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Details on my blog... expressionswithheart.wordpress.com/2019/05/15/sss-celebra... Playing in the sss flickr challenge #123
EDITOR'S NOTE: I accidentally deleted this photo from my photostream so I had to re-upload it. Sorry for the repost and lost faves. :(
Back in my day castaways had to hand write their messages in hopes of being found. Kids these days...
Lighting:
580EXII @ 1/8 power bare with orange gel 3 o'clock
Day 88/365
I walked past him on Queen Street in Toronto’s east end neighborhood known as the Beaches. He was standing outside the public library and I did a double-take when I read the message on his red t-shirt. I stopped and doubled back. “Excuse me but I just HAVE to ask what your job is” (pointing at his t-shirt). He smiled and said “Oh, it’s really not THAT bad but I did like the t-shirt. I work for a company that makes custom window blinds. Not a terrible job, but not a career.” We went on to chat a bit and he said he needs a job with more of a future and is applying to the Toronto Transit Commission which is a large organization with good security, union pay, and a pension plan. “When I reach retirement age I can’t count on there still being government pensions due to the aging population in Canada so a pension plan is important to me.” I said I have met people who work for TTC and it is, in fact, attractive for its pay scale and benefits. Me shook hands and met formally. Meet Kyle.
Returning to the t-shirt, I told him about my Human Family photo project and said that I would like to include him in my photo project. Kyle was clearly interested but I gave him the details anyway, along with my contact card. “Are you in a rush right now?” “Not at all” he said. “I’m just going to spend some time in the library working up my resume for the TTC job application. I can take a few minutes., no problem”
I got my camera out and realized I had to switch out lenses which I did as we talked. Scanning the immediate area, the best bet for sheltered light was a brick wall next to the library. It was just two steps away but to get Kyle into the shade, he would have to stand in a strip of garden against the wall. I mentioned that concern but Kyle said “That shouldn’t be a problem. It looks like a weed garden anyway and there is a bare dirt patch right here.” He stepped into the spot and I guided him to face in the best direction for the portrait and gave him my usual instruction: “No need for a big Smile for the Camera. You can just try to relax and look right into the lens.” Without being asked, Kyle removed his mirror sunglasses and I had a pleasant surprise. His eyes positively sparkled and gave me a clear view into his alert and friendly personality. He was favorably impressed by the image on my camera display and then I said “Of course I have to get a photo showing your t-shirt since that is what introduced us to each other in the first place.”
I told Kyle I would like his sleeve tattoo to show in the wider shot if that was ok with him and he said sure. We figured out how he could cross his arms so as not to obscure the message on his t-shirt and took this portrait.
About the tattoo, he explained that he started it two years ago (when he was 27) and it’s "a work in progress.” He has always liked tribal-style tattoos with a design element but this one also has a personal aspect. When finished it will incorporate ten faces. “Why ten?” He explained his birthday is the tenth day of the month (I said if I did that I would have an expensive 29 face tattoo.) The ten faces will also reflect the ten virtues he holds important. I couldn’t write them all down but they included Loyalty, Perseverance, Strength, and Passion. When he has more money he would like to get a decent camera to pursue photography and he would like to invest in a sleeve tattoo on his left arm. I asked if his girlfriend had anything to say about the tattoo and his tattoo plans. “Oh, not at all. She’s COVERED with tattoos.” Ah, a relationship made in heaven.
When I asked Kyle how the people who know him best would describe him he said “I believe they would say I’m friendly and loyal. His interests include martial arts and Frisbee golf.
It was time to say goodbye. Kyle had a job resume to write and my wife was waiting for me down the street for our bike ride back home. It had been one of those very rewarding street encounters that demonstrate how quickly people on the street can open up and trust a complete stranger if they are approached with genuine interest and respect. Thank you Kyle for participating in The Human Family. I hope to see you sometime soon in the driver’s seat of the bus or streetcar I am taking on my way downtown.
to all the doctors and nurses for getting me back on my feet, and of course to all my friends for their kind get-well wishes!
A reasonable safety message, robbed of its impact by sexism.
Observed in a Tucson Arizona parking lot.
Took it during the last day of shooting Jennifer's film which I was the assistant director.
God, I miss all of this!
While grabbing some shots of the Chicago Marathon this morning, I asked this lady if I could grab a shot of her sign. She was obviously more than happy to and mentioned that she had more than a few requests to do so.... quite a timely sign, given our upcoming debate this evening and pending election.
I often remember your words.
But I really understand that meaning?
I know only this,
your message gives me many ideas, discovery, happiness...
須磨～明石, 兵庫
from Suma to Akashi, Hyogo, Japan
Even if I could not read or understand this message it fascinated me as it was just left there for nobody to see. It just exists in the mere moment of making, the emotion of creation, an expression of a feeling at a certain time, and then it is left there... It reminded me of the small hands I saw once, pre-historical paintings on the rocks, deep down in caves, just left there for almost nobody to see, just with one purpose : to proof one's existence, trying to get hold of the great mystery... A sign of life, of creation that moved me deeply.
At this place, a piece of wasteland in between traffic and industry, at the outskirts of the city, nature is taking over, patiently, covering up another proof of existence...
Happy New Year to all my flickr-friends! Thanks for all the visits, comments and favs in this year! :) Up to a great 2009!
Have joy tonight with the 'turn of the year'! :)
Listening to: Radiochannel 2 (104.6 AM) with the 'Top 2000' (the most famous 2000 songs in eyes of Dutch people :))
Merry Christmas to all my friends and followers!
Riktig God jul til alle mine venner og followers!
Buon Natale a tutti i miei amici e follower!
Joyeux Noël à tous mes amis et followers !
Vrolijk kerstfeest voor al mijn vrienden en followers!
February 22, 2013, Christchurch NZ I took a walk around the city today as it is two years ago that the devastating earthquake ruined the city and killed 185 people. Poeple were aksed to leave messages at the Gap Filler in the Pallet Pavilion.
www.ccc.govt.nz/homeliving/civildefence/chchearthquake/Co...
For More Info: news.msn.co.nz/nationalnews/8615031/christchurch-to-mark-...
An inscribed brick, maybe from cyanamid? found on our trip along the new section of walking path (and surrounding areas) running along the hydro canal (between whirlpool rd. and Stanley Ave) in Niagara Falls Ontario Canada.
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