Convex (Project Yellow Two)

April 9, 2008 Mark Williams 21 comments

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I think I kind of got kicked out of a store on Tuesday. You be the judge.

On my lunch hour that day, all I wanted was something sweet after my two spicy chicken soft tacos at Taco Bell. Funny how spicy food does that to me. Or salty food. Or a glass of water.

I got three Project Yellow pictures, and some weird looks from an elderly couple, within five minutes of pulling into the new Market Street grocery parking lot. Note the man’s head at the bottom of the mirror picture.

Because I have zero self-control when it comes to sharing photos, the entire series appears here in this easy-to-digest post.

Speaking of food, it was those dang mustard bottles that got me in trouble. I was happily — but apparently not inconspicuously — snapping condiment close-ups when I heard a woman’s voice say, “Sir, may I help you find something?”

The good news is, she took me directly to the yogurts. I felt a little odd, though, when she led me all the way to the checkout. It’s probably good that she wasn’t wearing a yellow hair clip or yellow earrings. Otherwise, one of you reading this might be posting bail for me right now.

Photography, Project none

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Written by moi on April 10, 2008.

:DDDDDD guess, we just won’t stop and they just won’t understand us..the photo bloggers!!! bright yellows here!!! i love them!!! :)
Written by Lilli on April 10, 2008.

Great shot on the first one, yellow in the little mirror. I love the cones, oh and mustard i thought about that too.
Written by Dave on April 10, 2008.

You could have said… “By the way, you don’t perchance have yellow undies on, do you?” and been a complete weirdo! *LOL*

(are you a bit OCD??) *LOL*
Written by Pops on April 10, 2008.

Grey Poupon?
Written by Anna on April 10, 2008.

This is hilarious and exactly why I love photography. I have been questioned at a few grocery stores myself!

And Ooooohhhh……A YELLOW SERIES! NICE! I really like each one…my fav???? The first one. I bet you had to be quick about it huh??? I will be linking to your blog later so people can read this humorous story…..

And I cant believe that you dont save your shots and post them one day at a time! Hehehe….the funny thing is that I am the same way! I am really glad that you had fun with this….there is a lot of yellow out there huh? Has Shannon pointed out anything yellow to you yet because my husband is all over this one!

Take care!
Written by Simon on April 10, 2008.

What’s funny to me is that you were apparently craving something sweet and satisfied that with a trip to the yogurt aisle. Seems that would leave a guy wanting, after that. Sort of like, “Hmmm, I feel a little sleepy right about now. Think I’ll go sit down in that straight-backed wooden chair and have a good ol’ rest!”

Chocolate, my friend. You crave something sweet, you go and get yourself some chocolate. Not sure how well it’d go with spicy chicken soft tacos, but you can never really go wrong with chocolate. Never.
Written by Moksha Gren on April 10, 2008.

I like the curves in the top pic…but the lines in the traffic cone picture speak to me for some reason. An excellent set though, Mark. I need to get off my duff and start aiming my camera around again. And Spring is a great time to do so. Thanks for continually reminding me of all the things I’m not keeping up with ;)

I wonder what the grocery lady thought you were doing that required you to be under constant supervision. I can see thinking, “What an odd guy,” but not so much, “here’s a dangerous guy who must be removed from our store post haste.” No offense, mark…but you’re just not that threatening :)
Written by Shan on April 10, 2008.

Amen, Simon – chocolate is the only way to go!!! Not only is my husband a mustard stalker, but he’s dissin’ the chocolate. Not cool, not cool at all.
Written by Josh on April 10, 2008.

BAIL!
Written by Josh on April 10, 2008.

And did the Yellow football player from yesterday ever get violated by either Red or Blue Straw?
Written by Troy Mullens on April 10, 2008.

Great yellow shot. You need to do more photography. You’re so good at it.

I just did my first yellow project, come visit and tell me what you think…

Where in Texas?

We’re from Ft. Worth,
Troy and Martha
Written by Paulie on April 10, 2008.

I missed your yellow smilie football player yesterday. . . just cute as a bug!

Lots of great yellow things today. Love the cones the most! Come and see what I found in my photo library from last summer.
Written by Robin (PENSIEVE) on April 10, 2008.

Ha! I love it!! Someone as possessed as me with Project Yellow. Anna has made a madman out of me and a criminal out of you! EVERY time I’m “done”, something else calls out to me to capture.

Love you uber-cool “trick” photography in the first shot; and how can I not love the mustard? I had t h o u g h t about taking my camera into the store with me, but since I had just snapped three different shots, I was able to exercise self control. Thanks for taking care of it “for” me ;).

Love those leading lines of the yellow cones–you didn’t stage that shot, did you?

Hope you have time for a visit to my spot :).
Written by Mark on April 10, 2008.

All project yellowers – Thanks so much for stopping by. I almost feel like I’m back in Wordless Wednesday land. I think I visited all your sites, too.

Lilli and Robin – Glad I covered the mustard base for you.

Dave – I’m not sure how many steps away from “complete” I was, but it couldn’t have been many.

Pops – No, sir. It wasn’t that fancy.

Anna – This project of yours has attracted quite a few followers. Is there a kickback you’re offering?

I looked around to make sure the car’s owner was nearby and worked as quickly as I could. I would be honored if you linked to this post. Thanks!

Shannon hasn’t pointed out anything to me yet, but we haven’t been outside the house together since I started.

Simon – Maybe I should have qualified that. I wanted a “healthy” sweet. Chocolate is the defacto standard, but yogurt was the name of the game that day.

Moksha, Paulie, and Robin – I wish I had spent more time with the cones. I wish, too, that I had brought along my Nikon with my big zoom to compress the cones together more and tighten up that line.

Moksha – I might not have been threatening, but I must have looked at least suspicious to earn a personal escort. Would you believe intimidating?

Shan – Hey! I wasn’t dissing the chocolate. I just wanted some yogurt. Is that so wrong?

Josh – Thanks. I knew I could count on you. Heck, you probably could just get on Craigslist and convince someone to give me bail for free.

No, that football player was never touched by the esteemed straws of red and blue.

Troy – Why, thanks. Just look at previous posts to see some more photos. We’re not far from Fort Worth. We’re in the Dallas metro area vicinity proximity.

Robin – Trick? Nah, just some fun with a mirror. I was lucky that the yellow car had one of those wide-angle mirrors to make it slightly different from the average side-view mirror shot.
Written by Anna on April 10, 2008.

Hey Mark!

I just linked to your post and put up my new image. I am thinking you are going to see some more blog traffic her in bit. ;) I am thinking that I should have a kick back! What do you think?

It sure has been fun visiting around Blogland to new and exciting places! Make sure to get Shannon and Ben involved…you may be surprised what you all come up with!

Take care!
Written by Simon on April 10, 2008.

You know Mark, from an epicurean point of view, yogurt was a good choice. Given your recent spicy meal, the dairy aspect of the yogurt chaser would have been a nice complement to tame any still-flaming taste buds, and perhaps even go so far as to quell a potential gastronomic uprising.

Can you forgive me for jumping over you too soon? My bad…
Written by tommie on April 10, 2008.

visiting from Anna’s….I did the yellow challenge on Tuesday.

This entire post is hilarious! I have never been brave enough to haul the big camera into a grocery store…..you go. boy.
Written by Robert on April 11, 2008.

The mustard is my favorite. I’m coveting a macro lens lately so I’m really into pictures that get in close like this. And the color is brilliant. Great way to look at something we’d typically never give a second glance to otherwise.
Written by carletta on April 11, 2008.

Hi Mark,
Stopped by for Project Yellow – your humor is engaging! I can see the pics for your previous post and the car in the next but not this one – weird. I’ll stop by tomorrow and see what happens!
Leaving with a smile on my face.
Written by arlene on April 11, 2008.

beautiful yellow stuff. firs time to see yellow meme…ui might join in the coming weeks. :)
Written by Barb on April 11, 2008.

I stopped by from the owner of the project yellow. I didn’t post anything yellow, just found out about it. I like your sense of humor.

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