Feets don’t fail me now

I was in a friend’s apartment one evening not long ago, which gave me the chance to (A) stop and just look out the window at a snippet of Venice I’ve never seen from this angle and (B) observe a snippet of behavior so bizarre that it might well have qualified as performance art.  More performance than art.

Water, gondolas, so far so normal. Photographer, photographer’s assistant (Uncle Fester, in the background), and model. Also tres normal.  But wait…
Morticia’s feet are in the water. With her sandals on.  The tourists in the gondola are completely oblivious.  Maybe they think this is some quaint Venetian custom: The Bathing of the Sandals.
Feet cool and refreshed, but the sandals will never stroll again. Salt water is the end.

 

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4 Comments

  1. It might be more likely that people do anythink for the right picture in order to become an insta-famous with unrelevant 10.000+ followers.

    It is really a shame that people forget to enjoy one of the most beautiful cities in the world over a photo.

    Besides ruining a pair of shoes which is kind of disrespectful over the working time and material spend on those.

    Thanks Erla for sharing all your little stories and insights!

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