Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON
It’s always interesting to present this weekly pictorial theme with a slight interpretative twist. As this week’s subject is Hands, I thought about several options, including shooting a few frames aboard a crowded train, with several sets of hands holding one of the horizontal stability bars.
Then as I was walking through the Southbank area I remembered that there is a strategically-located store where you can get just about anything, from a pair of shoelaces to getting your name engraved on a trophy or even having a spare key cut.
It’s one of those places where a single person behind the counter has a variety of skills and can solve a problem for you while you wait. Lost the heel on your shoe? He’ll fix it. Your watch battery has bitten the dust? He’ll open up the timepiece and not only replace the battery but clean the interior mechanism as well.
And there is a four-frame frieze painted on the exterior window, as you come up the stairs from the Langham Hotel. This is the first of the frames. Like they say: many hands make light work.
Visit TNChick's Photo Hunt. Today's theme: "Hands''.
29 comments:
i like this, the photo as much as your words behind it.
Clever interpretation.. but then again yours always are.
There just aren't enough shops like the one you described.. or rather not enough shopkeepers as this. That kind of personal care is what's missing from most businesses these days.
Those are some great hands!
Interesting isn't it that shops like that used to be the norm. For all of our convenience, we sure have made things more complicated for ourselves.
Love it!
what a great idea...some young entrepenuer[why do I pick difficult words] would make a decent living giving that type of service today.
Who's a clever boy then?
I have to hand it to you - you sure found an unusual interpretation!
I agree, very clever. Sounds like an awesome business to have around!
A pro Photographer with Time on his hands David?. lol.
beautiful concept. Did the hands of watch also signify just hands.
As for this multipurpose little shop, I find them most useful. Better than all the malls put together. (may be not all)
You are so clever.I wish we had a shop like that...
here's my hand waving to you!
Reminds me of a Swatch Watch!
Brilliant spin on the theme! And I can picture the train shot too... it would have been stunning. But this? This required imagination as well as talent. Well played sir!
I wish I knew a shop like that.
They are very unusual hands!
Is it 3:40 yet!?
I can't wait to get out of work...it is so nice out today :-)
TGIF!
Unfortunately the hands are forever stuck on 4:40, which means 5:00 never arrives. So even if it is Friday, the workday will never end. What a cruel joke. No wonder your little handiman is so good at everything; he's always on the job.
hello stranger. I know its been a while. Life is busy.
very nice approach on this. Only you would have thought of this one!! Thumbs up!! Have a great weekend!
Very handy take on the subject.
Cool. It's something to be sure of in this crazy world!
Max Bygraves used to sing a song, "You need hands!"
I really like the composition of your second picture and the simplicity of your subject.
How do I get one of those stores here? Nice hands. What will we do when there aren't any hand clocks left?
When I had a quick look but didn't read this morning I was confused. I often use your photohunt post as a reminder of the theme. I was thinking I needed to find another yellow photo--but didn't I post a yellow photohunt last week? I kenw I had posted yellow for something.
I have my hands up already, even though it is not yet Saturday here.
Cool photos! That must be a pretty bright painted window to see close up in person. I did a similar post.
Always have an interesting post for the theme. Happy weekend. TC mine is up.
Lovely interpretation and shots!
Mine is up!
I was trying to get on tnchick's good side, expecting that no one else will get onto the clock hands idea.
Shows how naive I have been. Cool shots anyhow.
Have a great weekend!
Ha! Great post! Very unique take for this week. I didn't know rabbits got their nails clipped! My cat won't allow me. My Photo Hunt is up! I hope you get a chance to visit me, too.
http://ilovenewyorktravel.net/photo-hunters-hands/
Happy weekend!
I wish we had a shop like that too. Although now I think of, the Mountain Man can do pretty much anything. Very clever take on the theme.
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