“When you drank the world was still out there, but for the moment it didn’t have you by the throat.”
– Charles Bukowski, Factotum
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Cardinal Guzman 
As a big drinker I never developed a taste for rose – a very indecisive wine. I like red, and I like white, but nothing in between.
I mostly stick to red wine and hardly ever drink rosé. Last time I drank it was when this photo was shot and that was 3-4 years ago.
I used to like Matteus Rosé … but I gave up drinking altogether, long time ago.
Excellent.
I like the close up, ‘in your face / down your throat’ perspective – and the colour of the T Short that matches the contents of the bottle – and the heron tattoo – and the stubble – and the sense of being on the edge, on the margin with the overgrown wire fence and the church for redemption behind. It’s a classic.
What lens did you use for a wide-angle shot like that?
Thanks for a great comment David! The building in the background is the office building for the Catholic Church of Oslo, so for redemtion I guess I could have said some Ave Maria’s and be good to go! 😀 Haha.
The lens/camera is nothing fancy: it was shot with my Canon Ixus 130, so just a point & shoot camera that only shoot JPEG’s.
No matter if I like Rose’ or not , I love your photo in every detail! Just perfect.
Woohoo!
I like the picture. It reminds me of a different time … a different life. Think I can see the reflection of the photographer in your sun glasses … LOVE the quote.
Thanks Reb. You can see a woman sitting there, but I’m the photographer. This is a selfie and you can see my arm in the bottom of the sunglasses.
Yeah, I saw the arm … wasn’t really clear over what I was seeing 🙂
A lovely summer carefree feel to this shot Cardinal, as though there should be a motorbike parked just out of the frame. Love the red hues and the shades, not to mention a decent rosé on a hot summer’s day. Interesting quote!
Aaaah, I miss the carefree summer… 🙂
In all of its simplicity, this is truly a fantastic shot! Great capture, Sir 🙂
Thank you very much my favorite farmer!
Great photo. And great quote by Bukowski…although I’m surprised he wrote “throat” as opposed to “balls”
Yes, you’re absolutely right about the throat/balls Mr Badfish.
Love the angle of this shot! You never fail me with your brilliance.
I don’t know about brilliance, it was just a piece of drunken inspiration I guess. Hehe.
I can certainly relate to that quote 🙂
Same here Jo!