Hardened man, newborn kittens

JimmyHickeyJimmyHickey Registered Users Posts: 67 Big grins
edited June 29, 2010 in People
The kittens pictured were just discovered. They had spent the previous month or two of their lives in the darkness of the bat infested attic of a barn. This is literally their first 20 minutes of experiencing the world outside of their small, sheltered dark attic.

Ed has lived on a ranch his entire life. You can tell by just looking at him he has seen some stuff in his day. His hands are rugged and huge, a testimony to the many brawls he has been in and broken fingers he has gone through. Ed remembers his dads form of population control on the ranch and the unlucky cats that met the wrath of his father....Ed's reaction to these newly found kittens is quite remarkable...
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  • heatherfeatherheatherfeather Registered Users Posts: 2,738 Major grins
    edited June 25, 2010
    Love the last one.
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  • QarikQarik Registered Users Posts: 4,959 Major grins
    edited June 25, 2010
    haha..what great set of shots.
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  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited June 25, 2010
    I sense a man who has had, and continues struggling with life, yet displays great compassion for these small defenseless creatures.

    The last image alone tells the whole story.

    Great work.

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  • SCSISCSI Registered Users Posts: 4 Beginner grinner
    edited June 25, 2010
    I like the third picture. Those kittens :)
  • run_kmcrun_kmc Registered Users Posts: 263 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2010
    #2 is the one that does it for me. Nice.
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  • Mike JMike J Registered Users Posts: 1,029 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2010
    heatherfeather wrote: »
    Love the last one.
    15524779-Ti.gif Great set!
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  • happysmileyladyhappysmileylady Registered Users Posts: 195 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2010
    I like 3, 5 and 6.
  • lisaplisap Registered Users Posts: 294 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2010
    Fantastic! 1, 3 and 6 are my favs for sure :) (oooh those little kitty faces)
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  • tomnovytomnovy Registered Users Posts: 1,103 SmugMug Employee
    edited June 26, 2010
    Very sweet collection. I like the depth of field on them.
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  • ladytxladytx Registered Users Posts: 814 Major grins
    edited June 26, 2010
    Very nice set and story. #6 is awesome.
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  • AndManAndMan Registered Users Posts: 1,252 Major grins
    edited June 27, 2010
    ladytx wrote: »
    Very nice set and story. #6 is awesome.
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  • AgnieszkaAgnieszka Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 3,263 Major grins
    edited June 27, 2010
    Love this set!!
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,953 moderator
    edited June 27, 2010
    How many did he take?
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  • WillCADWillCAD Registered Users Posts: 722 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2010
    Oh, I hate to get philosophical here, but...

    Most folks would see this as a juxtaposition because they have a false preconception that a strong, tough guy has no compassion or gentlness in him. But that's not true; it's not surprising that a tough, strong guy could be charmed by a couple of kittens and not be afraid to show it in photos.

    His greatest strength is his ability to show gentle compassion toward others.

    Terrifically shot series, Jimmy.
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  • Chrissiebeez_NLChrissiebeez_NL Registered Users Posts: 1,295 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2010
    Some very nice shots but the last one stands out above the rest! bowdown.gif Its something with the eyes i think.
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  • cbbrcbbr Registered Users Posts: 755 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2010
    Fantastic set. Thanks.
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  • ElaineElaine Registered Users Posts: 3,532 Major grins
    edited June 28, 2010
    Wonderful series! Thanks for sharing!
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  • JimmyHickeyJimmyHickey Registered Users Posts: 67 Big grins
    edited June 28, 2010
    Thanks for the comments everyone:)
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  • Jazmyn76Jazmyn76 Registered Users Posts: 103 Major grins
    edited June 29, 2010
    I didn't think that Jimmy was specifically making a blanket generalized statement about all tough guys as much as he was wanting to share a little about Ed and highlighting some of the personality with words that was captured in the images. Just my pov though- I loved the set, and learning the story behind the images.
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  • MitchellMitchell Registered Users Posts: 3,503 Major grins
    edited June 29, 2010
    nicely done!
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