Shattered Dreams 1 - Reflection

@saeed: I didn't know either of these girls, but doing this series has had quite an impact on me.

We just never know when some twist of fate will happen and completely change our lives, and the lives of those around us.

@Alun Lambert: Absolutely, Alun. This very moment is all that any of us are guaranteed. It is up to us what we do with those moments...

Thanks for the comment, I really appreciate your support and encouragement.

@Veronelle: Parfois, il n'existe pas de mots ... J'ai intitulé cette photo "réflexion" pour la réflexion dans le cadre photo, mais elle s'applique également à la réflexion sur nos vies.

Merci pour vos commentaires et de soutien.

@Helma: Thank you for the compliment, Helma.

@Richard_Irwin: Thank you, Richard. I think that each of the shots in the series expresses a slightly different emotional aspect, and this one does have a wistful poignancy to it.

@Barry: Thank you, my friend

@Earnest: You know, Earnest, I had set out to post this series in more of a journalistic sense than anything else. But after looking at the series, the images seemed to call out for titles and commentary. It was then that I began to think about photography in the sense of capturing emotions, and not just small points of interest and beauty. I think that those couple of days will make a huge impact on my future photography work.

@Ronnie 2¢: Thank you, Ronnie. And, yes, the saddest thing about this is the loss of potential, of what could have been...