Posted by Viewfinder (Bradenton, United States) on 22 October 2007 in People & Portraits and Portfolio.
People watching one day, I saw this guy with all these tattoos fishing off a short pier at Long Boat Key. Just had to grab this shot...
Sittin' here resting my bones And this loneliness won't leave me alone It's two thousand miles I roamed Just to make this dock my home
Now, I'm just gonna sit at the dock of the bay Watching the tide roll away Oooo-wee, sittin' on the dock of the bay Wastin' time
(Props to Otis...)
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Great shot VF!!! Very cool tattoo's! hahaha.......and speaking of tattoo's, you were right the other day - Ethan did have a tattoo on his arm!!!hahahaha...it was of the rub off variety! My boys LOVE them ...well spotted! I had to go back and look at it again to check!hahhaa
22 Oct 2007 12:36am
@Mandy: Thanks Mandy. I was sure Ethan's was one of those "wipe-offs" that my son used to like at the same age. Prepare, though as he ages, b/c my son at 18 got one that does not wipe off. At 25 he is still happy with it, I guess.
la peche est bonne ?
22 Oct 2007 12:37am
@rem_la: Demander ou le dire ?
Such a cool shot! I really like this composition and that expression.
22 Oct 2007 1:20am
@Behrooz: Thank you Behrooz.
Wow, this looks so peaceful. He has a really neat tattoo.
22 Oct 2007 1:27am
@e.: He looked that way to me, too. The tattoos were just extra decorations... heh.
Nice shot!!!
22 Oct 2007 3:47am
@Paulo Santos: Thank you Paulo.
Very, very cool, it's a wonderful photo and the song is perfect!
22 Oct 2007 5:59am
@Lorraine: You are just so filled with affirmation today! Thank you Lorraine; and I gotta say to everybody -- go see Lorraine's leaves and fence shot at her site; it rocks!
Great shot and great song!
22 Oct 2007 6:52am
@Jen: Thank you Jen; yours could have a musical background too -- "Are you going to Scarbourough Fair? Parsley, sage..." etc. I hope you have a great week.
Fishing can be a passion, as it comes across here, for people of all walks of life.
22 Oct 2007 7:43am
@Wolfgang Prigge: Yes it is. Florida has a whole host of passionate fishermen and women.
FANTASTIC capture Viewfinder! looks like he has fished there many days!!!!
22 Oct 2007 8:19am
@Jerry: As I watched him and his ladyfriend companion (not in this pic) at ease on this pier, it seemed they knew the area well.
You know it's not the size of the rod that matters it how you USE it !!! ...lol... Nice shot View , I especially like the light about his head .... good capture
22 Oct 2007 8:38am
@Me , Myself & Eye: The light... heh. Yes, it's cool, the way it sort of looks like the light post is growing out of his head and blossoming at the end. Really skillful on my part, don't you think?
Love this.
22 Oct 2007 8:48am
@Nadine: Many thanks Nadine. I appreciate the nice comment.
Yeah, some shots are like that - i do the same thing (although you guys never see that side of me & my photos ;) you only get to see the side of my pottery. Thats ok tho the pinhole is helping to show the other side of my photography skillz.
Sweet shot - i'd like to be there looking out at the water it looks lovely.
22 Oct 2007 10:16am
@Rabbit: I think photographers and potters must have something in common -- we show our best (or faves), not our worst stuff most typically.
Aah, one of my favorite songs of all time, big shout out to Otis! Love this shot, I have yet to fish off of a pier. I see people doing it all the time.
22 Oct 2007 11:06am
@Dawn Sutherland: Thanks! Pier fishing can be very rewarding and it's cheap on gas, too. Glad you like this and the song, Dawn.
Such a bony guy. Nice poem to go with it. The photo is superb
22 Oct 2007 11:15am
@Amir: How nice of you Amir; the poem is actually a classic popular song from the 1960s by Otis Redding.
Very well done. Beautiful capture and tattoos :)
22 Oct 2007 3:36pm
@Reza: Thanks a lot; your positive feedback is much appreciated.
Cool capture!
22 Oct 2007 4:37pm
@HorseRotorVator: Thanks. Back at your site, that one falling maple leaf looks suspended in air. So very very cool!
Wow!!! This has to be among one of my all-time favourite photos here, VF!!! A truly outstanding capture and composition in every way, and love the lyrics going with it!! Wow, again!! :)
22 Oct 2007 4:50pm
@Rebecca: Well you have just paid my photo a very, very high compliment, Rebecca. Thank you so much for being such a wonderful friend and encourager, as always.
I do like this candid, Viewfinder!! Nicely done!
22 Oct 2007 9:42pm
@amy: Thank you amy, and blessings.
great candid shot. peaceful spot he's found.
22 Oct 2007 11:35pm
@Nick Passantino: Thanks Nick. Yes, he is in the zone and things are completely copecetic as he fishes there.
Nice portrait! Very spontaneous! =-)
29 Oct 2007 12:43pm
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