Bikers at the Man O' War

Artist: Philip Rogan
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Bikers at the Man O' War

Every year at a small town, well village, well pub and two houses just outside Dublin City and suburbs there was and most probably is a Bikers meeting at the Pub called after the..hamlet, .. Man o’ War. Great name for a bikers meet. There was live music, strippers, big tents, loadsa bikes a fun fair and plenty of booze and gear and other fun stuff like conversation and dancing and removing the hat of a tall biker with a forked beard and living to dance some more. Fred and Analis (the angel) were there from Sweden, as were all the gang from Raheny and Clontarf and not one of us had a motorbike (Joe did but it was a Vespa and he was a Mod, crazy man!). It was a great weekend and it was in 1995 methinks or maybe it was later?

Bikers at the Man O' War belongs to the following groups:

Biker Art, Candid Photography, Kairos - Capturing the Decisive Moment, Street Photography and Photojournalism and The Fine Art of Photography

billyboy, 6 months ago

Amazingly cool shot, and I like the story. Nicely cropped to center attention on the hand after passing from face to face… and in fact, that’s which really makes me look deeper… Is it a man or a woman? The face could go either way, and then my gaze settles on the hand with those awesome rings and the fingernails and the delicately caressed cigarette with the trailing smoke, so it’s got to be a woman… which is cool as the first impression is 3 tough-nut rocker dudes. Philip, however I look at this, i so love that I keep looking. Nice work!!
Heloisa Castro, 6 months ago

Well captured.
4getsundaydrvs, 6 months ago

great black and white
Philip Rogan in reply to billyboy’s comment, 6 months ago

Hey Billyboy!, Many thanks for a great assesment (rather than comment) The shot is as taken so there was no cropping after, long lens you see kept my distance and safety in mind, ha ha!
Jeremy Harrington, 6 months ago

this is an awesome shot.. nice work Philip
sticky, 6 months ago

Got an amazin cinemagraphic feel to it, brilliant story and crackin shot.
Kurt Tutschek, 6 months ago

thanks for the story – and you captured them perfectly
docophoto, 6 months ago

Such a striking photograph. Everything yells I want to be mean, the woman particularly. The details of the smoke, the curve of the finger softening it all.
We dont get that great depth of field with the digital anymore alas.
K.D. Hemi, 6 months ago

great stuff… i agree with sticky – this does have a very cinemagraphic feel to it!!
Kristal, 5 months ago

love it.
MuscularTeeth, 5 months ago

lol GREASE all over again.

it has smoking, which is the theme im collecting right now so its favorited…
Zaldy Infante, 5 months ago

amazing capture, great dof
John Brotheridge, 5 months ago

Intense B&W shot. Love the detail, the smoke, the concentration. Great capture.
Megan Russell, 4 months ago

this is a wonderful candid, emotion filled shot! do you print in the darkroom or have your film processed?
Sean Farragher, 3 months ago

great shot
midzing, 3 months ago

fantastic shot,,, love everything about this,,, well done
jianina, 3 months ago

very powerful shot>>lots of depth and expression>>looks like there is a great story behind it!
Damian, 3 months ago

Really cool shot, a lot of interest here!
Alyson Pearson, 3 months ago

what a great shot!
sounds like it was a great weekend :)
Michael Kienhuis, 2 months ago

Sensational
M:>
Philip Rogan in reply to Alyson Pearson’s comment, 2 months ago

You know, it was. It was madness, wild and wonderful.
jase8812, 2 months ago

Great shot ! awesome mono.
James Hughes, 2 months ago

Cracking photo – love the effect of the smoke.
NiBhrin, about 1 month ago

This is excellent, I really like it.