In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we are publishing a series of Bob’s “On Location” stories.
We were in the Rockaway’s 4 years ago and I saw this lovely scene: a peaceful boat dock and a defunct boat dealership. The buildings in the back were nice and graphic, just how I like it. It was an overcast steamy day, the closer I got the more I could smell the ‘wonderful’ BLACK water.
I knew where I wanted to be which is usually in the center of the image. I love to break the rules… one of the classic photography rules is NEVER put the subject of the shot in the center. Well, one of my rules is ALWAYS to put something in the center, wether it is the subject , an edge of a building, a pole, anything as long as there is a center point.
Anyway! I worked my way over to where I wanted to be, sat down and reluctantly put my feet into the water. I alway love to show some sort of interaction in my photographs and naturally with this shot it would be a playful interaction; I planned to kick my feet in the water like a kid, which if you couldn’t tell by now I am very kid-like, something I take a lot of pride in! While I was doing this I noticed the big bloated dead rat floating in the water, (which really didn’t surprise me). At that point I knew I was DONE with this shot. :-)b
This image was included in Ballerina, the collection of Bob’s self-portraits dedicated Every purchase donates a percent to the Carey Foundation for women with breast cancer.
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Love the picture. The rat, not so much.
Well done!
funny 😀
this is my favorite pic so far…
Where is the rat? I am trying to find it.
Loving it
I love all the backstories!
I absolutely LOVE this picture
Yuck……on the rat that is.
This is a keeper
Love the stories behind the photos.
Ah… The adventures!!
Favorite !!!
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@Paula Eide That’s what Linda said!!!!
This is one of my favorites as well!!
You could probably generate extra revenue by selling tickets to your shoots. On Location with The Pink Tutu.
@Sally Turner We love when people join us on our shoots… we try to release locations if we know them for our fans!!!
Where is this?
@Kate Bowen Its in Rockaway New York!
Awesome shot, though! I’m glad that you toughed it out.
very cool shot!
LOVE LOVE LOVE YOUR PICS!!
OK, this is in the book
Love this one!
thank you Bob, Love this. 🙂
Ewww
Yuck!
Love this.
Great shot, but dead rat?! Eww. 😉
Did the rat make it into the photo? 😛
Thank you for all you do!
Love you man. So awesome! !
Più bella che mai!!!
aaaack!!!
The water must be bad xxx they are very good swimmer s xxxxx???
Clean the Tutu Bob 😛 !
and they say ART is easy???????? LOL
Yuk! :0, on the upside wha ta great shot….love it, not the Rat or hearing of it’s untimely demise.
Don’t drink the water
<3
Mi tutu te la robo