have you ever;.....?

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Have you ever been so drawn to something or some one in an artistic manner that you feel that compelling urge to go back again and again??

This was exactly my experience with ” multicultural Society” I was photographing a school fun day and I had noticed this silent woman simply sitting in a chair, quietly manning the bubble station. At first i simply smiled said hello, how are you? and continued on, but for some strange reason i felt compelled to go back to her again and again. I’d be at another station snapping away and i’d find myself turning to see if she was still there. I must have wondered back in her direction at least a dozen times. Each time quietly and discretely photographing her.

She is an older woman of the last generation, so perhaps it was her quiet confidence and aura that drew me to her. Perhaps it was her clothing, or perhaps it was just her very presence. I shall never know but I must say i enjoyed photographing her.

  • Phil Deaves

    Phil Deaves

    Have you ever been so drawn to something or some one in an artistic manner that you feel that compelling urge to go back again and again??

    Yes…absolutely…without question.

  • tuffcookie replied

    thanks Phil. good to know i’m not the only one, something about her was compelling :)

  • rojaburbuja

    rojaburbuja

    If I did that, I would photograph everything and anything….it is just getting a balance hey?
    Well done for being so spiritual too and sharing.

  • Glen Allen

    Glen Allen

    And you did a cracking job

  • tuffcookie replied

    why thank you Glen i’m glad you like it

  • SNAPPYDAVE

    SNAPPYDAVE

    Yip im feelin drawn to this pic and all that surrounds it tuffie … almost being magnetised … i know whats doing it … your getting confused with the term ’ tall dark stranger’ ... your lucky stars suggest that you will meet an older tall dark stranger and this is why your drawn to this old and pleasant lady … but me thinks the medium meant ‘a man’ ... approx 6ft 2” dark hair, brown eyes, full of carisma and possibly Irish … ring any bells … roflmao

  • tuffcookie replied

    lmao snappy your are such a cheeky bugger lol does all that mean that yes you have lol?

  • shilohlin

    shilohlin

    I was drawn to an elderly man in Puerto Rico this way. my travelling partner snapped a pic of he and I chatting that I was unaware of. Other than that, I must say its certain places that I cannot get enough of.

    Your photo here it very captivating.
    She has hands that could tell a million stories of strength, courage, wisdom,
    and compasstion. Awesome capture tc.

  • tuffcookie replied

    it was strange how i kept going back to her. her hands are so soft yes strong. you know in your heart she has worked hard in her life time yet her hands still hold a softness. thanks hun :)

  • SNAPPYDAVE

    SNAPPYDAVE

    yip describes me to a tee ;-P

  • tuffcookie replied

    brat lol

  • Jaybe

    Jaybe

    Totally – I took about 70 shots of the man in my picture ‘Mind, Body and Spirit’. He just had such an amazing presence. I can look at his picture now and it brings the feeling right back. Very special.

  • tuffcookie replied

    thank you jaybe.. i’m heading over to take a look at your pic :) it always bring s special feeling doesn’t it

  • christiane

    christiane

    yes, and results usually are amazing

  • tuffcookie replied

    thanks christiane. yep they ususally are

  • Peter Evans

    Peter Evans

    Multiculturalism, I don’t believe in. I think it will be the ruination of all cultures where only the most fanatic will survive but I do understand you being drawn to a particular subject without any understandable reason.
    Brillant shot !!

  • tuffcookie replied

    Thanks Peter. I think multiculturalism is part of what makes Canada so unique :) I have no idea what drew me to her but i like the end result :)

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