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Photography

JohnnyRingo

(20,992 posts) Tue May 19, 2026, 03:34 PM 17 hrs ago

Daydreamin'

I haven't posted in a while, but I found this old image I took at a bike show I attended in NE Ohio.
This is what young boys dream of before they dream of girls. Then after they get her they start dreaming about it again.

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Daydreamin' (Original Post) JohnnyRingo 17 hrs ago OP

Yes, he's definitely dreaming about the bike. Callalily 17 hrs ago #1

Thanx! JohnnyRingo 15 hrs ago #2

Beautiful shot and thanks for sharing it, my dear JohnnyRingo! CaliforniaPeggy 15 hrs ago #3

Yessir, the young fella is what makes this a great photograph. Perfect JohnnyRingo. George McGovern 14 hrs ago #4

Maybe I should have left him in color as well. JohnnyRingo 11 hrs ago #5

I think not JohnnyR. The black and white is really nice and his daydream gaze connects directly. George McGovern 8 hrs ago #6

Tells the story doesn't it! HAB911 1 hr ago #7

Callalily

(15,421 posts)

1. Yes, he's definitely dreaming about the bike.

Reply to JohnnyRingo (Original post)

Tue May 19, 2026, 04:00 PM

17 hrs ago

Nice pop of color too!

JohnnyRingo

(20,992 posts)

2. Thanx!

Reply to Callalily (Reply #1)

Tue May 19, 2026, 05:17 PM

15 hrs ago

I thought it followed his gaze.

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,985 posts)

3. Beautiful shot and thanks for sharing it, my dear JohnnyRingo!

Reply to JohnnyRingo (Original post)

Tue May 19, 2026, 05:48 PM

15 hrs ago

That spot of color really perks it up!

George McGovern

(12,925 posts)

4. Yessir, the young fella is what makes this a great photograph. Perfect JohnnyRingo.

Reply to JohnnyRingo (Original post)

Tue May 19, 2026, 06:19 PM

14 hrs ago

Got any more pictures to post?

JohnnyRingo

(20,992 posts)

5. Maybe I should have left him in color as well.

Reply to George McGovern (Reply #4)

Tue May 19, 2026, 09:12 PM

11 hrs ago

As a way of connecting the two.

George McGovern

(12,925 posts)

6. I think not JohnnyR. The black and white is really nice and his daydream gaze connects directly.

Reply to JohnnyRingo (Reply #5)

Wed May 20, 2026, 12:54 AM

8 hrs ago

You took a great picture, made even better with that bit of coloring.

What you wrote — after boy gets girl he starts dreaming about motorcycles again — my brother rode a beautiful Honda Gold Wing years ago, before he got married. He loved his wife, loved his bike, but she made him sell it. The dream went away too.

HAB911

(10,598 posts)

7. Tells the story doesn't it!

Reply to JohnnyRingo (Original post)

Wed May 20, 2026, 07:13 AM

1 hr ago

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