173/100 Superman
It wasn't a Bird. Nor was it a plane. It was The Great Protector. When he was younger, Randy Ward realized his name was his destiny. He told me his name means the Great Protector.
Superman is a storm chaser. His Supermobile is equipped with radar, GPS, Ham radio and other communication devices. When he is not in uniform he must carry a small hip mounted handheld VHF/UHF transceiver to be ready for any approaching storms.
I asked Superman if he caught any footage of the tornado that swept through my town last October. Unfortunately he was working at the time, but he sensed something big was about to happen. I could tell that missing the only known tornado to pass through our town disappointed him greatly. I learned several things from talking with the Man of Steel, such as staying southeast of a storm to avoid the hail.
Superman is a bit of a local celebrity, known by the police departments of the surrounding parishes. He recently began assisting at children's birthday parties, and even had an offer to attend a bachelor party as a special guest. He had to turn that invitation down, however. He has a certain image to uphold, he informed me.
Superman was intrigued when he learned I had photographed Batman and he agreed to come by the studio for a quick photoshoot. Before we could go any farther with the plan, however, rain droplets began to gather on the surface of the Supermobile. And like that, Superman was gone, heading southeast towards the approaching clouds on the horizon.
Thank you Superman for being the 173rd stranger in my 100 Strangers project. I hope to work with you in the future. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the flickr group page.
173/100 Superman
It wasn't a Bird. Nor was it a plane. It was The Great Protector. When he was younger, Randy Ward realized his name was his destiny. He told me his name means the Great Protector.
Superman is a storm chaser. His Supermobile is equipped with radar, GPS, Ham radio and other communication devices. When he is not in uniform he must carry a small hip mounted handheld VHF/UHF transceiver to be ready for any approaching storms.
I asked Superman if he caught any footage of the tornado that swept through my town last October. Unfortunately he was working at the time, but he sensed something big was about to happen. I could tell that missing the only known tornado to pass through our town disappointed him greatly. I learned several things from talking with the Man of Steel, such as staying southeast of a storm to avoid the hail.
Superman is a bit of a local celebrity, known by the police departments of the surrounding parishes. He recently began assisting at children's birthday parties, and even had an offer to attend a bachelor party as a special guest. He had to turn that invitation down, however. He has a certain image to uphold, he informed me.
Superman was intrigued when he learned I had photographed Batman and he agreed to come by the studio for a quick photoshoot. Before we could go any farther with the plan, however, rain droplets began to gather on the surface of the Supermobile. And like that, Superman was gone, heading southeast towards the approaching clouds on the horizon.
Thank you Superman for being the 173rd stranger in my 100 Strangers project. I hope to work with you in the future. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the flickr group page.