Comments on: Dubai: Getting Pinked

By: lisa

lisa — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:52:51 +0000

Those feet coming out of the stroller are awfully big for a baby…

By: Jaliya

Jaliya — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:03:31 +0000

If that man is the child’s father, I can imagine him thinking, “Dammit — a girl –”

By: Stan B.

Stan B. — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:42:57 +0000

Being Parred is not unlike being Simpsonized. And, wait… isn’t that OCTOMOM!?!

By: PS: Public Square

PS: Public Square — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:31:19 +0000

While the candy colored lights of trucks hauling the sewage of Dubai away is clearly a stomach churning showstopper, I found myself most struck by this image http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/30/showcase-85. Dubai’s skyline of half-built skyscrapers in the background is bisected by a fence. Despite the appearance of strength and stability of the concrete pillar in the foreground, that fence is flimsy and propped-up with the dusty gray remains of construction on the right. While the vibrant colors of the flowers and background vegetation may contrast, they also mimic the shape and weight of the debris (both within the composition and perhaps environmentally). This also adds to the false sense of stability in this image. The dynamic diagonal that is formed by the fence (bending to the will of nature) and the landing bird seems to speak quietly of the permanence of change and man’s folly.

By: bystander

bystander — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:42:28 +0000

Companion photos? Slide show: Showcase: Dubai’s Improbable Tale (NYT)

By: ivyleaves

ivyleaves — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:37:34 +0000

I was struck by the lips on the lady in the foreground looking like plastic surgery-collagen injected hollywood movie star lips.

By: Clem Guttata

Clem Guttata — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:33:59 +0000

The youngster in traditional garb (a.k.a. the disappearing babysitter) is the only person looking at The Man. He’s the only one paying any attention to the baby.
The Ladies are practicing an expression of intense indifference common to teenagers and the idle rich. Most have it nailed, a few may need more practice.

By: bystander

bystander — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:33:41 +0000

Wow. I nearly had a Where’s Waldo moment with the babysitter. She’s nearly camouflaged in this photograph. With my eye first drawn to Her&Him, then deeper into the room to the women seated, the pink bordered painting on the wall brought me back to the pink bonnet on the baby carriage. I overlooked the poor babysitter until I, specifically, went looking for her.