Cheek To Cheek?

Seriously, Are You Serenading Someone’s Butt?

Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON

Consider this a test, kind of. I’m going to give you some options and you tell me what you think the answer is, before I reveal all. Okay? Thinking caps on? Your test starts now.

So here’s the question. What have I shot here?

a) An advertising hoarding for microphones?
b) A sandwich board for an auto parts supplier?
c) A denim display in an Outback travel promotion stall?
d) A bus painted to look like a real-life scene?
e) A denim-clad passer-by checking out a painting?
f) A lifesize mural in an art gallery?

Time’s up. Just drop me a comment saying a, b, c, d or e before I tell you what I’ve captured here.

Here's the answer. If you ticked option E, you are correct. The wheel is real. The vehicle is real. The singer is obviously painted on the side panels of the ute, or what we call a utility vehicle.

But is the denim rear-end part of the painting? No, it's a real person standing beside the ute. That was the whole object of the exercise. That’s precisely why I shot such a tight frame here - to make you like twice, in order to make you think about what I’ve shot.

Did you look twice at the shot? You did? Thank you - that's the greatest reward for any photographer.