Clown Princes, aka The Brothers Grim by David McMahon
“Which one of you clowns is responsible for this mess? Okay, I’ll let you off just this time, just because you look fairly ’armless”. One sale and 1099 views on 21 February 2011.
The interesting aspect of this shot is the number of geometrical shapes – there are triangles, ovals, squares, rectangles and circles.
(These clowns are an integral part of every Australian fairground – the aim is to drop a series of table tennis balls into their open mouths as the figures rotate, with prizes determined by the result.)
I do not crop or post-edit my work. What you see is exactly what I shoot. Shot at the Royal Melbourne Show in 2007, using a Pentax K100D fitted with a Sigma 18-125mm lens. F6.7, 1/60 sec, ISO 400, focal length 58mm.
Featured in ALPHABET SOUP, June 2009.
Featured in GLOBES, SPHERES AND CURVES, June 2009.
Top ten in BEST OF C challenge.
Featured by my co-hosts in TECHNO LOGICAL, July 2009.
Featured in ALL THE COLOURS OF THE RAINBOW, December 2009.
Featured in 60s GLORY, December 2009.
Winner, ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR Challenge, August 2010.
Featured in ALL THINGS PHOTOGRAPHIC, October 2010.
Featured in THE BEST OF RED BUBBLE, February 2011.
Featured in AS IS, March 2011.
Featured in ABSOLUTE CLARITY, August 2011.
Featured in HATS AND HAT BOXES, August 2011.
Featured in AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL CITIES, August 2011.
Featured in CITY LIFE IS THE ONLY LIFE, September 2011.
Featured in AUSTRALIA AT LARGE, September 2011.
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arcade, brothers grim, clowns, david mcmahon, fair, fairground, games, melbourne, royal melbourne show, showgrounds
Comments
This took my eye…so colourful…I wonder why the artist painted all their faces so similar? Great shot~ Anni
Thanks, Anni, I’m so glad you liked the shot. These ones were actually marginally different from each other – normally they are exact clones. Clones of the clowns!
– David McMahon
Eeek!! Grim, indeed!
Like a silent rendition of `Scream’, I guess, Helene!
cool … great shot although they remind me of the blow up dolls for guys that cant get off with women ROFLMAO … sorry … I dont need one but they made me smile !!!
HI Dave – that’s one similarity I had never thought of!
– David McMahon
;-)
I’m glad it made you smile.
– David McMahon
I like it!
Thanks Toniaa. Glad you liked the shot.
– David McMahon
very pun-ny! cool shot!
Thanks Helen. Glad you liked the shot and the title.
– David McMahon
Perfection, congrat’s on the top 10 win.
Thanks for letting me know, Mary!
– David McMahon
They look as though they are singing. Or maybe they are hungry birds waiting to be fed??? Love the angle and colors!
Hi Kat – yes, definitely waiting to be ``fed’’ the table tennis balls that then drop into the numbered slots below, defining whether or not the contestant wins a prize!
– David McMahon
Congratulations on being featured in Alphabet Soup!
Please enter this unique capture into the Best of C Challenge!
Marie ~ Host
Wonderful news, Marie – will enter it now. Thank you for letting me know.
– David McMahon