Graham Smith wrote:
Canadaboy, I am at complete peace with both my ethics and conscience. I had asked the subject if he needed help, in fact, some of those boot prints in the mud are mine. He politely refused help and the only explanation he would give was that the mud cooled his legs. He agreed that I could take the picture after I asked him to cover his face. Not because I didn't want him to be recognisable, it made a more powerful picture with him anonymous.
You have captured a vision that does evoke a very real emotional response. It is difficult to create such realism, even with the benefit of prosthetics and make-up. The addition of the mud prints and his arm covering his face made the scene even that more realistic.
I am curious as to the environs you found him. The use of wet mud to alleviate his pain is a tribal healing method in several parts of the world.
Again, well done and presented.