Spencer Tunick Shoot

spooki · 23-06-2008 8:13pm

FairStranger wrote: »

Hey Aido, J(onathan) here. Was great meeting you three there - Brigit, I saw your interview in the mail, great stuff!

I can't believe everyone is on here!!!

Maybe we can meet up and have that nice hot breakfast one of these days! The only thing I could possibly bring myself to focus on that morning was home, shower, bed!! It was a mantra at that point - brain wasn't much working aside from that!!

I know I've seen you all in some of the pics - but maybe you wouldn't appreciate me getting my photoshop out and posting the pics with arrows pointing to you!!

It was easy enough for us with bridget's hair and my tanlines (and apparent inability to stop laughing!)

Beerlao · 23-06-2008 9:26pm

i think i can see me in one of the pics, but i can't really remember where i was standing. for his first beach shot, i was about 3 or 4 rows from the front and towards the left edge (that is, towards the land)

shoegirl · 24-06-2008 12:22am

Sunkist wrote: »

How many people who attended the Spencer Tunick Photo Shoots would now go to a Nudist Beach?

a/ in Ireland
b/ on Holiday
c/ never

In Ireland, well weather doesn't really permit.
On holidays, have done it already, its rather nice, very democratizing but quite different from the Tunick shoot, only hitch is you can get sunburned easily and some bits are not easy to reach unless you bring a trusted friend, which isn't always easy. I'd a very bad experience of burning to a crisp in Gran Canaria last year, so am slower to strip these days purely for that reason.

brendan4 · 24-06-2008 8:20am

Have to agree. I've done it on holidays too, it's great, but not the same thing as ST. I think possibly its the close proximity to the others, or else its the scale of the event. I suspect the mass stripping in the underground in New york, would be more akin to ST, rather than nude beaches. I think they do it anually... if it ever came to Ireland I'd be well on for it!

FairStranger · 24-06-2008 8:27am

bridget.laitly wrote: »

Ack- madly embarrassing was that one! The quote in there was actually not something I said- but then neither was the quote from the guy they profiled either.
I was able to pick Nicola and I out by finding your blue self in the pictures!

And here I always thought "blue with the cold" was a metaphor. Cheeky so-and-so's at the Mail misquoting you like that!

FairStranger · 24-06-2008 8:35am

spooki wrote: »

I can't believe everyone is on here!!! Maybe we can meet up and have that nice hot breakfast one of these days! The only thing I could possibly bring myself to focus on that morning was home, shower, bed!! It was a mantra at that point - brain wasn't much working aside from that!!

Yes, I now realise that I had never been truly cold until last Saturday. Any previous times when I may have thought I felt cold where entirely delusional.

I know I've seen you all in some of the pics - but maybe you wouldn't appreciate me getting my photoshop out and posting the pics with arrows pointing to you!! It was easy enough for us with bridget's hair and my tanlines (and apparent inability to stop laughing!)

Thankfully, the photoshop won't be necescary; your descriptions where sufficiently graphic to aid my search!

aidofitz · 24-06-2008 9:19am

FairStranger wrote: »

Thankfully, the photoshop won't be necescary; your descriptions where sufficiently graphic to aid my search!

I must be really bad at this - still not sure I can spot ppl!! Are we in the photos posted on this thread? Am trying to Brigit's blondeness as a reference but still havent picked us all out!

On that note, whats with the lack of blonde ppl generally? Clearly blondes don't have more fun!!

aidofitz · 24-06-2008 9:24am

spooki wrote: »

I can't believe everyone is on here!!! Maybe we can meet up and have that nice hot breakfast one of these days!

Yeah - clearly only nerds get naked on piers at ungodly hours of the morning! I won't be getting up in time for breakfast any time soon at the weekend, I've done my quota of early morning saturdays for the year! Have to make it brunch!

gucci · 24-06-2008 9:54am

aidofitz wrote: »

Yeah - clearly only nerds get naked on piers at ungodly hours of the morning! I won't be getting up in time for breakfast any time soon at the weekend, I've done my quota of early morning saturdays for the year! Have to make it brunch!

"God Ted, I've never seen a clock at 5 o'clock in the morning before!"

spooki · 24-06-2008 10:24am

FairStranger wrote: »

Yes, I now realise that I had never been truly cold until last Saturday. Any previous times when I may have thought I felt cold where entirely delusional.

Thankfully, the photoshop won't be necescary; your descriptions where sufficiently graphic to aid my search!

Excellent!

You were definitely on the front page of the observer on sunday - you're right behind bridget. Aido - thought I'd seen you but now can't find it - will have another look!

pokerpaddy · 24-06-2008 12:12pm

what an amazing day eh? a great day for ireland. unbelievable feeling running in to the water that time, everyone dancing and thrasing around, the sleep deprevation making it all feel a bit dream-like.

when and how can we do this again??

anyone have the picture of the herald from saturday?

pal of mine says she saw me on the front of it (i was fast asleep)
"really?" i says
"well a guy with a huge fat arse, looked like you" :rolleyes:

fits · 24-06-2008 12:31pm

http://debbiemet.wordpress.com/2008/06/22/bare-naked-ladies-and-men/

pokerpaddy · 24-06-2008 1:07pm

fits wrote: »

http://debbiemet.wordpress.com/2008/06/22/bare-naked-ladies-and-men/

cheers fits - they're not the pics from the herald though (are they?)

fits · 24-06-2008 1:28pm

pokerpaddy wrote: »

cheers fits - they're not the pics from the herald though (are they?)

I never said they were

SQ2 · 24-06-2008 2:14pm

Anyone have mobile phone pics/vids of the morning? I know a few of the Issacs lads were taking a couple of pics before and after, and possibly during the shoot! Any geniuses able to put a board together to upload photos to?

Daz R1 · 25-06-2008 9:24am

Anyone here anything more about...... anything really ? Whens he releasing the pics ? when will we be getting them ? What print will we recieve ,the one on the pier or the water ?
Any one got phone vid or pic's ?

eviantwix · 25-06-2008 10:04am

Travelled up from Waterford for the instillation...glad I did, an amazing experience. Got talking to people around us (my sister-in-law came also;)) and hung around (literally!) with them both bare and clothed. The beach set up was the highlight for most people.

darn · 25-06-2008 10:09am

Daz R1 wrote: »

Any one got phone vid or pic's ?

I was up the end near the light house with the other guys from Isaacs. Only got a couple of photo's on the phone before the start so they are pretty dark, but I'm happy to post them some where later in case anyone recognises themselves and wants a copy.
Didn't get a chance to after coming out of the water though - like everyone else, we were so cold that taking photo's was the last thing on my mind!:D

iMax · 25-06-2008 11:31am

For those on facebook, there's now a Dublin Tunick group - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=17666058042

PatB71 · 25-06-2008 11:53am

Just thought people might like to know that if you log on to the Irish Times website and go into their photosales and enter the 23/06/2008 that there are more pictures not seen in the paper.Happy hunting for yourselves.:)

brendan4 · 25-06-2008 12:03pm

Just the beach again unfortunately, although I did see one side shot of Saturdays pic in the IFSC. I was only in the pier :-( Not enough insulation for the beach!

PatB71 · 25-06-2008 12:15pm

Yeah sorry there doesn`t seem to be any photos except long range shots of the pier.There are also some photos of people getting back on the buses and of the special installation in the photosales dated 21st and 22nd (see above.)

http://www.ireland.com/photosales/WebObjects/PSITShop.woa

brendan4 · 25-06-2008 12:35pm

Oh yeah, actually if you search for tunick, rather than the date you get more.

SQ2 · 25-06-2008 2:37pm

Have a few pics, looks like the facebook one could be the place to load them to

cuckoo · 25-06-2008 8:40pm

PatB71 wrote: »

Yeah sorry there doesn`t seem to be any photos except long range shots of the pier.There are also some photos of people getting back on the buses and of the special installation in the photosales dated 21st and 22nd (see above.)

http://www.ireland.com/photosales/WebObjects/PSITShop.woa

Lulz at the one with the Dublin bus driver with his hand over his eyes, and the dove ad for fake tan on the bus.

scorplett · 25-06-2008 9:00pm

PatB71 wrote: »

Yeah sorry there doesn`t seem to be any photos except long range shots of the pier.There are also some photos of people getting back on the buses and of the special installation in the photosales dated 21st and 22nd (see above.)

http://www.ireland.com/photosales/WebObjects/PSITShop.woa

Thanks for that link. Great pics in there!
Those long range shots are beautiful too with the dawn colours lighting up the Sky.... It's unlikely, but wouldn't it be amazing if managed Spencer caught some of that dawn splendour in the pier shots!
Although by the time we were doing pose two and staring up at those damn clouds and seagulls threatening to poo in our faces... there were no soft pinks and or orange left in the sky

Here's hoping that the pint delivered in the door is amazing! But still, might buy one or two of those great Irish Times prints.

fits · 25-06-2008 10:02pm

scorplett wrote: »

But still, might buy one or two of those great Irish Times prints.

I might too, considering its unlikely we'll get the beach one in the post anyway. Some of those shots are really nice.

Beerlao · 26-06-2008 12:36am

strange that i can't see myself anywhere in any of those beach shots. i was about 3 rows back from the front (towards the pier) and near the left but it's like i've been airbrushed out of the pics or something! i've got a distinctive tattoo that i would definitely notice. i'm intrigued to find out what photos we're gonna get int he post

gucci · 26-06-2008 8:05am

Do you know if we will all get the same print in the post, or will there be say, 3 or 4 that will be randomly printed and randomly sent? Or would that not make economic sense for him?

eviantwix · 26-06-2008 8:36am

Very likely we will all get a pier shot gucci, beach shots were for the press. Does anyone think they were a lot more intrusive than the Cork pics. I'm not complaining, but some pepole might not have liked full frontal pic in the papers! My shrivelled manhood is clearly seen in the Irish Times pics!!

Buzz Lightyear · 26-06-2008 10:50pm

Hi all

I had a chance today to be on the bridge of one of the ferries that passed us on Saturday morning, so I got a shot of the South Wall so that we can put a face on the area so to speak. It's not a great shot as today was a grey day, with cloud and it was raining - sound familiar

, however put in to perspective 3000 naked bodies on this pier at sunrise, when you see the size of the lads fishing at the light house. Should be a great shot for Spencer.

PatB71 · 27-06-2008 8:02am

Excellent photo ,gives a good idea of what the people on the ferries coming in that morning could see.Thanks.

PatB71 · 27-06-2008 11:54am

Just for any thats interested I downloaded a free programme called FotoSketcher and with this you can transform pictures into works of art.Ideal for those who want to hang up a picture of the day with out showing their ass to family and friends.

I`m not sure how to upload images here sorry.

TheOtherDave · 30-06-2008 8:42am

Can't wait for the pictures to arrive, nice shot Buzz !!

iMax · 30-06-2008 8:44am

I believe they can take up to nine months !!!

eviantwix · 30-06-2008 9:03am

Short video of Dublin here.

http://www.thebubble.ie/xhtml/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=119&Itemid=75

carveone · 30-06-2008 1:50pm

Oh noes! There we all are again. Front cover of Phoenix. In higher resolution and closer up than we want really:

http://www.phoenix-magazine.com/

Buzz Lightyear · 30-06-2008 3:50pm

carveone wrote: »

Oh noes! There we all are again. Front cover of Phoenix. In higher resolution and closer up than we want really:

http://www.phoenix-magazine.com/

Speak for yourself. They obliterated me with the "bust" bubble :mad:. I was looking forward to the closeup

carveone · 30-06-2008 5:01pm

Buzz Lightyear wrote: »

Speak for yourself. They obliterated me with the "bust" bubble :mad:. I was looking forward to the closeup

Well, to be honest I never found myself in any of the photos. I know I was in the middle of the sea group, mainly cause I was staying out of the wind and closer to bodies. For warmth that is... Besides, as a skinny(ish) white guy I don't stand out much.

It wouldn't surprise me if there are Tunick groupies - those that become addicted to running around naked and follow the guy around.

fits · 30-06-2008 7:21pm

carveone wrote: »

Oh noes! There we all are again. Front cover of Phoenix. In higher resolution and closer up than we want really:

http://www.phoenix-magazine.com/

I escaped that one, thank goodness. It is close, isnt it?

I'm not sure I would have gone, if I had known the press would take such shots.

Nevyn · 30-06-2008 7:25pm

I feared that might happen which is why I didn't do the beach shoot and I knew I made the right call when I got to the tea wagon and they rushed by with their huge lenses.

Buzz Lightyear · 30-06-2008 7:55pm

In fairness, I saw the pictures that came back from the Cork Installation, so at the back of my mind I knew that although we couldn't see the press that they would be there so I stayed in the middle of the crowd so as not to have my shrunken dangly bits all over the front page like some. I can only see my upper half

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smacl · 01-07-2008 7:43am

The only issue that I had with the beach shot was that the poses that Spencer Tunick went for were rather sombre and stilted whereas the mood of the crowd was one of euphoric belligerence. We may have been stark bollock naked, but we were still unmistakabley Irish in Dublin with all that viking and celtic heritage in plain view. I don't think Tunick knew quite what to make of us all tbh, which added to the fun.

As for the press, I ended up full frontal and recognisable in a couple of the shots, much to the delight of the girl friend, kids, friends and family. And why not?

For great imagery (art?), personally I love the cork pose with the flowers in the air, and doubt the final Dublin pictures will come close. Time may prove me wrong.

lostexpectation · 01-07-2008 10:16am

http://www.irishtimes.com/photosales/images/cache/7d/c25154a42c82fff53930efb849d98ae60c11307ae35411.jpg

lol

Michael Collins · 04-07-2008 11:47pm

lostexpectation wrote: »

http://www.irishtimes.com/photosales/images/cache/7d/c25154a42c82fff53930efb849d98ae60c11307ae35411.jpg

lol

I'll never fall asleep on a bus again...

pokerpaddy · 18-07-2008 12:33pm

carveone wrote: »

Oh noes! There we all are again. Front cover of Phoenix. In higher resolution and closer up than we want really:

http://www.phoenix-magazine.com/

only saw this now and the phoenix doesn't have an archive - do you have the pics from it?

carveone · 18-07-2008 2:01pm

pokerpaddy wrote: »

only saw this now and the phoenix doesn't have an archive - do you have the pics from it?

It's simply the beach shot, again, that people have posted on this thread several times (see two pages back). Except it was high quality and zoomed in a bit more than people would have wished.

You can just about see what I mean at the issue archive.

I'd like to add that there is an event coming up in London. Details here.

Edit: Sorry, that's an exhibition, not an actual photo shoot. Doh...

humberklog · 28-07-2008 12:54pm

Has anyone received their photos yet? I took part on the north wall event and still haven't received prints.

Tordelback · 28-07-2008 1:05pm

Nope, no-one has, and by all accounts (read the rest of this thread!) don't expect them anytime soon.

PatB71 · 28-07-2008 1:09pm

I think people who did the Vienna installation back in May(I think) started to receive their prints last week so I think we`ll just have to be patient for a bit longer unfortunately.

Spencer Tunick Shoot

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