Portrait of my father toiling in his koi pond

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

He was taking suggestions about plant placement from his wife at the moment.

[MOMFUDSKI]

1. Nice.

Cherish that moment

[judesedit]

2. Great pic. Is that a photo?

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

3. Nikon w/70-200mm but with a poor dpi on the web

[AndyS]

4. I can't speak to DPI but there is so much character in that face I feel

like I've met him.

[Pinback]

5. Fantastic photo - great composition

and what a face!

[3Hotdogs]

7. Some old peoples faces have character and hide stories. Mine doesn't. But my father ---

He was 5' 5" but his face --- he looked like John Wayne.

[Skittles]

6. ooh

I'll say it - he is bad boy handsome, yes INDEED

[Bayard]

8. Wonderful!

There's a lot of living in that face.

[thatcrowwoman]

9. What a remarkable portrait! Right up close. Exquisite.

The topography of his face shows years of working hard and years of smiles and laughter.

I made him screen-sized and just gazed into his eyes awhile. The longer I looked, the more he seemed to become the face of a grand old tree-trunk, carved and gnarled and ruggedly magnificent. Blink, and he’s back at the pond, listening to his wife’s suggestions of where to place the plants.

Thank you for sharing your father’s evocative and heartwarming portrait, Tom Yossarian Joad.
🕊thatcrowwoman