This was taken at the park where I eat lunch most days. The guy is one of the sweetest guys that works at the park picking up trash every day. Since I'm there all the time, we started off just saying "hello", but over time we'd stop and chat, to now, he very often shares the difficulties in his life with me and asks me to pray for him.
He was such a trooper, cuz I ended up asking him to do this for me on 3 different days. The first try was midday. . .yuk. The 2nd time was midday too, but overcast so I thought it would be okay, but it wasn't. So finally, I went reeeeallly early in the morning and this one turned a little better. I'm surprised by the 3rd day when he saw me, he didn't run the other direction, but he was nice and happy to oblige once again.
I really don't like the crop. . .but the bridge is very crooked and always looks like its tilted. . .but I didn't dare push my luck and ask him to do it again. So I just had to live with the crop that minimizes the crooked as best I could.
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Way to go sister, This is brilliant!!! Wonderful perspective!!!I love the leading line of the train track and beautiful lighting. That was very nice of your friend to pose for you at the end of the bridge- He made your image for you. LOVE It! Straight to my favorite folder it goes.
Beautiful. A great perspective not only in the photo but on the determination and effort to it takes to make a beautiful photo and on the friends we make through lifes journey.
Well, you did not need to worry about the crookedness of the shot as one of the beautiful things about these old tressle bridges is the way they are not geometrically perfect.
Another beautiful image that met the challenge to a T. I love the fact that the mans long grey hair seems to compliment the age of the bridge and the darkness of what lies beyond the bridge gives a feeling of mstery (and a touch of foreboding) about where the path he is taking may lead him
Beautiful image and another great story that only enhances it
The crookedness is good, Sandy, because it follows the flow of the tracks. You've created a great story telling moment with the man at the end of the tracks.
brilliant photograph sandy .. somehow or other that guy walking away looks very sad and lost .. maybe a case of transference ... i'm glad you put this in the challenge .. its excellent .. :)
really quite excellent sandy! i love how the tracks lead you right to the subject,looks like you just beat me on this one. next time though.....next time ;)
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