"what do you see?" by summerfield

"what do you see?"

asked the man walking his dog.

"i see logs. or rotting logs, if you will," i replied.

"but why are you photographing them?" his dog, a few yards away from him, barked, summoning him to come along. obviously the dog was getting impatient with his owner.

"because i like the looks of them!"

"what are you going to do with the picture?" he asked again, ignoring his master, the dog.

i said, "i am going to have it framed then sell it."

"sell it???" he looked at me like i'm from another planet. (well, i sort of am, but that's beside the point here.) "someone will actually buy it?" he asked, incredulous.

"yup!" i really really wanted to get on with my life, but the man is unrelenting.

"how much would that cost if you sell it?"

"a frame about this size," (i stretched my arms as wide as i could and mimed the size of a big frame) "probably about three thousand."

"you're kidding!" he held his hand up to his dog whose barking sounded really annoyed with his master.

"i kid you not, sir."

he walked away, slowly, shaking his head. "i wouldn't even hang a picture like that in my walls, even the dog house's."

"me, neither!" i said smiling.

eye of the beholder, right?



đŸ¤£Great shot and love your story đŸ¤£
April 12th, 2019  
He should have listened to his dog instead of bothering you because he obviously hadn't any vision. And for the record, you nailed it!! That dog WAS his master and the photo IS interesting! In the eye of the photographer and those who care to observe!
April 12th, 2019  
lol,cool textures and tone - and fun story
April 12th, 2019  
Really cool textures. Believe it or not I have seen similar pictures gracing the wall of a guest house in a rather wooded area.
April 12th, 2019  
EOTB? Tick!
April 12th, 2019  
Interesting conversation... remember the million dollar potato?
April 12th, 2019  
Its all about the stories. Good shot
April 12th, 2019  
Lovely tones and textures and a great narrative.
April 12th, 2019  
@northy - hmmmm....my photo is underpriced then. will raise it to three thousand point 99. :-D
April 12th, 2019  
Haha your story made me laugh.............some people! :)
Great shot btw!
April 12th, 2019  
geniously genius
April 12th, 2019  
Love your story and the photo of the logs.
April 13th, 2019  
I like how your mind works. I like how you play with other peoples' minds too.
April 13th, 2019  
Great shot and a wonderful story
April 13th, 2019  
Ditto to what everyone else has said. Photo: $3,000.99 — Story: Priceless! FAV
April 13th, 2019  
This photo has a lot to offer ........including the great story behind it!
April 14th, 2019  
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