the weary traveller
by flaherma

Comment by Paul:
Sad and dramatic, the bare feet clueing us in that this must be a warm scene and those white patches are patches of sunlight, not patches of snow as I first thought.

Compelling.

(Voted days ago)

the weary traveller
by flaherma

Comment by tnun:
I was tempted to say it was over grunged/processed, but in fact this works to concentrate on this or that detail, eg what looks like a row of stitches on the sole of the right foot.

howdy ma'am
by flaherma

Comment by grahamgator:
Ha, love the hat!

Remembrance Day
by flaherma

Comment by wbanning:
This was really underrated from my perspective. You've created an effective overall composition that brings the eye right to where it should be. And the processing is well matched to the subject - channels the itchy wool they must be wearing... Nice work!

howdy ma'am
by flaherma

Comment by primabarbara:
I was wondering a moment why you choose this title and then I discovered the shadow. Cool! Very cool - 8

far & away
by flaherma

Comment by posthumous:
beautiful fulfillment of the challenge

Sir Elton
by flaherma

Comment by tnun:
bling and adoration!

Remembrance Day
by flaherma

Comment by Neat:
I thought it perfectly fit the challenge. But it's hard to please everyone. The texture added to the mystery of it all, the boy on the end was the one we needed to focus on.

Remembrance Day
by flaherma

Comment by tnun:
gave 8. just love the faces, the almost casual black and white thrown together of this.

Remembrance Day
by flaherma

Comment by PenelopeK:
Back to bump for the second time. Each time I view this I appreciate it some more. Good use of added texture, and nice leading lines to the face that's the focus.
I'm aware of feeling sadness in response to this, especially in response to seeing the poppies all so neatly placed. When I was a child we would attend Remembrance day services on Plymouth Hoe, with the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines all very well represented, along with wounded veterans. This, of course, in a city that was very badly bombed during the war.