At least everyone else is happy...

Thanks a lot Chris! It was one of those moments where I just knew the title and story as soon as I looked through the camera.

Yeah….I can relate to that….hehe…interesting picture…simple but then a lot to take in…mmm

Aww so alone. Sending some special attention its way. The B & W, shadow and emptiness of the background nicely emphasises its sadness.

Thanks artemis, and I hope you don’t have to relate to it for too long. I’ll email a hug :)

Thanks Robert, I found it amazing just how sad this poor little bear looked! It just got worse once I arranged the light to give it a long shadow!

Awww …. poor little bear …. ((((hug)))).

Did you take any of the front of him??

strange bear – strange circumstances….

He bought a tear to my eye, that is sooo beautiful. That is really so moving to me. Inanimate objects can pervay such emotion. I love it.

Where did you get the bear?

Hi CathieT, lol, he’s just begging for a hug isn’t he! I did take some of the front of him – I’ll see if I can show his cheery, bright side :)

Hi Suzanne, maybe not so strange – I think he absorbs too much of the feelings of those he’s trying to cheer up. What do you think?

Thanks Lisadee, that’s the feeling he passed to me as well.
The bear was looking down at me from a shelf while I briefly checked RedBubble while away visiting for the weekend. He was made by young hands as a going away present, which gave him so much more character straight away.

well perhaps if i knew the circumstances…

I’m a sucker for handmade toys and their stories. Beautiful lighting and composition, Damian :) And a sweet story!

Suzanne, I haven’t intended the bear to particularly represent myself, if that’s what you mean (but there would be moments…). Or are you after a more fleshed out version of the bears story?

Thanks Alison, I thought the story behind this bear was a nice one too. It’s actually quite small too, if you could tell by the size of the button.

aaaaaaaaaaaaawww. But perfect pose and photo.

Thanks a lot Mariana :)

Thanks to the great person who bought this as a card!! I wasn’t able to be online last night, so this was a great Saturday morning surprise!

;)

Ah haa! Thanks Cathie :)

Damian, I love the emotion and the title in this one. It really tugs at your heart strings!

such a sad lonely image, beautiful work, love htis in black and white

Thanks StacyLee – I tried to set the photo up to do that, so thanks!

Thanks Jessica :)

this is my favorite so far…it is great.

Thanks a lot kaylee, glad you like it :)

Great shot Damian, I hadn’t seen this one earlier but am glad I came across it.

Thanks Michael, glad you like it, and found it :)

Brings poignant thoughts of lost friends or old friends forgotten as we move from innocence to adolescence.

Thanks Roseann, great comment :)

Thanks to the person who bought a copy of the sad bear :)

Great shot.. I love the whole concept behind it: the composition, the sad poignancy, the title… I can tell you had the workings of a short story in your head somewhere! Great work!

Thanks Tuppers! There’s always a short story lurking there LOL!

Hmmm… sad, but so common in life… :(
I like the way you structured this here… :)
Great job.

Thanks Crokus, I’m pleased you like it!

oh dear…this is like a story about a cloth bunny that drowned at sea I read when i was 9..

Hi Anisha, that sounds like a sad story.

Awwwww, what else can I say.

LOL, thanks jaycee!

I love you, bear.

Well i have looked at it and I live thousands of miles away, think this bear is more important than he realises.
Great .

awwh so sad but cute

poor little teddy, but the truth is they’ll pick him back up

Awwwwwww, poor teddy.

This is bloody crushing!!! I can watch humans ripped apart by zombies, werewolves and vampires.. (or other humans) without a flinch, but this one little bear tears my heart up!!!
You villian you!
:D