Got wood?

[webenda]

The;y were told by the person with the camera to, "Go touch the tree and face the camera."
She is doing better than the guy, don't you think?

It is a common pose, not always done right.


WRONG


BETTER

BEST

[MurphOnMillerAve]

The;y were told by the person with the camera to, "Go touch the tree and face the camera."
She is doing better than the guy, don't you think?

yup

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[MurphOnMillerAve]

...
BEST

I agree with you about this one being the best. It's part of a prom celebration, which celebrates the progress and accomplishments of life up to that point. The old wagon wheel fits that theme, of life continuing to roll along, forward , as does the tree, a symbol of the health and growth in their lives, with a look toward the future of that continuing . The couple doesn't seemed arbitrarily force-focused on the tree in this photo; rather, on each other and where they have come to and where they are going.

Everything about the photo is charming and positive, including what the verdant setting adds to the message.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

The old wagon wheel fits that theme, of life continuing to roll along, forward.........

Take a good look at that wagon wheel; it's not going to roll anywhere.............

[MurphOnMillerAve]

The old wagon wheel fits that theme, of life continuing to roll along, forward.........

Take a good look at that wagon wheel; it's not going to roll anywhere.............

But it did. Sometimes we pose in front of artifacts that represent where folks have been and have progressed beyond. Its appearance suggests the past and suggests moving ahead and beyond where the graduates find themselves nowadays.

Here's an example one might consider on this theme I have suggested:
The wheels are long-gone; several of the people are gone; some are still present, and have had this moment in their personal histories marked by folks and things they can look back upon and reflect about, life's progress, and the future, not forgetting the past and who and what may have helped get them there, at that moment..

[Rufus T. Firefly]

The old wagon wheel fits that theme, of life continuing to roll along, forward.........

Take a good look at that wagon wheel; it's not going to roll anywhere.............

But it did. Sometimes we pose in front of artifacts that represent where folks have been and have progressed beyond. Its appearance suggests the past and suggests moving ahead and beyond where the graduates find themselves nowadays.
Whatever.

Ok........it invokes a broken down past where the spokes of connectivity have eroded away into the dust. Sort of like being stranded along side the road with a flat tire and no spare in the rain....

[rogruth]

Murph,
Who are those people standing around the late 1930s or 1940s car?
I suspect it is 1940s. It's winter. Leafless trees.
Are you the one all bundled up?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Murph,
Who are those people standing around the late 1930s or 1940s car?
I suspect it is 1940s. It's winter. Leafless trees.
Are you the one all bundled up?

He's the cute one.

[HONDO74]

In the picture the lady on the left appears to be wearing a fur coat. You don't see that any more. My mother had one that looked like it..

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Take a good look at that wagon wheel; it's not going to roll anywhere.............

But it did. Sometimes we pose in front of artifacts that represent where folks have been and have progressed beyond. Its appearance suggests the past and suggests moving ahead and beyond where the graduates find themselves nowadays....

Ok........it invokes a broken down past where the spokes of connectivity have eroded away into the dust. Sort of like being stranded along side the road with a flat tire and no spare in the rain....

I apologize, then , for my positive, non-cynical, non-caustic approach. Add to that my sentimentality, and I am certain I do not measure down to your low standards of cheerless wonder.

Shake it off. Try seeing the positive wonder of kids having a nice moment accented by things they saw as positive markers of a positive experience. Huh? Huh? Huh?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

But it did. Sometimes we pose in front of artifacts that represent where folks have been and have progressed beyond. Its appearance suggests the past and suggests moving ahead and beyond where the graduates find themselves nowadays....

Ok........it invokes a broken down past where the spokes of connectivity have eroded away into the dust. Sort of like being stranded along side the road with a flat tire and no spare in the rain....

I apologize, then , for my positive, non-cynical, non-caustic approach. Add to that my sentimentality, and I am certain I do not measure down to your low standards of cheerless wonder.

Shake it off. Try seeing the positive wonder of kids having a nice moment accented by things they saw as positive markers of a positive experience. Huh? Huh? Huh?

Yeesh........ All I wanted was for them to find a decent wheel to stand in front of instead of a broken down piece of crap to successfully project the sentiment that you are looking for in the scene.

Never mind.......

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Ah 'come on. You can do bettah than that. How 'bout a grinning poivoit, or menacing mentalcase "clown," or a vinyl-clad hot-babe crotch-shot? Eh?

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Murph,
Who are those people standing around the late 1930s or 1940s car?
I suspect it is 1940s. It's winter. Leafless trees.
Are you the one all bundled up?

Yes, clever man. Those are my godparents (brother and sister-in-law to my father, taking the picture) and their girls. And yes, I'm the bundle . They were returning to our house with me from my Christening.

[chuck]

Sorry, I prefer the shot with the couple peeking at each other around the tree. Better lighting, better composition.

I think the guy in the other one has his pants on backwards? What I perceive as a smirk on his face doesn't help.

Don't care much for the wheel either. One step up from an old abandoned tire. Using it to prop up the sign? I guess having them hold the sign would be too close to post office mug shot.