I Used to be Good

I was looking for some garden photos so went back through my collection and when I saw this portrait, I realized that I wanted to post it, even though it was taken about 6 years ago.  Hey, I used to be a good photographer!  I realize I like the idea of having more portraits in the blog.  Anyhow, the story is, that the paper decided to do a series of interviews with civil rights activists in the 60's and 70's.  This distinguished gentleman was the first black principal of a school on Long Island.  And one stunning story that he told was that he was accosted by one of his teachers in a department store, who was also black, and she said "Why don't you go back where you came from!  We don't need you here!"  Wow.  I remember be stunned when he told that story.  What an amazing face he has - the signs of years of living.  I tried to light his portrait to accentuate his character.