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Fragile
Posted by Laurie (New Jersey, United States) on 17 January 2009 in Miscellaneous and Portfolio.
This is something I found in the barn from the previous post. This is exactly as I found it, exactly how I first saw it. It made me sad to look at those pleading eyes looking up at me. I was reminded of the children's story of the 'Velveteen Rabbit' and this quote:
"...once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand."
from 'The Velveteen Rabbit'
by: Margery Williams
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Jean-François from LES ISSAMBRES, France
quelle émotion ...................... !!!!!!!
17 Jan 2009 5:30am
Magda from Vancouver, Canada
What an amazing find! Fabulous capture..... The framing is superb!
17 Jan 2009 5:57am
Sien from Valkenswaard, Netherlands
A beautiful picture Laurie!
Great details and textures.
Have a nice weekend.
Grz Sien
17 Jan 2009 6:54am
GJC from Kyoto, Japan
This reminds me of those 17th century Dutch still-life paintings where everything had symbolic meaning for us to decode, and I sit here with the broken plate, the newspaper headline, the bear . . . and so I think . . .
17 Jan 2009 7:54am
Kylie Greenan from Richmond, Australia
This image says so much, wonderful compsition Laurie, it could tell many stories this image. Well captured!
17 Jan 2009 8:09am
k@ from Paris, France
This is alraedy cute in itself, but knowing you found it in that wreck of a barn makes your great pic even more overwhelming - bravo*
17 Jan 2009 8:15am
Paco Díaz from Spain
This is one these pictures that the harzard brings to our eyes.
It gives to me a little bit of sadness et the time that I am decodifying it for myself.
The part of the word "fragile" that we can read is for me one key to look at the desapeared reality of the people that lived there.
Thanks for posting it.
17 Jan 2009 8:40am
Anna.C from LA ROCHELLE, France
I love it ! so sad and cute ! I love the composition,the colors, all the details, specially " fragile " !
17 Jan 2009 9:29am
Giovanni from Milan, Italy
A beautiful and touching image Laurie. Very well seen!
17 Jan 2009 9:29am
Pascale from france, France
c'est triste.............mais quelle belle photo !!!!!
le contratse entre la douceur du nounours...et la dureté.....de la vie, pourrait-on dire !!!!!!! bravo !
17 Jan 2009 9:44am
Daryl from Amagasaki, Japan
An interesting 'found' still life. Love the colour and tones.
17 Jan 2009 10:32am
Julian Kilsby from Birmingham, United Kingdom
What a great still life composition
17 Jan 2009 12:30pm
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
Heartfelt. Life is fragile, best we be careful with it.
17 Jan 2009 1:30pm
Jen from Alpharetta, United States
That just tugs at the heart strings!
Excellent...and the quote is perfect!
17 Jan 2009 1:39pm
john4jack from Corvallis, United States
Excellent composition. You are putting that D700 (I'm envious) to good use.
17 Jan 2009 1:41pm
Jeffster from Long Island, United States
I like this image because it encourages you to use your imagination. Who would abandon a teddy bear? What happened here? Ask a hundred people and you'll probably get a hundred different answers. Hmmmmmm, sounds like an interesting blog concept.
17 Jan 2009 1:49pm
JJ from Jersey City, United States
what an amazing find, beautifully captured and the bear does indeed seem to be pleading
17 Jan 2009 2:00pm
MJ from Delaware, United States
great find... who is fragil... the box, the broken glass or thestuffed animal...discarded treasures
17 Jan 2009 2:08pm
dogilicious from Millerstown, PA, United States
An interesting grouping of elements. Nicely seen.
17 Jan 2009 3:24pm
Zahra from Tehran, Iran
Another Wow! You have D700, too?
What lenses do you use Laurie ?
17 Jan 2009 5:37pm
@Zahra: I'm sorry it took so long for me to get back to you...been a bit busy these days.
I have 7 lenses for my 2 Nikon bodies.
70-200mm f2.8 Tokina FX
28-70mm f2.8 Nikkor FX
85mm f1.8 Nikkor FX
50mm f1.4 Nikkor FX
60mm f2.8 Nikkor Micro FX
10.5mm f2.8 Nikkor fisheye DX
12-24mm f4 Tokina DX
I use the DX lenses on the D200 and the D200 serves as a back up body just in case.
Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, BC, Canada
You have to wonder about the owner of the bear. What happened that he or she left it behind.
17 Jan 2009 6:02pm
mo.langel from Courtelary, Switzerland
Excellente composition! superbe rendu de la texture!
17 Jan 2009 6:41pm
Alun Lambert from cheshire, United Kingdom
It is sad, a long lost teddy, very good image
17 Jan 2009 7:17pm
Charles from New York, United States
Lovely composition and great detail in the shot.
17 Jan 2009 7:28pm
Kent from Västra Götaland, Sweden
Wonderful picture with a very artistic tonnes. This image, you should send someone to race with a good chance to get good at.
17 Jan 2009 8:41pm
Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia
What a find with the word fragile placed like that. You couldn't have set it up better, yourself! Sad looking, but a wonderfully detailed, well composed image.
17 Jan 2009 10:22pm
kerfendal from Paris, France
nice, something like a childhood story, really artistic
17 Jan 2009 11:12pm
Judy from Brooksville-Florida,, United States
Laurie, this photo is so touching, but more than that, I looked back at the barn ... and then the program cover, reading all of your text on the way. It's all soooooooooooo moving and such a tribute to John.
We lost a son on 3/22/08, at the age of 45, so we feel for John's family and friends. A life cut short is a sad thing, but as a friend said, "a younger angel."
18 Jan 2009 12:14am
@Judy: Oh Judy I am so sorry for your loss. I cannot imagine the pain of losing a child.
Thank you so much for your very kind words here on my site.
Emilio Garcia from Pleasanton, United States
A bit of history, and probably a family drama, all encapsulated in this simple but poignant photograph. Congratulations.
18 Jan 2009 12:57am
Fliss from Melbourne Beach, United States
Oh poor thing that has been left in the dust... great shot.
18 Jan 2009 2:32am
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
Pitiful comes to mind, I wonder how it's been there. Brilliant sharp image.
18 Jan 2009 2:44am
Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France
The sentence about ugliness is so right !
18 Jan 2009 10:17am
Craig from Vacaville, California, United States
That is an incredible collection of discards coming together. Almost as though to tell more of a story. I wonder what went on there? Great capture Laurie!
18 Jan 2009 12:41pm
eric from France
le temps qui passe, une photo pleins de souvenirs, mais aussi pleins de decouverte , bravo !!!!!!!!!!!!
18 Jan 2009 1:34pm
john4jack from Corvallis, United States
PS - "The Velveteen Rabbit" is a great story. Back in the 60s, it was a favorite of my kids, and dad too.
18 Jan 2009 2:05pm
Laurie from New Jersey, United States
I honestly think that what happened here was nothing really tragic but rather just a matter of the child outgrowing his or her toys and this is where they were discarded.
There was an empty house across the street and it looked like a lot of what had once been in the house had been stored or discarded here when the people left. There had probably been an old bag or box of once cherished stuffed toys and whatnot that was in the old barn and the contents were somehow strewn around the barn over time and that is probably how the little Teddy Bear came to be there.
This scene spoke to me of how fast childhood passes and how this once loved toy was discarded like so much trash when the child outgrew it. That thought evoked a bittersweet feeling in my heart much like when I stumble across the bag of my kids' old stuffed toys in the attic space. I always get a little sad thinking how fleeting their childhood was now that they are moving into their adult years. This discarded Teddy Bear reminded me of that and the story of the 'Velveteen Rabbit'.
18 Jan 2009 4:32pm
Marcie from United States
Something so very powerful and moving about this image. Tragedy or not..the truth is that children grow into adults and leave their innocence and youth and childhood toys behind. Wonderful capture!
18 Jan 2009 7:18pm
Jose Antonio from Barcelona, Spain
Una imagen muy tierna, llena de recuerdos y añoranzas. Gracias por tu visita y comentario.
18 Jan 2009 8:26pm
Matthew from Spokane, United States
"All these toys.. they make me want to cry," Polar Express...
nice photos, really nice composition.
18 Jan 2009 9:48pm
Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States
Sweet. A sentimental photo, and yes, I share the emotional response expressed by you and quite a few who commented.
19 Jan 2009 1:48am
Barbara from Florida, United States
Remarkable capture. Incredible find and story. There is so much to this image.
19 Jan 2009 6:24am
djedfre from schaumburg, United States
doesn't get much better for a 'found' composition! excellent framing and of course knowing to shoot it.... and that odd little fleck of blue!
19 Jan 2009 8:24am
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
I was so hoping you would get into the barn . . what treasures these are - and beautifully photographed, of course !
20 Jan 2009 2:15am
Rabbit from Richmond, United States
I think its weird like something being sarcastic - because I see FRAGILE HA on the sign. What an odd find.
22 Jan 2009 1:42am
Véronique from Peisey-Nancroix, France
j'adore ces vieilles choses qui ont une histoire. Fragile et chargé d'émotions .
22 Jan 2009 5:46am
Francesc B. from région parisienne, France
Excellent image...fabulous details and textures... great still life and strong message...
24 Jan 2009 3:39pm
Inés from Namur, Belgium
Enfance fragile, souvenirs brisés, une image forte qui ne laisse pas indifférent !
6 Feb 2009 7:12am
Nikon D700
1/125 second
F/2.8
ISO 2500
56 mm