geishas

she paints her face to hide a face;
her eyes are deep water
it is not for geisha to want
it is not for geisha to feel
geisha is an artist of a floating world
she dances, she sings
she entertains you, whatever you want
the rest is shadows, the rest is secrets
- memoirs of a geisha

methinks i've already exhausted my props. but meetings and work kept me occupied the whole day and, even when i planned i'd go to michael's at lunch, there was a meeting with free lunch, and nobody should ever turn down food. so kokeshi dolls to the rescue. is there contrast here? you tell me.

[Leslie]

what wonderful little geishas

[Diana]

A stunning capture of these beautiful little dolls. I was fortunate to meet quite a few of them over the years in Tokyo ;-)

[Marnie]

Definitely contrast there Vikki. What lovely little dolls.

[Shanne]

great high key image of these dolls

[Brigette]

sweet

[Lou Ann]

They are beautiful and certainly I see contrasts in this image.

[Dawn]

Cute

[Merrelyn]

Delightful little dolls and very nice contrasts :)

[Dixie Goode]

I love these girls. They look so cheery although as your text admits, I’m sure they were taught to look cheery, no matter how sad their life was.

[Henri Russell]

Definitely good contrast!!

[katy]

Great contrast and great reflections too. It is the most superb photo

[Helen Jane]

yes there is contrast. I keep hearing that black and white photos should have both extremes of the scale. You have both, and some in the middle. Loved to read the memoirs extract with your illustration.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Of course there is- especially between their hair and the background! They certainly are a cute little trio.

[Kathy]

This is what it brought to mind for me:
Three little maids from school are we
Pert as a school-girl well can be
Filled to the brim with girlish glee
Three little maids from school!
----from Gilbert & Sullivan's The Mikado

Wow, there's even contrast in the reflection.

[Nicole Campbell]

They are very cute and I like the reflection