Do you remember your fears when you were a kid? I used to have two. Those were a sort of nightmares in a tea cup :) One of them was a childish fear of me not knowing how to make a signature in the book which soldiers sign when joining the army and the other was a sense of embarrassment I thought I’d feel when I’m about to kiss a bride in front of all those people staring at us at my wedding :D I’ve got rid both of’em. I won’t be joining the army and I won’t have a large wedding :lol:
But really..when we were kids we used to worry about totally different things. When people grow up (if ever) I guess they’re most terrified of death, especially of beloved ones. But what are we afraid of when we get older. We lived with the fact that one day we won’t wake up all our life..we kinda got used to it. I figured out that people at the end are terrified with a fact that they could end up alone..without family, friends..actually anyone who they could talk to.
We’re still in Dunavski park with this one. I was shooting some water reflections and turned around to see this old man looking at the swan pond. I realized he’s not there to relax..or if he is, it’s just an excuse. He sat at the end of the bench, leaving enough space for other people to sit, inviting them to break his solitude and talk to him for a while. I leaned forward aiming my camera towards him, followed by Ana’s You’re-not-really-gonna-do-that look. It seems I didn’t interrupt his thoughts after two shots as his face remained calm.
I dedicate this one to all of the souls wandering alone.
Blessed are those who share joy and sorrow with people they love, for cold are the days when we fade away forgotten, for cold are eyes when no one meets them, for cold is the heart when no one grasps it.
Techical data:
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikkor 18-70mm 1:3.5-4.5G
Date: 08.01.2005 15:22:08 PM
Exposure: 1/60s
Exposure bias: 0.0 EV
Exposure program: Aperture priority
Aperture: f4.5
White balance: Manual /cloudy/
Focal length: 70mm
Flash: No
ISO: 200
Cropped: Yes
Original file name: DSC_2165
Your accompanying stories tend to get equally good as your photos! :)
It’s a pity that the shadow goes across the old man. Maybe you should wait a little while (talking with the grandpa perhaps ;)).
Thanks. Call it free time ;)
Nice post, although I think you meant “souls wandering alone”, unless they are asking themselves questions. ;)
Cool shot, too. He doesn’t seem to be too pleased, though.
Hehe..yes..one could wonder where my minds were wandering at the time writing it :) Thanx for heads-up :)
This shot is wonderful, and your story is so sad and thought-provoking.
This is such a great shot…. good BW tonality and everything. How do you do your BW conversion?
I don’t do anything special. Convert it in Photoshop into grayscale image, adjust contrast, save it optimized for web and voila :) I guess it’s just a matter of (a good) taste ;)
Hello my friend,
It’s been some time since I could come online..Miss this site as well! Nice black and white..Haha, and yes the old man doesn’t seem very pleased ! Take care Mario
dobar sajt…dobra fotografija….cini mi se da te matori gleda onako “ispod oka”…