbor to me and my wife when we had nothing he gave us food and helped us clear our land. God will surely be in his favor when he goes to heaven. God Bless ya Bo Your old neighbor Tom