Daughter in the Sky

The Chap in the pic is my Dad, the building is the 14th Century Tower of the St Michael Monastery on Glastonbury Tor and the daughter in the sky is….yep you guessed it – me! My Dad and I took an impromptu visit to Glastonbury and I got some great pictures that day.

I love Glastonbury, not the festival, but the place and the Tor is a mystical and beautiful place that you can’t help but fall in love with. I don’t visit all that often, but when I do it is usually unplanned and good things always seem to happen when I’m there.

The picture is symbolic of the love between a father and daughter, how as the daughter grows into adulthood the relationship grows and changes.  As a child I always knew I could count on my Dad to be there for me, to keep me safe, comfort me when I was sad or in pain.  He was this amazing force and power who never seemed to be scared, lonely or afraid.  Becoming an adult, seeing some of the troubles my Dad has had to endure in his life I see things differently now, but I don’t see him as being less, more I’m amazed at how he managed to be such a rock.  Now it’s my turn to be there for him, to watch over him and be the force and power who protects him.

This shot was taken back when I first started playing with being more artistic and creative in my photography and using Photoshop as part of the creative process. The camera was my trusty little Pentax Optio S6.