The old man and his dog
August 3, 2007 | Filed Under Auckland
This homeless old man is a fixture on queen Street. He plays the clarinet or just sits with his dog. I used the photoshop motion blur filter, as much to improve the distracting background as to emphasize the divide between the two separate worlds running in parallel.
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8 Responses to “The old man and his dog”
belle prise de vue !
Great photo. Can’t see his face but his posture suggests that he seems sad.
The dog looks well fed. Someone has been filling its dish! Could this be a JRT?
Very moving photo. I was interested to see the dog has tag around his neck. You’d not see that on dogs in France - just a rope or an old collar, if they are lucky. This dog, happily, looks well-fed and it’s obvious they are a couple who need each other. Great shot. I saw something similar to this once driving around Menton - a man and dog in the middle of a roundabout. I couldn’t stop as I was driving unfortunately and so missed it. Dogs mean so much to homeless people - dogs mean so much, regardless - let’s face it.
You did well on the background. Nice work. It makes the picture look real. Also, I noticed the dog is fat. It must be he is eating well.
Abraham Lincoln
Brookville Daily Photo
one always wonders seeing the good looking dog just how badly off the man really is — but I feel guilty about feeling cynical
such a very dramatic scene.
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