Hold on. Pull! Pull!
:Life can be a tug or war. Hold on. Never let go!
Life calls upon us to kick in with our best efforts. Show time! That's reality, like it or not.
Many times there's no warning. We need to drop everything and give our all. We've all been there. Exciting. Scary. Thrilling.
Living in Manhattan for many life times, I had my more than my share. WOW!
One summer there, I moved to Maine to be the camp photo director, or something like that, for Camp Modin, the largest and oldest Jewish summer camp in America. I hired four college students to run my photo office and off I went for an adventure. One of the best things I ever did for myself! Teamwork extraordinaire.
There were roughly 354 campers and oodles of leaders. It was a world onto itself. The bonds and friendships were amazing...huh, Myk?
Competitions reigned supreme, in and out of the water. Fierce.
One day there were tugs-of-war. No biggie. Grab a rope and pull. Fall down. Game over.
This one tug-of-war set had one of my favorite campers. I'd lift her up at times to hold onto a tree branch way above my head. Then I'd walk off, leaving her dangling. I mean walk off. It was up to her to hold on until someone tall came by to rescue her. I was aware yet had no guilt. Never a protest. I have photos to prove it.
Well, there was my buddy. pulling bigger people forward. I was shocked. Blown away.
I'm not a structured portrait photographer. I rely on human emotion to trigger my senses. Watching her, they were on hyper-drive.
I quickly positioned myself over them, watching every grimace, savoring the energies being spent.
Any second, someone would drop the rope, fall down, and game over.
I didn't want to capture many images distracting all. I waited to right before I sensed Victory/Defeat. Click!
This image has inspired me for nearly 30 years. Hold on. Pull! Never give up.
Here's a recent blog post: Remember, Never Give Up! Never!
P.S. All these recent blog images were expertly scanned from my ol' color slides by none other than Pivot Media in Florence, MA. There is no better, my friends. Try them now.
About the Author: Robert Floyd enjoys new awareness and being in the moment. So appreciative of heroes in his life. You can usually find him, when he’s not in The Robert Floyd Photo Gallery, learning Zoom to plan 2020 field trips in the beautiful Pioneer Valley, Cape Cod, Cape May, Newport, Manhattan, and Canada.
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