This is a treat. Interesting that people didn't see the umbrella, & the guy who saw 'heavy editing' made me smile. It must've been gratifying to read the emotional reactions your photo stirred. Good work.
Like Karen, I didn't see the face until I read the details! Naturally it won't go away now...
It's bizarre. When I first saw the face, death came to mind, as implied by Steve's poem, but the flip side is that crazy, energetic joy, kids have running in the rain, getting soaked, fighting the umbrella forced upon them by a well meaning parent. I like it.
When I saw this for the first time - before rollover - I thought this was one of the most striking entries in the challenge, and at that time I didn't even see the face. Now, well now, you've just blown me away.
I breathed a mask of fresh-cut hay,
Outdoors I wend, it rained all day.
Without umbrella, the hay did mold,
I've breathed one's last, I'm stilled, and cold.
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