Photo I took of a child in Tijuana, his mother was selling little tiny toys with her daughter and this guy was having no part of it.

He was terribly sad and tired. I gave him 5 dollars for letting me photograph him and he immediately ran it to his mother. He finally smiled. (After I got to my computer I realized I should have given him a lot more)

Couldn't get this song out of my head after that.

Show me a prison, show me a jail
Show me a pris'ner whose face has grown pale

And I'll show you a young man
With many reasons why
There but for fortune, go you or I

Show me an alley, show me a train
Show me a hobo who sleeps out in the rain

And I'll show you a young man
With many reasons why
There but for fortune, go you or I

Show me the whiskey stains on the floor
Show me a drunk as he stumbles out the door

And I'll show you a young man
With many reasons why
There but for fortune, go you or I

Show me a country where the bombs had to fall
Show me the ruins of buildings so tall

And I'll show you a young land
With many reasons why
There but for fortune, go you or I
You or I

Artist: Phil Ochs
Song: There But for Fortune (5 years and 3572 days ago)

4 Comments

Tijuana, Tears

spygirl1978 says:

what a great idea!!! i'm going back to cancun next week, and now i know how to spend my tourist money.....on photographs.

REPLY

loopyluv says:

Great work...

REPLY

Suky04 says:

Sensitive idea!

REPLY

chakra1985 says:

very nice

REPLY

Howdie stranger!
If you want to rate this picture or participate in this contest, just:

LOGIN HERE or REGISTER FOR FREE

3 favs:

After a long time wondering about what I will create with the source and searching for a suitable waterfall, this is the result. Hope you like it...
Thanks to 'Dani Simmonds' for the eagle stock photo.
Thanks to 'Brandon Bankston' for the waterfall stock photo.
Thanks to 'Joan Koele' for the waterfall paradise stock photo. (5 years and 3642 days ago)

20 Comments

Crying, tears, waterfall, indian, stone

wlado says:

WOW, this is awesome! I'd just bring up the saturation and contrast a little bit, and make the water more bloue-ish and reflective, but otherwise, it's great!

REPLY

author says:

Voila, wlado, thanx for the good advice. I hope it is better now

REPLY

CMYK46 says:

Well made image...good luck! (What's the source for the sky?).

REPLY

ponti55 says:

Great

REPLY

Niigl says:

this is amazing work author!
favored!

REPLY

author says:

Thx a lot

REPLY

wlado says:

It's great now!! =D

REPLY

mitramehvar says:

This is one of my favorites in this contest. It is nicely done. WOW!!!! Great job. i think the eagle brings alot to the picture and the sun rays.

REPLY

author says:

Thanx)

REPLY

erathion says:

Very very nice work,fabulous composition...gl author...

REPLY

jawshoewhah [banned] says:

Interesting...

REPLY

author says:

Thx a lot evrybody, i will do my best Nator, good advice.

REPLY

pixelkid says:

Nice job, author! Great idea!

REPLY

lahiripartha says:

Amazing Entry......Good Luck Author.

REPLY

RickLaMesa says:

congrats on your win

REPLY

madamemonty says:

Congrats, really nice work

REPLY

nasirkhan says:

Congrats! Great work

REPLY

oana says:

congrats!

REPLY

author says:

A lot of Thanks to all

REPLY

spaceranger says:

Congrats!!

REPLY

Howdie stranger!
If you want to rate this picture or participate in this contest, just:

LOGIN HERE or REGISTER FOR FREE

my photo into a drawing. (5 years and 3698 days ago)

2 Comments

smile, and, tears, cartoon

Giallo says:

Wonderful job with the illustrations!!! In high res is great!!

REPLY

scratzilla1 says:

this is what i wanted to do ... did not get a reply whether painting was allowed.. GL author..

REPLY

Howdie stranger!
If you want to rate this picture or participate in this contest, just:

LOGIN HERE or REGISTER FOR FREE

Tears are stardust and water; wishes and worries that may never be fulfilled.

Image from flickr posted by Liber. (5 years and 3736 days ago)

3 Comments

Dreams, and, Tears

Akassa says:

How are dreams and tears emotions? o.o

REPLY

downoffthedragon says:

This is beautiful. I love the mask in the grass.

REPLY

author says:

Think of it as an emotional abstract.

REPLY

Howdie stranger!
If you want to rate this picture or participate in this contest, just:

LOGIN HERE or REGISTER FOR FREE

1 fav:

This is a bit of an understated one -- I wanted to keep as much of the feel of the original scene as possible, while making the face even more recognizable as a face.

The "story" running through my head while making this involves the stone giant eating passerby and, each time, experiencing regret and weeping its victim's blood.

Easter egg: find the skull...

Only used 3 outside sources, referenced below.

I'm a bit of a Bézier curve junkie so there was a fair amount of clipping and masking, along with some pixel-by-pixel touch-ups on the desert brush by the rock.

Thanks to Lip Kee for the vulture, Sam Felder for the sand, and Eris for the skull.

Please let me know your thoughts! Thanks! (5 years and 3762 days ago)

4 Comments

Blood, from, Stone, face, rock

ponti55 says:

i think it has a nice story behind it, and trying to find the skull will keep some people entertained xD Very nice, different image that involves the viewer as much as possible. Good luck!!

REPLY

nemanja says:

i had so much fun with this image... it reminded me of searching for Waldo in one of the newspapers... and i found the hidden egg... but i am not going to say where it is... lol very original...

REPLY

GolemAura says:

nice work.. as simple as it seems as an image.. you can really appreciate the work.. the WHERE"S WALDO effect is very well done

REPLY

Tuckinator says:

nice image i just love the blood its very cool and the descripton is awesome! the cracks look good and so does the overall image!

REPLY

Howdie stranger!
If you want to rate this picture or participate in this contest, just:

LOGIN HERE or REGISTER FOR FREE