It's been like summer here in Fuengirola. I've been trying to spend as much time outside as I can. This afternoon, I managed to get in an hour on the beach — walking, lying in the sand, splashing in the water, and discovering more sea glass.Never big on "selfies," I took one to send to the Dowager Duchess (which I immediately emailed from the beach). But then I spotted my shadow in the surf and I got a better idea. An idea that could easily become an obsession.
There was an American writer named Djuna Barnes, active in the 1920s and 1930s, who said: "A man is whole only when he takes into account his shadow."
(Click any image to cast a giant shadow.)
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I know it's only a shadow.
But it's all mine!
Wow, it,s an unusual selfie and interesting one .
ReplyDeleteGosia:
DeleteThanks. Really fun to do.
The Shadow Selfie seems much more animated than the Typical Selfie!
ReplyDeleteBob:
DeleteAbsolutely. Who cares about best side, open eyes, good lighting?!?
Oh how COOOOOOOL!
ReplyDelete(p.s. After the link yesterday that took us to more stories about art glass, I waded through quite a few of your 2011 posts about life PRE España. Fun for me! It was interesting to see you talking about your plans, as if I were observing from the future [which I guess that I sort of was]. I had quite a good time reading:) )
Judy:
DeleteGlad you're getting to read these. I've been going back through them lately. Hard to believe all we've done recently, and the amount of times we changed our minds!
Mitchell, I think you may be on to something here! Imagine the possibilities and how forgiving our shadows are.
ReplyDeleteGreat shots. #'s 5 and 6 are good gestures.....5 looks like J.L. Sullivan pose (the boxer) and 6 looks like, well, you know.
I know, you could have a 'guess who' weekly pose. How nice of me to suggest this!! lol
You will be pleased to hear that the temperature today got up to +16C.....thank you very much.
Jim:
DeleteI'm going to play some more with losing my inhibitions on the beach and really expressing my shadow-self. Temps here have been around 30C, but 16C for you is wonderful!
I learned how to make shadow figures as a kid... never was good at it... but shadows and silhouettes are so interesting... I can look 7' tall if I want to.
ReplyDeleteSharon:
DeleteAll I can remember how to do is the barking dog shadow puppet... oh, and the turkey!
Love the shadow shots. I haven't heard of the writer you quoted but I do like that quote.
ReplyDeleteStephen:
DeleteDjuna Barnes was ahead of he time and, apparently, she's growing in popularity again all these years later.
Does my shadow look fat in this?
ReplyDeleteAndrew:
DeleteMine does!
I can hear Madonna singing 'strike a pose' in the background...
ReplyDeleteJacquelineand...
DeleteI actually had that playing in my head when I was taking the pictures. But, I'm not much of a Madonna-the-person fan, so went with Peter Pan instead.
I hate looking at my shadow. I look FAT. Every stinking time. Your shadow is quite lovely, though....
ReplyDeleteOnce, I actually got miffed at Bing because her shadow was so much sveltier than mine.....
Maria:
DeleteI look big-hipped and heavy legged. I'm not. Shadows lie.
I can see how this could become an obsession! The interplay of shadow and sand and waves is fascinating...
ReplyDeleteKristi:
DeleteI really am looking forward to experimenting.
Hey, those shadow selfies are really cool! So creative on the water!
ReplyDeleteKnatolee:
DeleteThanks. Really fun. I want to try them at different times of day... and with more attitude.