April 4, 2007
The loneliness of ice skaters ...
... on a rainy windy New York day.
That's with my cell phone. Hence the darkness surrounding the ice skating rink.
You see the world with the eyes of an artist.
Posted by: Eric the...bald at April 4, 2007 4:45 PMEric - what a sweet thing to say!!
Sadly, I was unable to capture the true poetical moment which was this:
Before the 2 bumbling skaters pictured in the photo came onto the ice - it was empty. Gleaming and white. A man came out onto the ice and began to skate around alone - he was obviously a professional - or at least very very good. He did some leaps, some twirls - all in his own contemplative world - with the people above looking on, as the rain and wind beat down on him. He wore a red fleece jacket, black pants - and he was absolutely breathtaking, in his solitary skating practice. I took a couple shots of him twirling - but he came out just a blur - it didn't capture the moment at all.
But I won't forget him!
Posted by: red at April 4, 2007 9:33 PMEric's right... This photo has a great atmosphere - not everyone can capture that!
Posted by: Ceci at April 5, 2007 12:20 PM