I don’t often take photos of people, but this couple, on the shore at ʻAnaehoʻomalu Bay, caught my eye, as they did of pretty much everyone else at the beach at that time. It would have been hard to miss them.
They started out on the end of a rock wall that juts out from the beach, putting them squarely in everyone’s line of sight. Then, after I’d moved on, they moved on too and ended up squarely in my photos of the actual sunset.
The reason for their odd behavior can be seen in the photos – that little tripod with the camera on top. They were videoing themselves, of course. They’re probably highly paid influencers, social media stars, or well known edgy artists. I don’t know, being ignorant of all those things, but since they were performing on a public beach, I had no qualms about taking photos. I wish them well and I was smiling through the the whole thing. I noticed other people were, too.
If these had been photos of me and my wife, you would know that we are very close to the end of times. It’s hard for me to imagine a less likely scenario. Which is probably why I labeled the photos ‘Sunset poser couple.”
Posted in response to this month’s Becky’s Squares challenge theme of ‘Odd.’ See more responses here.
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It looks like a treat to see, as I love dance. But it’s also so odd to see that couple ignoring the staring crowd so entirely
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Odd is the best word for it. It’s like people in one world encountering people in an entirely different world
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Indeed
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That’s kind of a cool story! Quite beautiful photos!
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Thanks Lisa. It was a different scene than I expected, but possibly more interesting for that!
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I think so! 😊
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Love your words and photos Graham. They are making themselves look important. You should have asked “Do I know you?” 😂
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Yes! Even better if I asked them in French.
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mais bien sûr monsieur Graham, vous devriez avoir 😂😂
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Which brings to mind the Flight of the Conchords song, Foux du Fafa!
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Foux da fa fa? So not french but it is a good song 🙂
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I loved the Flight of the Conchords TV show. Very funny.
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The beautiful people! No, I was never part of that set either. Wonderful sunset though.
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It was a nice sunset and they did provide a very different foreground to what I was expecting.
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LoL! Instagrammers do make me laugh at the effort they go to, do you think they took in the magic around them?!!
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No
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Well the magic was the sunset, which was at their back so I don’t think they did take that in, but they’ll see it later in the video!
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Never the same!!!
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Not for you and me perhaps, but they might prefer that.
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You are very fair and reasonable 🙂
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Not all the time, I can assure you!
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Great photos Graham. They are a cute couple. 🙂
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I quite enjoyed their performance while acknowledging that this was something I could never imagine myself doing now, or at any point in my life!
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It sounds like they are performers. It’s what they do all the time. They just get out there and do it for the love of doing it, I imagine. It wouldn’t be my thing either, Graham, but it was great that you caught it on your camera. 🙂
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It was their camera that caught my eye. They weren’t performing for the people on the beach, they were performing for the camera, which is fine, just not something on my radar.
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It wouldn’t be on mine either. Nice catch, though. Once in a lifetime opportunity.
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