Probably Best Not to Ask Why

Sometimes when you are rummaging through photos in a thrift store or flea market you come photos that leave you for a loss of words.  This is one of them, I will only assume that it is either very warm or somebody didn't dress much.  I prefer the former.  Anyway getting away from the obvious, and the chair, I find the photo montage over the fireplace interesting.  I could do the easy thing and poke fun at this photo, but won't since this photo illustrates the difference between a photo by a greater photographer and the rest of us.  The great photographer, understanding the play between the light and dark, white balance and other tonal qualities could have taken a great photo.  It would be titled, "Ed on a Warm September Day."  It would be seen in great museums and people would stop in front of it and glaze upon it with arms behind their backs.  It would have meaning assigned to it by art historians and upon looking at it we would have an emotional response.  But instead this photo was snapped by somebody that probably loved this guy and upon glazing at it they had some sort of emotional response.  So be kind when coming upon photos such as this in flea markets and antique stores, as you are glazing into the soul of the photographer.