Twisted

Twisted beauty

In Golden Gate Park today, there numerous multicolored spandexed bodies speeding down JFK Boulevard. I guess it was some sort of race or training for serious rollerbladers because it was an organized event with volunteers and even support from the city authorities. At times it looked like a conga line because they were rollerblading so close to one another.

Aside from that little spectacle, there were also some photographers out and about. You can identify them by their serious gear like camera bags, tripods and huge lenses. I was also outside, but with my Powershot G6. Today I wanted to finally capture images of twisted and tortured tree limbs that have fascinated me for the longest time. It's visually very interesting to me because the limbs are twisted and curl into unbelievable shapes. Makes me wonder why the trees don't just grow straight up like the other trees in the park. Here is a picture of a part of the twisted tree with some flowers to pretty it up. I love how the tiny flowers caress the tree as if in an attempt to comfort it in its tortured pain.

Onto a different topic ... the Olympic torch bearers in various countries. When it came to San Francisco, the torchbearers were selected among the general public. John Q. Public or for my German readers out there Max Mustermann were asked to submit essays on why they should be selected as a torchbearer. Most of the people who were ultimately selected were those who were active in serving their communities. Today I saw some pictures of torchbearers in Hong Kong and most of them were celebrities like Andy Lau & Jackie Chan or very rich people like a casino tycoon with many wives. Isn't this contrast very interesting? It speaks volumes about what is important in each of the cultures.