Daniela
As we were leaving the park, after listening to two concerts, I saw her sitting on the grass and I said: "Hello, may I make a portrait of you?" She seemed a bit surprised when I also said that she looked photogenic.
"Me, photogenic? I never know what to do when photographed," she laughed, "but, yes, go ahead."
I had to crouch down, and with my sore knees it was a bit painful, but I managed.
"Daniela is a name I love," I told her.
She was in the company of another woman and a child, and when I heard them speaking Swedish, I immediately switched from Finnish. So much easier !
(If you don't know, Finland has two national languages, Finnish & Swedish.)
I asked Daniela, 28y/o, if she could think of a message she'd like to share.
She thought for a moment and then said that it was surely a cliché, but true, wishing everybody to be happy and well.
By now my knees were aching and I had to stand up, but I still waited for Daniela to write down her email address in my notebook.
"I will send you the photos with a few questions, it would be wonderful if you could answer any of them," I said.
She promised she would.
We wished each other a lovely summer and I walked away releasing the accumulated pain in my poor knees.
Getting old is not for sissies, I've been told :-)
This is my 846th submission to The Human Family group.
Visit the group here to see more portraits and stories: The Human Family
Daniela
As we were leaving the park, after listening to two concerts, I saw her sitting on the grass and I said: "Hello, may I make a portrait of you?" She seemed a bit surprised when I also said that she looked photogenic.
"Me, photogenic? I never know what to do when photographed," she laughed, "but, yes, go ahead."
I had to crouch down, and with my sore knees it was a bit painful, but I managed.
"Daniela is a name I love," I told her.
She was in the company of another woman and a child, and when I heard them speaking Swedish, I immediately switched from Finnish. So much easier !
(If you don't know, Finland has two national languages, Finnish & Swedish.)
I asked Daniela, 28y/o, if she could think of a message she'd like to share.
She thought for a moment and then said that it was surely a cliché, but true, wishing everybody to be happy and well.
By now my knees were aching and I had to stand up, but I still waited for Daniela to write down her email address in my notebook.
"I will send you the photos with a few questions, it would be wonderful if you could answer any of them," I said.
She promised she would.
We wished each other a lovely summer and I walked away releasing the accumulated pain in my poor knees.
Getting old is not for sissies, I've been told :-)
This is my 846th submission to The Human Family group.
Visit the group here to see more portraits and stories: The Human Family