A Dog Day Afternoon . . .

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This Sunday afternoon, as fate would have it, there was a conspiracy of vectorial forces which combined to bring the authors of five different blogs all together at the same time in front of la Maison Européenne de la Photographie, where they then proceeded to enter said establishment to see the exhibition, on its closing date, of Elliott Erwitt's personally chosen "best" photography from over a period spanning nearly 60 years. And what a show it was. Elliott Erwitt has long been a hero to me, so it was an immense pleasure to see his work in such a fine setting, and in such good company. More on all of that soon, but I wanted to get this up before I go hit the sack, in humble homage to one of the greatest living photographers of all time. Erwitt was a prolific photographer, travelling the world over in search of the images he captured, many of which feature our canine friends. I took this first photo in Montreal, Canada, in 1988.

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This next is in Paris back around 1991, and I've often wondered if this gentleman had only one leg, and was hopping along beside his dog . . . although I can't for the life of me remember if that was actually the case.

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