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Jun 19 2020 16 Comments

She’s a (Tokyo) rainbow?

She comes in colours everywhere. She combs her hair. She’s like a rainbow.

She’s a Tokyo rainbow

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  1. Stephan says

    6/19/2020 at 12:11 pm

    This is a great shot. I really like the colors and the timing is so good!

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    • Lee says

      6/19/2020 at 6:44 pm

      Thank you. The colours really were lovely in the sun, so it was just a matter of waiting for the right person to walk past in the right spot. Had a couple of near misses, then fortunately I got this.

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  2. Coli says

    6/19/2020 at 12:50 pm

    Beautiful!

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    • Lee says

      6/19/2020 at 6:44 pm

      Thanks a lot! Very happy with this one.

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  3. Jenn says

    6/19/2020 at 12:59 pm

    Oh my I love this soooo much!

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    • Lee says

      6/19/2020 at 6:45 pm

      Thank you. Getting it made me feel the same way!

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  4. cdilla says

    6/19/2020 at 3:43 pm

    Such a brilliant photograph, in more than one sense of the word.

    I see her dressed in gold almost like a queen of old, and it’s as if she is shooting colours all around the corner.
    And like a sunset going down I’ve never seen a lady fairer (except my lovely wife of course).
    (with apologies and respect to Messers J and R)

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    • Lee says

      6/19/2020 at 6:53 pm

      Thanks a lot. I’d made this the main purpose of my day. A long walk to this spot in the hope I could hang around for a bit and get what I wanted. This isn’t quite what I had in mind, but it actually turned out to be a better result, so very pleasing.

      That’s a nice reworking of the lyrics. Perhaps unusually, my awareness of the song wasn’t due to the original, but a Word of Twist cover. A version I have a real soft spot for because of the album it’s on.

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      • cdilla says

        6/19/2020 at 9:55 pm

        Ah, Word of Twist – one of those bands who really should have made it big. From Sheffield wern’t they, or maybe it was Manchester. So long ago.
        Covers definitely do play their part – whilst the original Satisfaction is a AAA song my favourite is the Devo version (https://youtu.be/jadvt7CbH1o)

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        • Lee says

          6/19/2020 at 10:38 pm

          Oops, didn’t notice the typo. World of Twist! Both I think. The original incarnation from Sheffield, then the revamped line up that, as you said, really should have made it big, were more Manchester based as I seem to recall. The Sons Of The Stage 12″ extended version should have been enough on its own to cement their reputation. Played it once here in a little club and it was wonderfully well received. It was even better when people asked who it was and I showed them the picture disc (https://bit.ly/3ehQ14a). Happy memories.

          Oh, never heard that before. Do like it when cover versions completely reinvent the original.

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  5. Sean says

    6/20/2020 at 10:01 pm

    Good timing!

    Is someone actively working on that mural? It looks incomplete but maybe I am wrong.

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    • Lee says

      6/21/2020 at 9:58 am

      Thanks!

      That’s a question I’ve pondered as well, but as it’s been like that for a good while now, I presume it must be finished. Or at least as finished as it’s ever going to be!

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  6. Once an Expat says

    6/21/2020 at 8:04 pm

    Wow. As with other comments, talk about photographic serendipity!

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    • Lee says

      6/22/2020 at 10:24 am

      I know eh? Wonderful when things work out like that. Only had to wait about 10 minutes as well.

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  7. Kuona says

    6/30/2020 at 12:56 am

    Great photo work. Just before touching the ground, the right shoe might evoke feelings.

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    • Lee says

      6/30/2020 at 9:32 am

      Thank you. Yes, I was struck by that. The stride. The fact that it’s just about to touch the ground. A moment that hints at something, but what that something is I’m really not sure.

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