We've all seen them, driving by in the highway or just in town. Enter your shots of hitch hikers. For all of you who are not sure what a hitch-hiker is, know that it generally is someone who is on the side of the road, insinuating by either holding their thumb out looking for a ride or some sign insisting they are looking for a free ride. Good Luck!
Required level: 10+ or higher. Status: finished. Check out the winners below!
jawshoewhah: Somehow I just knew Mr. M was going to use this one. ( 5 years and 3417 days ago )
kyricom: This is how we used to get around when I was a teenager... people are too wierd now though ( 5 years and 3416 days ago )
jawshoewhah: Nah they're still just as weird, for you are living proof of that, Kyricom. ( 5 years and 3416 days ago )
maclu2iaf: why this one jawsh? you know its very hard to find one nowadays ..they all in the process of extinction ( 5 years and 3416 days ago )
smokebigbird: its illegal to hitchhike where i live ( 5 years and 3415 days ago )
magicsteve: Quick question, can these shots be staged in any way? I ask this because A.) hitchhiking is illegal in most (if not all) of the U.S. and B.) It may be dangerous to photograph a strange man/woman on the side of the road who may or may not have a gun hidden somewhere. :\ ( 5 years and 3415 days ago )
magicsteve: And I do recognize that a lot of the artists on this site do not live in the U.S. ( 5 years and 3415 days ago )
EmiK: This would be a great photoshop idea. We could really make them look scary like I sometimes feel when I see them. Not all but most, oh but the other day I saw a woman hitchhiker, now that's something you don't see that often now a days. ( 5 years and 3415 days ago )
jawshoewhah: I never said it couldn't be staged so go for it. ( 5 years and 3415 days ago )
jawshoewhah: I still see them once in awhile, even if it is illegal. ( 5 years and 3415 days ago )
athousandwords: Hitchhiking is very common where I am. (Even people hitching with their little kids.) I wouldn't take a picture though for the above mentioned reasons! ( 5 years and 3414 days ago )
Contest Moderator: The shots can be staged. ( 5 years and 3414 days ago )
Lamantine: No hitchhikers in my country ( 5 years and 3414 days ago )
jawshoewhah: Also remember, just because I suggest contest, doesn't mean it's going to be picked. ( 5 years and 3413 days ago )
Lamantine: Im not blaming anyone , Josh ( 5 years and 3413 days ago )
k5683: I still see hitchhikers once in a great while even if illegal. That's probably why this is a 10+ ( 5 years and 3412 days ago )
jawshoewhah: Now I wish I went out of my way and made an entry..... ( 5 years and 3410 days ago )
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Yes I understand that the ears are bright, I was asking what you meant by pointing it out, are you saying it detracts from the photo, just making an observation, or saying something else entirely? I liked the way the ears looked, they don't look natural and I thought it added to the eeriness of the shot. But maybe I was wrong, it wouldn't be the first time I thought something was neat and others didn't.
I like the ears because it feels like the hitchhiker is evil or a devil with horns and only from behind you can see it. THe poor car about to stop as no idea what they are in for.....
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What's cuter than a kid and a dog? with her guardian by her side watching her back....she heads off into the cold, cruel world... (5 years and 3410 days ago)
i realise it was a set up shot n no i wasnt going to debate stranger danger on here, my thinking was she is very young to be asking strangers for a lift, its just what i thought when i looked at the image, but isnt that what art is.... different people interpreting what they see,
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no offense intended and none taken...you are of course correct...
I had the same thought smokebigbird... I would freak out if my daughter did this. With that said, I know this is a staged shot and on that ..... well done
(just pray she doesn't do this for real in 10 - 15 years.)
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I can relate. GL!
Wow... I've had those days too. Good job.
Think I might have cropped a little off the left so it looked more like he was looking into the distance
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