100 Strangers : Round 2 : No. 162 : Kathleen

Nottingham held it's annual Saint Patrick's Day Celebrations today.

It is a good event to photograph, especially for street photographers.

Each year an Irish county is invited to lead the parade through the streets of Nottingham.

This year it was County Down leading the parade.

With so many people in one place it was a great opportunity to add some strangers to my project.

I was taking some street shots before the parade started and saw a group of people standing under an Ulster flag. As I took the picture a lady bobbed under the flag to be included in the picture and gave me a nice smile as I took the picture.

After I'd took the picture , I nodded at the lady and thanked her. I then decided she might make a nice stranger. So I walked over to the group and asked her if I could photograph her.

Meet Kathleen, who'd traveled from County Tyrone to take part in the Nottingham celebrations.

I took several pics of Kathleem asking her to raise the brim of her her hat a little so she had some nice light on her face.

I gave Kathleen one of my cards and told her to email me if she wanted some copies of the pictures.

"I'm not very good at technical things " said Kathleen

"Will the pictures be free of charge" said Kathleen

"Of course" I said

I shook Kathleen's hand and wished her a great Saint Patrick's Day.

Thanks for being stranger 162 Kathleen.

Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page

https://www.flickr.com/groups/100strangers/

My own strangers can be seen here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/57144254@N08/albums/72157657822400168

[Allison Williams]

A lovely portrait of a warm friendly lady.

[Beryl Lloyd]

A lovely portrait Phil .

[Kerri Michaels]

nice

[Maggiemae]

She really looks so much better in a hat though that smile is genuine!

[Hazel]

I think you captured the essence of Kathleen! I like your write-up.

[Margo]

very nice

[Dione Giorgio]

She looks very happy to pose for you. I'm not sure who got the biggest favour whether you as the photographer or she as the subject. St Patrick has nothing to do with Malta but the day is celebrated with a lot of drinking and thousands meeting up at St Julians. I don't like it, if I may say so, because Malta has no connections to the saint and it is just another opportunity for youngster to get drunk.

[Graham Harcombe]

A lovely smiling face, nicely taken.

[Phil Howcroft]

@ellida @sangwann @777margo @quietpurplehaze @maggiemae @moviegal1 @beryl @allie912 WOW thanks everyone for your lovely words and for getting my picture of Kathleen onto the PP , much appreciated :)

[FBailey]

Another super portrait Phil:)

[Ivan]

Great portrait, Phil. fav

[Alison Hewitt Bailey]

I like the way you've posed Kathleen, it seems to suggest what I'm sure is a warm and caring personality for real.

[Phil Howcroft]

@fbailey thanks felicity, i really like this portrait

@ivan cheers ivan

@dulciknit thanks Alison, Kathleen was really pleased to be photographed. Her picture appeared in our local paper and my wife said my pic was much better :)