I was walking in a new neighborhood in Jinotega, that I had not been before. The lighting was good during a late afternoon. Rain was threatening. A rather large dog appeared on my left across the street.
The dog appeared quite suddenly, poking its head through a narrow opening in the metal door. There was a lot of vertical lines in the scene. Therefore I created a vertical composition.
I was strolling the streets of Jinotega, Nicaragua looking for photo subjects. Just ahead of me was a gentleman repairing electrical motors. I asked if I may photograph him. With a smile I was giving permission. The result was this beautiful photo capturing him in action.
Tough Love
We met
At the cross road
Of our lives
Two lonely people
We had our good days
We had our bad days
But our love endured
But it was tough love
Tough love
Tough love
We were like a storm
Forever blowing in
But we always knew
There was always a calm
We always knew
There would be a calm
Before the storm
There was a passion
But we knew long ago
That we would know
That it would be
Tough love
Tough love
Tough love
We cried
We lied
We loved
Tough love
Tough love
Tough love
We met
At the cross road
Of our lives
Two lonely people
We had our good days
We had our bad days
But our love endured
But it was tough love
Tough love
Tough love
As I was photographing the football action, my neighbor was watching the boys behind her barred door.
Getting ready for the kick
The goalie has just blocked the shot. He is leaning back from the impact of the ball. Great action.
Every evening before dark, a group of young men play football in front of my house. They are nice lads. Friendly. I grabbed my camera and headed outdoors. One will stand in front of a wall. He is the goalie. Across the street the ball is set up for the shot. The objective is to put the ball pass the goalie and hit the wall. If the goalie stops the shot he gets another chance at stopping the ball. If not the lad that scores becomes the goalie.
Thus I was able to capture some action shots that evening.
Thanks to Ivan Kant for the info on this orchid. The Stanhopea Orchid is found near Jinotega in the mountains.Local folks call it a torito.
Ken Bennison’s Photography
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