Dave, this is incredible... I've only ever seen images like this in movies or those supposed "real life" tv shows out of the US. I've been to LA four times, but really only stuck to the nice touristy places [although, I did have a homeless gentleman pawing at me for a cigarette outside the Manns Chinese Theatre once. Interesting smell emanating from his layers and layers of lice infested clothing...] My dad has some cousins in Texas though, so maybe one day I'll make it out there. Just remind me to steer clear of the Travel Center... ;D
Anyway, I think this shot is brilliant. Perfectly composed to tell a good [or tragic depending on how you look at it] story, you couldn't have set this up better yourself. Fantastic photo-op captured well.
Just be glad I didn't share more of these as he totally undressed in this busy truck stop parking lot... thankfully, he moved behind the car and out of my view before he did. LOL
On the other hand, sometimes I wonder if I should envy these people. He probably doesn't have a care in the world.