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March 13, 2005
Patience
I have received several – well, 23 to be exact – emails about the India pictures discussed in this post. The picture that has drawn the most comments is the one I called “Patience”. It features, as you can see below, a man in a boat waiting for the tide to come in. This picture wasn't staged. It was taken from the pier at Elephanta Island. A few hours after this picture was taken, the man was still there, waiting. If you look closely, you can see some people walking or bent over reaching down to the mud. I guess they are collecting shell fish or bait. The whole scene had a zen like quality. I admire the man's ability to sit and wait and like to believe he is doing something more than simply sitting and waiting.
Posted by apc at March 13, 2005 12:22 PM