'You Git, You Git'
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William C. Raco March 22, 2004
This was taken last summer."You git, You git"
"No pictures, mister....you git"
I set the camera down and waited for him to come near.
I told him I was photographing the fence and not him.
It turned out that he was a very nice kid and we had a short chat.
I showed him some of the photos I had taken of other farms.
As I was leaving, he said,
"Mister, you can take a picture when I look away, okay?"
This is it. #109436
Patricia A. Kuniega March 22, 2004
Great story Bill! I'm sure he saw that you respected the farms and his lifestyle. A splendid composition and a photo that speaks volumes. I love it! #439896Allan L. Whitehead March 22, 2004
Bill, I'm sorry I missed this one the first time around. Its a great photo and a wonderful story. I guess he felt "outa sight, outa mind… Extremely well done (as usual) - Allan #439898Theresa McCloskey March 22, 2004
nice story Bill - wonderful shot :-) #439904Kathleen Clemons March 22, 2004
I love the story nearly as much as I do the shot. :) #439905Colleen Braun March 22, 2004
what a great story and nice photo, thank you for respecting their culture... #439916Joy Brown March 22, 2004
Terrific shot (and story!) #439920Rob Friedman March 22, 2004
Excellent shot Bill! The composition is perfect, especially in light of the colorful story. #439921Carolyn M. Fletcher March 22, 2004
I remember it well. It's a great story, too! #439966Kasia Elser March 22, 2004
Nicely done! #439993Sharon E. Lowe March 22, 2004
Great story, great shot Bill!!! #440033Dorothy Neumann March 22, 2004
I have a Mennonite friend who used to come to our dairy farm to buy raw milk. We had a swing set outside, and one day her two youngest children, in full Amish-style attire, were swinging. It was an adorable photo opportunity and I asked my friend for permission to take their picture. "No, no," she insisted. "No graven images are allowed." Being respectful of her beliefs, I let the opportunity pass. However, I have frequently thought since, how many of these special moments has she forgotten because they weren't captured on film at the time? #440059Donna J. Taff March 22, 2004
Great shot!!! #440070Shirley L. Carpenter March 22, 2004
I remember this one Bill!!!!I loved everything about it then and still do....Excellent!!! #440099Karen Bacon March 22, 2004
What a wonderful story and image bill! #440106Donna W. Neal March 22, 2004
Wonderful story Bill and GREAT picture! #440136Dale Ann Cubbage March 22, 2004
Great story to go with a great phot! #440215Charlene Bayerle March 22, 2004
This is wonderful Bill with great history!!! #440274Gary O`Dell March 22, 2004
Nice image Bill..Gary O #440361Gene Spears March 22, 2004
nice shot, Bill! and worth the trouble. I like the perspective from behind the grass. #440377Lori Ditlefsen March 22, 2004
Nice shot Bill. Must be resubmit day and BP! LOL #440419Colette M. Metcalf March 22, 2004
Wonderful shot, Bill!! #440598Murry Grigsby March 22, 2004
Still like the story and the image Bill :0) #440879Karen Engelbreth March 22, 2004
great story and great photo, bill! #440925Michael Wehrman March 22, 2004
Great image William #441196Susan T. Evans March 22, 2004
AWESOME BILL, LOVE IT THE FIRST TIME, LOVE IT THE SECOND TIME, LOVE THE STORY, I GIT IT!!! LOL! SUCH GREAT DETAIL IN THE PLANTS IN THE FOREGROUND, LOVE THE COMPOSTION, LOVE THE WAY HE HAS HIS HAT DOWN SO YOU CANNOT SEE HIS FACE, REALLY LOVE THIS ONE BILL! #441197Patricia Marroquin March 22, 2004
What a touching story! And a beautiful image! Thank you for sharing both with us, Bill! :-) #441232Barbara Bergeron March 22, 2004
Sorry I missed this one...beautiful image and story. Nice catch and composition. #441400Paula Showen March 22, 2004
I missed it the first time, too! I love the story! Great capture! #441565Carol Brill March 22, 2004
I loved your composition before and again now, Bill, with just enough detail in the horses and boy and hills exposed to recognize them...a nice parallel to the theme of the narrative! #441582William C. Raco March 23, 2004
Thank you all for the kind comments.bill #441821
Gabriela Cunha March 23, 2004
wow! wow! wow! beautiful! wonderful!Brenda W. LaFleur March 23, 2004
Great photo and story, Bill. Love it! The low perspective really adds to the image. Nice job! #443303Stanley J. Contrades April 12, 2004
I remember reading the story a number of times, Bill! Great job, and great win! Many Congratulations!!Karen Engelbreth April 12, 2004
Many congratulations, bill! #474662Carolyn M. Fletcher April 12, 2004
Congrats, Bill!!!!!!!!!! #474790Colleen Braun April 12, 2004
congratulations Bill.. #474816Rob Friedman April 12, 2004
Congrats Bill!! #474820Sharon E. Lowe April 12, 2004
Congrats Bill - so glad this one is here! #474912Claudia Kuhn April 12, 2004
Missed this one the first time around. Congratulations Bill - it's wonderful! #475133Kathleen Clemons April 12, 2004
The man from Pennsylvania strikes again! Big congratulations, Mr. Bill. :) #475289Kasia Elser April 12, 2004
Congrats! #475347Allan L. Whitehead April 12, 2004
Bill, my dear friend, congratulations on of your three finalist selection for March. Good luck in the next round - your good friend, Allan #475596Kelly Abernathy April 12, 2004
Woo Hoo!! Congrats and good luck! I'm happy for you!! -K #475679Donna J. Taff April 12, 2004
Congratulation's, Bill!!! #475711Gary O`Dell April 12, 2004
Congratulations Bill..Gary O #475753Michael Wehrman April 12, 2004
Congrats William #476169Susan T. Parady April 12, 2004
Congratulations, Bill!!! #476242Janice Forrest April 12, 2004
Congratulations Bill. Love the photo and the story. #476266Lori Ditlefsen April 12, 2004
Congrats Bill! #476481Carol Brill April 12, 2004
Another resubmit victory!! Congratulations and best of luck, Bill! #476818Dale Ann Cubbage April 12, 2004
Congrats on this wonderful win Bill! #477134Ellen Peach April 12, 2004
Way to go, Bill, congrats on this wonderful image and all your other finalists....best of luck in the finals my friend! #477643Colette M. Metcalf April 12, 2004
Congrats to you, Bill!!! #477812Murry Grigsby April 12, 2004
Congrats on your win and terrific image Bill! #477924Stephen Zacker April 12, 2004
Well Done. Congratulations! #478131Donna W. Neal April 12, 2004
Congrats Bill...:) #478409Nobu Nagase April 12, 2004
Congratulatios, Bill!!!I loved the story the first time and still love it!!! #478462
Susie Peek-Swint April 12, 2004
Wonderful Bill -- many congrats!! #478569Paula Showen April 12, 2004
Loved the story AND the awesome capture, Bill! Congratulations! #478834Ron Goldman April 12, 2004
Congratulations Bill! #479062Susan T. Evans April 12, 2004
CONGRATS BILL, I AM READY TO HEAD ON THAT TOUR! #479284Darren K. Fisher April 12, 2004
I remember this from WA along with the story, enjoyed just as much this time as I did the first. A BIG CONGRATS to you Bill. #479634Jeff Robinson April 13, 2004
What a great story..... COngrats Bill! Jeff #480119Evy Johansen April 13, 2004
Wonderful!!! Many congratulations! #480724Patricia Marroquin April 13, 2004
Congrats, Bill. Wonderful! :-) #480964Francis Cailles April 13, 2004
great image, and a wonderful story, Bill. I'm a big fan of your work...always a joy to see them. They all have a cheerful way about them...even your barns and fences look happy! :-) You must be a contented guy, as it just shines through in each of your images.Goodness gracious...I counted 4 of your images making the finals this time..all very much deserving! we should just rename this site BillRaco.com :-) I was perusing your gallery, and have seen your images for April...makes me think twice about even submitting an entry this month!
anyway, congrats again on all the images making the finals...your images are truly inspiring! #481161
Elizabeth A. Zibas April 13, 2004
Very nice Bill. I like the perspective on this one. Thanks for sharing the story too, it really makes this one for me. Wonderful. Congrats on all of your finalists this month. #481626Brenda W. LaFleur April 13, 2004
Congrats on your finalists this month, Bill....you kicked you know what! #481880Robin L. Wehrman April 16, 2004
Outstanding image, nice job. Congratulations on your finalist!!!!!!! Robin #487346William C. Raco April 16, 2004
wow, thanks!!bill #487767
Ed Heaton May 13, 2004
Congratulations Willam... #534959Donna J. Taff May 13, 2004
Congratulation's Bill; Great job!!!! #535054Lori Ditlefsen May 13, 2004
Congrats Bill! #535682William C. Raco May 13, 2004
Thank you, very much.bill #535709
Colleen Braun May 14, 2004
congratulations Bill.. #536796Kelly Heaton July 19, 2004
Neat one..... #657086Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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