Street Performer

Ran across this fellow playing a steel guitar in Santa Cruz - he was actually pretty good - playing slide guitar.

I've always liked the look of steel guitars so I took a couple of shots and gave him a few dollars.

I worked the tonal contrast on this to give it a bit of a grungy look - I especially like his hands - they were so creased and worn - those hands tell the story of the man...

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