Tully

Very strong telling portrait.

Guillaume

Concur with Guillaume. Great and dignifying portrait, great story, and a fantastic homage to, what I hope and imagine being, a rich life lived.
Thanks for sharing this personal photograph, Jim!
- Thomas

Jim,
outstanding shot and to get him to just set back down and let you shoot him was fantastic.

mike a

Wow! A life in a picture. I bet he was an interesting character.
Great work!

Thanks all.

The only camera I took on this trip was a little Minolta Autocord TLR. I had exhausted my supply of film and all I had left was a roll of Kodak Tech Pan. I knew this was an important picture and I didn't want to screw it up. Tech Pan is notoriously fussy. When the news came this weekend that we had lost this special man I really wanted to see this picture. I found some Technidol LC upstairs and carefully developed the roll.

Bob will be sorely missed. He was a terrific spirit. All gruff and 20 grit sandpaper but inside you knew he was pure sweetness.

Great shot Jim. Well done, and thanks for sharing!

What a character he must have been. Great capture.