The Road More Travelled

Girl: Why am I different from others??

Old man: Why do you have to be like others?

-Pantene Commercial

The road more travelled is one where everyone seeks to feel to secured and assured. But in this photo, one brave man walks the road less travelled by men. He musters what is left of his strength as he keeps on walking not fearing the risks of the cars, trucks, and motors when they pass by.

About the Photo:

I once mentioned in my previous photo post that color is nice, but black and white does a good deal of drama in the photo. This was shot using my Samsung E590 camera phone. The Photo is not as crisp as it is supposed to be but that’s what gives it the more vintage newspaper photo look.

• The long road depiction adds more story.
• Putting the old man at the upper right corner gives more dramatic effect and gives way to the rule of thirds
• Black and white emphasizes the solemnity of the photo
• The oddity in the photo involves an old man, weak and frail travelling in the road travlled by  cars, trucks, motors.
• The Title suggests the contradiction of the photo
• A slight modification of a Popular phrase can make your title for a photo more interesting

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1. Lone Student at War
2. Shanghai Stroll



9 Responses to “The Road More Travelled”

1. The Road More Travelled | Nyok Nyok says:

   September 16, 2009 at 1:07 am

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2. Xef Ladrero says:

   September 16, 2009 at 9:38 am

   Did you crop it to be wide (well, tall in this case)? If you did, nice touch. If you didn’t… I must have your phone.
3. The Photoblogger says:

   September 16, 2009 at 3:55 pm

   Hahahhaa. yeah, I cropped it Hehehe.
4. Aimee says:

   September 21, 2009 at 10:55 am

   oh! amazing.. this is why i love the black-and-white )
5. The Photoblogger says:

   September 21, 2009 at 11:11 am

   Thanks yep, me too
6. D!ck says:

   September 22, 2009 at 7:59 am

   Wow, you speak cebuano diba? apir! this is an amazing photo.. and tells a lot.. this is proof that pictures can paint a thousand words.. I’ll be back for more.. I will subscribe to your blog..
7. The Photoblogger says:

   September 22, 2009 at 1:16 pm

   hihihhi. Thanks Dick I see you’ve made quite an appearance in the online community. Great job bloghopping and thanks for commenting and subscribing I’ll try to drop by your blog once class is over for today. Have a good day:)
8. peenkfrik says:

   October 11, 2009 at 7:18 pm

   Leading lines in the photo helped in making it interesting.
9. The Photoblogger says:

   October 11, 2009 at 10:32 pm

   Yep