Moshe Cohen

Clown Moshe Cohen at the memorial service for Bruce (U. Utah) Phillips

Clown Moshe Cohen at the memorial service for Bruce (U. Utah) Phillips

In the continuing discussion of using the TL-120 as a close-up camera, I offer this example of the Clowns Without Borders stalwart Moshe Cohen, captured with off camera flash, at the memorial service for our friend Bruce Phillips. The single close flash creates some strong shadows, but I still think it’s a nice portrait, and easily viewable thanks to the limited background.

Galactica Bubble

Tom Noddy blows a Galacitica Bubble

One of the stalwarts of the Moisture Festival is my good friend Tom Noddy, who does an act with soap bubbles. Yes, you read that right. Tom performs all over the world and his act can include caterpillar bubbles, yin yang bubbles, tornado bubbles, a carousel bubble, a bubble tetrahedron, a bubble cube, a bubble dodecahedron, (long time members of the folio have probably seen a number of those!) all delivered with a patter that he’s worked for probably 40 years. When Johnny Carson had his anniversary special with highlights from the last 25 years, a clip of Tom was included. Here he’s creating a “Galactica Bubble” in my living room.