His name is Olai
A weathered old farmer in Norway. He was extremely intelligent. They said he had read the bible from cover to cover by the time he was 17. Not particularly religious. Just curious. He lived in a container on his land after his house burned down many years ago…..He had some great stories to tell!
A bit of a recluse, but charming, none the less. He biked to town once a week on this old bicycle to take a shower at the local swimming hall.
One day on the way home he got sideswiped by a car in the dark. Didn’t get hurt, but his false teeth flew out and he couldn’t find them. He told me he got them back in the mail several weeks later….Someone had found them by the side of the road. Apparently they were afraid to drop them off in person.
His name is Olai belongs to the following groups:
Elderly and ImageWriting (2/24) Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters
Von McKnelly
A thoughtful soul is shinning in his eyes. You have created a masterpiece. Bravo!
TrEaSuReDiMaGeS
Awesome portrait sunchaser!!! :-) He looks like he’s worked HARD all his life!!!! ...You’ve captured that wonderfully!!!
sunchaser
Thank you!
HenkStolk
Love the frame and the story!
Jamaboop
Uffda!! This is amazingly well done!! I agree with Von – a masterpiece and a marvelous story to accompany it!! It is marvelous!! The lighting is awesome!!
Judith Oppenhe...
great texture and expression, beautiful framing, a wonderful portrait
BuddyH
A face that speaks volumes!
Caroline Gorka
A face that could tell many a story – well done in letting that shine through!
binjy
Wonderful!
Christophe Testi
Outstanding portrait, and great story!
niggle
Great photo, and story is amazing, well done
davoid
Great portrait.
I enjoyed the anecdote.
Tonye Banks
oh my goodness…I love love love this shot…you have captured this gentlemen perfectly…WOW…and lol what a character….I would LOVE to have met him to…
MzSardonicus
What a great face to capture. Well done. Great portrait.
ewald schober
superb portrait. This image oozes character. You have captured the essence of olai :)
Astrid Pardew
Awesome portrait. Full of character. Love the tones.
christhepostman
great image, love the portait
Carly Faust
Amazing photo.
Marc Evans IPA
fabulous portrait. Such feel.
sunchaser
Thanks all! Your kind comments are so much appreciated!
purehart05
you captured his years of life, living….. the black and white is perfect.
purehart05
you captured his years of life, living….. the black and white is perfect.
monocotylidono
Congratulations on winning the portrait challenge, It’s a superb picture!
sunchaser replied
He was such an interesting man! It was a real honor to win this one! Thank you!
Rosina Lamberti
Beautiful work! Congratulations !!!!!!!!
sunchaser replied
Thank you Rosina!
EarthGipsy
Fabulous portrait, such character well captured. Congratulations!!
sunchaser replied
Thanks. I was delighted to win with this one!
Mark Ingram
Congrats on winning the Rustic challenge
I like the expression and the texture of his skin
sunchaser replied
Thanks Mark. Yes, he was very weathered and extremely rustic! :-)
Peter Evans
A lot of characther in that face, brilliant capture :-)
IngridSonja
A wonderful face. Full of character and history.
sunchaser replied
Thank you. He was a character…...
cumali yilmaz
nice photo thanks
sunchaser replied
Thank you!
Wendi Donaldson
Magnificent shot!!! ....a great story too. well done! Congratulations on your feature!
sunchaser replied
Thanks! He was quite the guy! :-)
Cora Wandel
Great portrait both in image and words!
sunchaser replied
Thank you Cora!
Cora Wandel
madworld
Well done and beautifully told!
sunchaser replied
Thank you dear!
Enivea
Incredible face, congratulations on your feature.
sunchaser replied
Thanks Enivea! I appreciate your comments!
Cricket
Incredible portrait, beautiful lighting and texture!
Olai has a wonderful face, and you’ve done him justice – great work, and congrats on your feature!
:)
sunchaser replied
Cricket, Well thank you. Your kind remarks are very much appreciated. Thank you for taking the time to comment!
KarenKSmith
That face is worth a million words and your well written words makes this an excellent piece. Congrats on the Image Writing feature.
sunchaser replied
Thank you Karen! I was honored to win!
UnEasy
A truly beautiful B/W portrait which could easily stand on its own without the compelling story which accompanies it. But this short story is told with such grace, such a fluid economy of words, it adds immensely. You must have had a great deal of material to work with, yet you chose a wonderful collection of anecdotes, and tied them together seamlessly to create an insightful portrait of a man who has endured much, without complaint or self-pity it would seem. You engage us without any appeal to the sentimental or the banal. Truly, your being featured in the ImageWriting group is a well-deserved honor.
sunchaser replied
Wow, Kevin. What wonderful, kind words. I am very happy that you appreciated my words about Olai. He was an intriguing man. It means alot to know that my words captured your interest and that you took time to read my story. Thank you!
Jen Ryan
You have placed in the top ten in a challenge in
The Woman Photographer
sunchaser replied
Wow! How cool, Jen!
netmonk
Excellent capture.. I’ve made my vote so good luck with you challenge!! :)
sunchaser replied
Thank you netmonk. Love your self portrait work!