Fun at the Faire #6 - The dynamic duo by goodoleboy
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Captured 4/27/14, at the beautiful Renaissance Faire, held at the beautiful Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area, in semi beautiful Irwindale, California.
The pensive chap at the top is a musician, and for want of a better description, I would say that the second one is a merry-andrew of sorts, performing some kind of bizarre dance routine.
Far better detail via ZOOM.
Incidentally, many of the entertainers/performers at the Faire were oblivious to the crowd, never smiling or interfacing with anyone, apparently having been programmed in this manner to act as quasi mimes. More in that category to come.
Ta ta.
Comments (8)
Cyve
Fantastic captures my friend ... Very fantastic !!!
claude19
splendid shots...great details on this faire !!!
magnus073
Harry, this is a very cool capture and I was fascinated to learn about how they appear to ignore the crowd.
durleybeachbum
Interesting people,
MrsRatbag
That seems odd, usually performers interact with the audience in situations like this...but what an excellent set of shots of these two minstrels! You're very good at these portraits, Harry!
bmac62
Excellent results with these unusual people. Both my daughters went through a phase of acting in Renaissance Fairs years ago...they had a blast but I wasn't into photography at the time...my loss.
anahata.c
Well from what Bill says, acting in these fairs is a beloved activity, maybe a lot of these people have done it for years. As for several performers not acknowledging the audience---that's probably a modern thing, because I think performers of the time did interact, because that's how they survived: No facial connection would mean not eating. But I can tell you, as a musician, that being self absorbed while playing isn't unusual in our day; and that guitarist looks classically trained---ie, from his fingering, and from the strings---and classical guitarists are usually all concentration on their music, so wouldn't often connect with their eyes. But still, you said this was true of many of the performers, so my comment wouldn't apply across the board...But you caught the strange dichotomy between performing "for" a public, while being almost wholly disconnected "from" the public. You got it in both these performers, to which I say fine work, because those expressions aren't easy to spot. Nicely composed between the sheeting too; that first shot is an upload in itself. The merry-andrew guy---some kind of ancient jester---is, yes, self absorbed, which is most unusual as usually a jester would be going overboard to connect with the audience. (Kind of like the modern clown. Imagine Bozo barely connecting with kids, all absorbed in his act.) A telling shot for that very reason. In the final shot, they both look absorbed but dis-connected to their audience: fine seeing, capturing this moment. Then such interesting details around them---the stains in the backdrop, the modern trash drum, and an open box of COPY PAPER---Lol! ANOTHER common sight from the Renaissance! (Henry VIII: "Who used all the f___ing paper??? Am I King or what!!!") I'm not sure if these two are having a good time or just working, but it's a fine capture of what goes through the minds of performers. This series is sheer delight, Harry.
debbielove
Ha! Yes, you are right Harry.. I think first time nerves are showing here.. Good shots mate.. Rob