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Footprints To Fill.
Image Title:  Footprints To Fill.
 
 By: Trish McCoy  
  Copyright ©2004



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Photographer Trish McCoy {K:20866}
Project N/A Camera Model Olympus E-1
Categories Digital
People
Children
Film Format
Portfolio Lens Digital
Uploaded 5/22/2004 Film / Memory Type Digital
    ISO / Film Speed 0
Views 259 Shutter 1/60
Favorites Aperture f/2.8
Critiques 23 Rating
5.83
/ 13 Ratings
Location City -  Whittier
State -  CALIFORNIA
Country - United States   United States
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There are 23 Comments in 1 Pages
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c c   {K:13446} 5/22/2004
Very cool shot Trish. I love the message.


Scott Whitelaw   {K:1434} 5/22/2004
Lovely shot Trish , So simple yet say`s so much, wonderful.
Scott


Rawabi Al-Nuaimi   {K:15659} 5/22/2004
i like the colors and texture of the sand.. nice :)


Maria José Barres   {K:11276} 5/22/2004
Very nice composition and lovely shot. Regards.


Pat Fruen   {K:12073} 5/22/2004
Like the composition and the rich texture of the sand. Nice shot.


Gabriella Carta   {K:22838} 5/22/2004
wonderful job, good


Paul Lara   {K:77712} 5/22/2004
Really beautiful and intimate, Trish.
I like the sand on the toes. ;)


Vince Cianci   {K:2505} 5/23/2004
Are those your feet?
Very fitting title. Great shot Trish!


Jim Loy   {K:22839} 5/23/2004
Trish, Trish, Trish...ya just keep tossing them out. Do I over analyze this? Do I do the "McCartney is dead" digging deep to find hidden meanings that were never intended yet still observable? Ok, let me take a stab at that approach first. I see a person, adult, stepping into the sand of a beach. One foot firmly planted (the right) and the other (left) foot, pressed just to give an impression. Because the right foot was planted firmly, it is a bit messed up as to clarity. My guess is the person pivoted on the right foot to step back and it made for a more distorted impression. Then, having the child come forth, having the young one step close but not touch, the meaning of the photo was stamped out, "I am not yet to this point....but I now see what I can become." The not touching is perfect. DaVinci had the same thought when he painted the ceiling "over by dare" and the finger of God was just a tad off the finger of man...the creation had happened, the connection made, but it did not have to be shown. We get the point. And in the background, the sea, as Matthew Arnold wrote in his poem "Dover Beach", "...Where the sea meets the moon-blanch'd land,
Listen! you hear the grating roar
Of pebbles which the waves draw back, and fling,
At their return, up the high strand,
Begin, and cease, and then again begin,
With tremulous cadence slow, and bring
The eternal note of sadness in." The whole compass of human endeavor is captured in this one simple, yet deeply moving photo. We shall set the table for the young ones to sit at. They in turn shall pass along the solid, fundamental beliefs that make life worth living...family, friends, love, life. A simple foot near a simple impression, and the thoughts of eons hang heavy in the air. OR...the second option, the Jimmie school of shooting a pickture..."accident." No, I think the former. Even if you were not conscious of the effort, the truth is ingrained in you...and you understand. Life. Hope. Promise. Ya caught it all in a simple footstep/print. Your fan and ardent supporter. JIL


mandy welsh   {K:3146} 5/23/2004
Trish-
this actually surprises me that its your work, I clicked on it not realizing whose it was and then wow its yours. You never cease to amaze me with that eye of yours. Wonderful startling job on this one, a must keep!
~mandy


Rob Ernsting   {K:8914} 5/23/2004
The proof next to the print, just playing with words. Very nice Trish, I love it, good mood and excellent colors.


Beverly Bodishbaugh   {K:1576} 5/23/2004
I really like this, too, Trish. Beautiful!


Bill Ciavarra   {K:10183} 5/23/2004
Very nice Trish...clever idea


Trish McCoy   {K:20866} 5/27/2004
wow!! so honored that you love my work. :) thanks. here is how this photo came about. my nephew and son where putting their foot prints in the sand and jumping around. so I decided to take a photo of their prints left behind; and as I'm looking through my camera to snap the photo of prints my little one decides to come up to see what mommy is doing and snap caught her foot in on the shot at that moment. accidental shot but loved it. thank you on your comments. I truley appreciate every word your write to me. thank you thank you thank you :)


john amore   {K:14015} 5/27/2004
bravo this is so original a great composition
good job John


David Orea   {K:5145} 5/27/2004
Excellent idea!


Cindi Czaja   {K:5314} 5/27/2004
Trish - simplicity is where it's at - less is definitely more here. Jim lost me in his 'heavy' comment - what a trip! Well done. Kind Regards, Cindi


Edith Kindrachuk   {K:902} 5/28/2004
Excellent idea, that i may copy if you do not mind! Great picture


Trish McCoy   {K:20866} 5/28/2004
I don't mind at all. :)


Ferran Lacruz   {K:5283} 5/29/2004
Very nice composition and lovely Light. Regards.
Saludos Ferran


Natalie Papadopoulos   {K:5247} 6/1/2004
lovely, inspiring shot!


Giorgio Mesghetz   {K:6724} 7/18/2004
sei bravissima,ho guardato tutte le tue immagini,oieah!!ciao gio


roger bourland   {K:2236} 9/4/2004
nice


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