Genuinely what is happening in this photo

I was looking through photos that Elliot Landy took of the band because I want an ‘in-color’ image of the band to oil paint. When I was looking I came across this gem titled “a friend helps lighten the mood, Bearsville, NY 1968”

I was looking through photos that Elliot Landy took of the band because I want an ‘in-color’ image of the band to oil paint. When I was looking I came across this gem titled “a friend helps lighten the mood, Bearsville, NY 1968”