The theme this week is Completely Candid and here’s my entry, although I think I should’ve use this picture for last week’s theme Contemplative (silly me, I thought you can only entry children pictures LOL).
I shot this picture awhile ago from inside a crawling taxi on one hot day, another typical Jakarta’s life scenes of horrible bumper to bumper traffic jam and as I played with my new lens, this old man caught my eyes.
He sat on the side of the road, under a barely there little tree, to cover himself from the glaring sun, hoping somebody would buy some fried snacks from inside their comfy car. There’s something on this old man’s face that is so different, it pulls a few string inside my heart.
The big city has probably beat him up, maybe had shattered his dreams, betrayed his hopes yet he is still trying to survive…at least he didn’t give up and become one of the many beggars all over the city.
Make sure you check all the amazing entries for this week’s challenge on I ♥ Faces
Great shot!
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I wonder what he’s thinking? Great photo! What a great post!
What a stunning photo. The blurry background and foreground while the man’s face is in sharp focus really pull one’s eyes to his face. And the subject is just mesmerizing… Thank you so much for sharing the photo and the story with it!
what a great photo of everyday life! i think you might win with this one
my photo is posted now also. feel free to come on over for a visit anytime
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Thanks for your lovely comments last week on my contemplative photo – sorry I have taken so long to reply! Your contemplative photo last week was lovely too and this weeks is amazing! The story behind this photo is quite moving! – Jen
Hi and thank you for your comment at my blog! I really like this shot, it moves me!
Yea, mine should have been contemplative, too. LOL
Great shot and love the insight into what you were thinking.
Awesome capture!
I like this photo! It almost has a photojournalistic feel to it, and the expression is fantastic! Thanks also for your kind comments on my blog!
What an amazing capture…tho, it does make me a bit sad. I can’t even imagine.
P.S. You have a lovely blog!