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Just for Fun No C&C will be given: Inspired by Asher's thread...

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John Angulat

pro member
After viewing the recent "Heroic Acts" challenge by Asher, I thought of this image.
It's not heroism by any means, just folks lending a helping hand.
This young lady had nearly completed the NYC marathon.
Enduring 26 grueling miles, she was within a few hundred yards of the finish line.
She just couldn't go any further.
A few of the boys gently supported her elbows and told her "you can do it"...
All six officers accompanied her to the end.


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Cem_Usakligil

Cem_Usakligil

Well-known member
John Angulat said:
Thanks Ruben!
I thought this one was getting passed over with nary a comment.
Thanks for taking a look!
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Hi John,

Apologies for not reacting earlier. This is a small story which might seem insignificant compared to big heroic acts. But being helpful and friendly to others is probably equally important and it is something we feel the impact of in our daily lives.

Re. the picture, if you had not told us the story, one could interpret it in various ways. The girl's eyes are shut, the officer to the left seems to have a feeling of urgency. One can't help but think what it might be that they actually are doing, six officers and an athlete. Intriguing, at the least! Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
 
Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
John Angulat said:
After viewing the recent "Heroic Acts" challenge by Asher, I thought of this image.
It's not heroism by any means, just folks lending a helping hand.
This young lady had nearly completed the NYC marathon.
Enduring 26 grueling miles, she was within a few hundred yards of the finish line.
She just couldn't go any further.
A few of the boys gently supported her elbows and told her "you can do it"...
All six officers accompanied her to the end.


JJA_6032sm.jpg
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I second Doug's extremely brief remark, yes this is indeed a "classic". The officers here are utterly engrossed in empathy and respect for this athletes struggle and feel she deserves to register her arrival at the finish line. This is a personal act of pride in another fellows struggles to succeed and reaches some of the highest values of nobility we can aspire to.

Wouldn't it be great of coaches, teachers, professors and job supervisors took a lesson from this picture and made the last few steps people need to get to the next level less painful. We think of helping a blind or otherwise physically challenged person getting across the road or circumnavigating some ridiculous barrier, but how many of us are willing to give a leg up to a perfectly healthy person, unrelated to us who just wants to get ahead.

Thanks for bringing this to us and I hope we can find more to make this a collection.

Asher
 
Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
But we need someone to help the teacher too! I would have faith in you! John's picture shows the sort of spirit we need more of at every level. It's what we saw after 9/11 when everyone became courteous overnight as we re calibrated our values from "me first" to thinking of how to be helpful to each other. How do we get more of that without it being the day after a tragic attack!

This picture shows that if one sees a person try very hard, we feel they deserve to get over the line. So we have to do our best to excel and trust that others will have this feeling evoked to help someone other than themselves succeed.

Asher
 
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Paul Abbott

New member
Well captured document, John.
I would've liked to have seen the rest of the race in contrast to this event occurring on the sidelines, but I respect the way you saw and recorded the shot, and maybe that wasn't possible. Its still a good shot.

BTW, I think the dark or black tones in this need some attention, doing this will improve the documentary feel of the shot.
 
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John Angulat

pro member
Paul Abbott said:
Well captured document, John.
I would've liked to have seen the rest of the race in contrast to this event occurring on the sidelines, but I respect the way you saw and recorded the shot, and maybe that wasn't possible. Its still a good shot.

BTW, I think the dark or black tones in this need some attention, doing this will improve the documentary feel of the shot.
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Hi Paul,
Funny you shoud ask about the rest of the race.
The parent company to the U.S. firm I work for was one of the race sponsors (I was shooting for corporate).
Consequently, the day was filled with endless shots of a seemingly endless number of runners.
Although the day started off sunny, it turned cold, windy, raw and overcast. After 4 hours, I was just about to pack it in.
Then this shot presented itself.
You're definately right about the tones in the image. I will revsit my editing and see if I can punch it up a bit.

Here's a link to a much older post of mine.
I still feel the same way as I did when I originally posted it - these guys are the real winners!
http://www.openphotographyforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7396

Thanks!
 
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