Young beauties
Encounters of the third kind on Chepstow Carnival or Masquerade is a moment of joy and kindness Young beauties fulfil their role as beauties and pose with grace What we have learned from African culture should not be lost Carnival is now part of the British culture and the vestiges of its Empire Photo Hugh […]
A bright smile will make you walk the line Like an aircraft coming to roost on a faraway airport Will eagerly pursue the bright lights of the ‘follow-me’ van Next steps, the bridge and the lounge, then the jet-lag Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2019 Carnival Gallery
Shooting the fashion show on the sidelines Two young beauties seek overnight Internet fame Big expectations as pixels go mini in the camera phone The buzz is just a vibration when the real world is in silent mode Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2019 Carnival Gallery
Oglers and stargazers are all eyes for the show Two beautiful young performers in torero bikinis Flaunting their unfair advantages in the face of would-be competition Gliding dreamlike golden surfers stealing the steel band’s show Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2019 Carnival Gallery
All clad in red ready to paint downtown Young beauties shake and ruffle their feathers Deep unflinching glances, stripping your soul Who is the wolf and who is the little red rider ? That is the question Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2019 Carnival Gallery
A chap is having an argument with two young beauties No need to wonder who won the argument it is blatant Curves, smiles and glances are powerful weapons Carnival unfurls in a long procession of minute personal events The powerful crowd rushes blind and roaring like a tidal wave Carrying away the mingled souls of […]
Shooting stars, UFO’s and UAP’s are common sights at Notting Hill Be it from the unrestrained consumption of spiritual melanges Or was it the after-effect of the pizza hand fed by some elvish creature It looked like a flowery garden decorated with strange colorful shrooms Suddenly young beauties were floating down Chepstow offering their heart […]
Young beauties in pink and blue doll-like dresses Escaping from the dull days of the daily routines Walking along Chepstow oblivious of the rubbish strewn around Following the beat of the Soca drums, heeding the calls for freedom Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2019 Carnival Gallery
The camera acts somehow like Alice’s mirror It is the impassable frontier between two realities It reflects a different image to the author and the subject Both sides are actors in a different play where they momentarily meet Two young beauties poke fun at their own reflection via the operator Their image will remain in […]
Sitting on a window sill, sipping at some dreamy philtre Two young beauties sport their different hairdos Both classic and African the weaved braids and the shaven head The weaving is fascinating like a sleek black kraken holding her head The beauty of H.P. Lovecraft’s unpublishable novel “Cthulhu’s Secret Lover” Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting […]