This is my mother the day after she came out of hospital after having a small stroke. I went and stayed a few days with her during the challenge dates so for much of the week it was just the two of us. She's doing ok. It was a relatively minor stroke and physically she's fine but she's still a bit confused and has lost a lot of semantic association and the ability to read. This will get better i'm sure as she does various exercises but it's quite a blow for her at the moment as reading is pretty much her favourite pastime.
Anyway, not much to say about the portrait. It's a moment i captured late at night with only a side lamp on. The composition is on purpose, of course, as i wanted to use negative space to portray the confusion/loss etc that she is suffering from.
Minimal/Advanced debate... There's not much i'd want to change really. It is what it is in minimal. I'd maybe clone out a couple of tiny marks on the wall. It's obviously not a posed portrait so not really one that can be planned or anticipated. I spot metered to deal with the harsh lighting and to get the high contrast i wanted.
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Life... tough. I wanted to post an image of my mother in January, but she died just then, couldn't submit it thereafter. All the best with your mother's recoupment. Give love in abundance.
I can feel her pain. The composition is something that would normally be off-putting, but for this it is strangely appropriate. I would not have been bold enough to enter this. Well done.
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