Friday, June 12, 2009

Julie (142) - Ruth


Ruth was the quiet achiever of the group. She did not organise, she did not speak much. She moved position when required/told. She was the more anxious about making mistakes - which she did every so often.


Look at the concentration. But also in the first image, look at the facial lines that hint at pleasure. These three got a lot out of this. This is what aging is all about - being a branch on a tree. Keeping involved. Doing things that cause the neural pathways to fire.

2 comments:

Ann said...

These are beautiful. Tripod or hand held?

Julie said...

All hand held.

Wait till you see the full triplets: sideways, hands, and from the rear. You will weep tears of joy.

I love photographing aged bodies: I think that love comes out in what I capture! And what they will let me do ...