Before the Rain

It's there if you search hard enough.

Makes me glad my father left the hills when he was 17 and never looked back. This is a fine addition to your portfolio.

Thanks sincerely for looking and commenting. I am always honored to have your critiques. I hope you will feel free to be critical when appropriate. I have a whole lot of room for improvement.

 

I was hesitant to post this, knowing that this is how many 'outsiders' perceive the Appalachian mountain region, with old furniture on the porch of the old house and a bluetick hound in the yard. Still, even though not as common as people think, it is here.

 

An elderly man lives here alone, except for his dogs and cats. He's nearly blind, and when I was there, he thought I had come to buy his old pickup truck. This will always be a sad scene for me.

That's a wonderful story, and a wonderful picture. I have to admit that I kind of viewed it initially in a condecending manner, and you put your usual human touch on it. With the story, it becomes more poignant. You know, though we're all on the same road, and this photo is both a literal and figurative statement of that. It is absolutely beautifully composed. You have been putting up some super stuff lately Doug.

I am particularly grateful for your comment and Andre's on a picture like this, where the 3/3s are coming down like rain. I expected low ratings, but if I get all low ratings and no comments, I have to think that perhaps the picture just doesn't resonate with anyone. There has to be some communication in photography, I think. Not necessarily with many, but with a few. Thanks for being in that few.

That's what we're here for Doug, to provide help and advice when asked for, to be a sounding board when neccessary, and to provide fellowship for the like-minded few.

 

I like to compare the popularity of my work to the popularity of a pimp at a church picnic. Pnut ratings are not a barometer of worth, nor are they any arbiter of taste. They are only show the momentary likes of the masses on their quest for the next piece of eye candy. As a photographic artist Doug, you should pay them no mind what-so-ever.

I'm very appreciative of the encouragement. I'd like to think that I've grown to discount the opinion of the masses, but I know that I'm not immune to it, at least not yet.

 

I do find that when I look thru the 'top photos', I find few that appeal to me. I can see that my approach and my interests aren't in tune with current public tastes. So be it.

 

Thanks again!

 

Doug

just a great atmosphere here a kind of decay...good story!

Regards!

I can see the man inside the house at his makeshift reloading desk with a 3 month old beard dressed in a plaid shirt and overalls. Very Nice.

I love it, it is just PERFECT. What came to my mind was bull shit photography approching fine art.No on second thought this one is in a class by it self.The cropping and the dog, just sucks you right into it.By the way, I have wondered about outside couches.Do the occupants wait about a week after the rain before the can use it again?

Sam, if I could be an artist, I'd paint. I just take pictures, or maybe they're called snapshots.

 

When I walked up, the hound was occupying the couch. I guess they don't mind a little moisture.