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?
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billyboy
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!!
Philip Rogan replied
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!
Heloisa Castro
Well captured.
4getsundaydrvs
great black and white
Jeremy Harrington
this is an awesome shot.. nice work Philip
sticky
Got an amazin cinemagraphic feel to it, brilliant story and crackin shot.
Kurt Tutschek
thanks for the story – and you captured them perfectly
docophoto
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
great stuff… i agree with sticky – this does have a very cinemagraphic feel to it!!
Kristal
love it.
MuscularTeeth
lol GREASE all over again.
it has smoking, which is the theme im collecting right now so its favorited…
Zaldy Infante
amazing capture, great dof
John Brotheridge
Intense B&W shot. Love the detail, the smoke, the concentration. Great capture.
Megan Russell
this is a wonderful candid, emotion filled shot! do you print in the darkroom or have your film processed?
Sean Farragher
great shot
midzing
fantastic shot,,, love everything about this,,, well done
jianina
very powerful shot>>lots of depth and expression>>looks like there is a great story behind it!
Damian
Really cool shot, a lot of interest here!
Alyson Pearson
what a great shot!
sounds like it was a great weekend :)
Philip Rogan replied
You know, it was. It was madness, wild and wonderful.
Michael Kienhuis
Sensational
M:>
jase8812
Great shot ! awesome mono.
James Hughes
Cracking photo – love the effect of the smoke.
Sharon Hughes
This is excellent, I really like it.
Audrey French
This is a great photo. It looks awesome in black and white! I love how you can see the smoke.
Gordon Merrick...
Three levels.
It is three points required for triangulation (ok, a redundant point). However, many forget in art, other than when looking for a horizon point, that the trio is one of the most basic and intrinsic qualities of everything. Here: Focus, Dim, Obscured. Triangulation? Yeh, it still applies.
I am afraid I don’t have the spirit to elaborate on what I see here, but know I see more than most (forgive me for perhaps sounding narcissistic in this comment).
And so do you.
Another find of a golden artist. Rare even here.
CharlotteEve
i adore this picture…..:)
kostis kallivr...
ok this is a powerful shot
cammiecakes
WOW this is a wonderful image!
Nic Relton
I really like the Street Photography style here. It is something that I would like to try more of myself.
rorycobbe
loads going on in this shot love the tones and the composition is perfect
T. Wall ~Throu...
I have to agree with everything BillyBoy said, and honestly, I couldn’t have said it better myself.
awdigitaldreams
great street photography!
Laura Zirkle
Sick capture….(sick in a good way) :)