Alternative titles were considered for this entry's photograph: Putting His Right Foot Forward, The Stand-In and Without A Leg To Stand On, among others. This offering aspires to a bit of whimsy, amid some subtle symmetries and irony . . .
The chair stand's incompleteness (suggested by the severed leg) is echoed by an proportionally flawed man (leg: check; body . . . like the chair itself, only implied to be above).
Happy Father's Day, dad, and to all the other fathers out there.
As for my Father's Day: my wife lovingly treated me to an outing in San Francisco . . . the two of us drove up to our hotel early Saturday evening, checked in, then took in quite a bit of the streets' sights as we strolled a fair distance (perhaps 1.5 miles) to one our favorite restaurants for dinner, the Stinking Rose. (We ate there on our very first date.) After the equally long walk back (how did that happen?) a lengthy slumber ensued.
A late awakening, followed by a perfect meal of Eggs Benedict at an Irish Pub (!) just a block from the hotel . . . then the crown jewel of the weekend, being several hours absorbing the amazing art of Ansel Adams photographs, Georgia O'Keefe paintings, and (a brilliant surprise) Robert Frank's series The Americans at SF MoMA.
Father Puts His Foot Down
(c)2009 James W. Murray, all rights reserved.
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Details: May 30, 2009; Canon 20D; f/7.1 @ 1/100 sec; -2/3 EV; ISO 800; 66mm.
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