K so this is one of my best friends in the world. his name is Randy. He's been in that damn chair for close to a decade now, and I can't even begin to tell you how long this road has really been for he and his family.
If only the rest of us could have his outlook on life after the s**t he's been though...we'd all be better people for it.
I appreciate all the comments, but particularly the ones that recognized the message that came with it.
thanks y'all.
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One of your best photos. It touches my soul. Besides that I feel that you succeeded well to express that story behind the photo. It's perfect, technically, but most important, emotionally. I don't know what it's like to be in a weelchair, but I do recognize myself in the title. It was a long road for me to get me where I am now and enjoying life again after I lost everything I loved in a short period.
I'm going to add this one to my favorites. Sometimes you see a photo that touches your soul everytime you see it and this is definetely one of those.
I've come back to this shot a few times now: it has a relentlessness that I really like P. The fractional inclusion of the house is great - it took me a while to really sense that, but after some thought it really works - I think anything more prominent would be too easy and therefore less apt. Very communicative - there's a strong sense of ... well, maybe not pride exactly, but perhaps of challenge - like 'yeah, I know, you're thinking about my chair. ever thought about me?' kind of thing. Whatever; it's a proper portrait.
Wow, P.
I didn't see this one in voting, but yeah. Wow. This is good, both photographically and...emotionally? Is that the word I want?
Ah, who knows.
But I like it, and it MEANS something, which is so awesome, AND it's well done on top of it all. :) Powerful. Maybe that's the word I was looking for...
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I'm tearing up :( What a powerful image. He looks like he has gained great inner strength from his travel down the long road. It's a beautiful thing when someone can transcend there circumstance.
I love this picture. I think that you aligned the subject perfectly. And I just love the leading lines leading to the subject. I can definently tell where the focus is in this photograph. This is a perfect wide angle picture, and the black and white just adds to the image. Oh, and the message is so powerful, it makes me weep inside. BEAUTIFUL JOB!
Your picture well represents the title. I wonder if he didn’t stop to pose and was wheeling the chair or even if he has going the other way wouldn’t add to this picture. Anyway, well done! :o)
Strong & Compelling image, marred noticeably by two things: the house on the right is screaming out for some breathing room so it can take its rightful place as a counter-element, and there's a noticeable sharpening (or contrast) halo around the figure that really hurts. On a more contemplative note, I'm not 100% sure the pure, central symmetry of this shot was the correct choice. I'm not against symmetry per se, I use it a lot msyelf, but in this case the image seems to speak a little more strongly to me if about an eighth or a fifth of the image is cropped off, all that the bottom, to give it a much more hoeizontal orientation; this seems to emphasize the emptiness better. It's a gut-call though. Nice shot! Bumping you up.
This looks like one of those shots that should have some sort of motivational message printed on it. Very nice job. I like the way it tells a story. I wouldn't be surprised to see this with a ribbon, or at the very least in the top 10. It's a 10 from me!
good choice on not using color in this picture, it enhances the overal photograph. i like how you put the subject right in the center, it brings focus to him only, especially with the lines that lead up to him. I really like this picture!
Great shot - very provocative. The house on the right could go IMHO and there is quite a distinct halo around the man - is that from sharpening? Great vision.
Perfect tone, lighting and leading lines, subject placement etc... Possibly over use of USM, but I can tell fro sure, so I'll give you the benefit of the doubt. After voting on all photos, this is 1 of 2 I gave a 10 to. Congratulations.
There is a slight glow around the man, maybe too harsh on the USM threshold, or possibly resizing to a low res image? I tend to be leniant on possible resizing errors and sharpening and such for small files. Regardless, I like this the best in the challenge, and I have voted on a lot so far. Excellent entry, and I hope you get a ribbon. Nice work.
Normally, I don't like the subject to be dead center, but this certainly works. Great use of filter too. The house over to the right is a nice added touch. Wonderful subject and title. The sky surrounds him like a beautiful blanket! Bravo 9
Strong message... maybe the person could have been closer to the camera for a less centered composition. Don't know about the house on the right, it draws my eyes away from the center.
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