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Challenge: Best of 2008 (Advanced Editing VII*)
Collection: 2008 Challenges
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
Location: Abruzzo, Italy
Date: Sep 15, 2008
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/400
Date Uploaded: Jan 11, 2009

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Statistics
Place: 250 out of 531
Avg (all users): 5.7202
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.7857
Avg (non-participants): 5.5000
Views since voting: 944
Views during voting: 361
Votes: 218
Comments: 21
Favorites: 1 (view)


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01/24/2009 12:33:37 AM
PostLuminous Award WINNER!
I think this is flawless--sense of place, sense of people, sense of the relationships, and how place & people define & reflect each other.

Message edited by author 2009-01-28 20:05:04.
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01/23/2009 05:18:45 AM
Deb, best accolade of all, to have someone think it is one of yours!

Originally posted by Melethia:

Love Rina's quote, and I think Joe thought this was me. :-) An excellent shot, my dear.
01/23/2009 12:44:40 AM
Such a good photo, Sarah. Very memorable, somehow. You got a posthumous 10! wow.

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01/23/2009 12:11:00 AM
Love Rina's quote, and I think Joe thought this was me. :-) An excellent shot, my dear.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/22/2009 10:47:43 PM
great entry Deb, 9 from me :)
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01/22/2009 10:43:03 PM
Classic. 10.
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01/21/2009 12:36:19 PM
Can't vote, so I'll just fav it instead. I really do like this a lot.
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01/21/2009 11:14:53 AM
I really love this image and the way it's been executed. Title is perfect too.
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01/21/2009 09:02:35 AM
Love the choice of B&W. Congratulations!
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01/21/2009 05:01:40 AM
The idea of time and patience is beautifully captured here, in the building construction & design, the signs of slow decay, and the implied stoicism of the men and their dogs. Generations have passed without anything in this photograph really changing at all. It's also interesting that the two men sit together by also a little apart; familiar but still slightly disconnected. I am reminded of the Balkans.
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01/19/2009 08:42:45 PM
Well composed. Wish the subjects were a bit closer in the frame. Looks good in black and white.
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01/18/2009 02:39:16 PM
6 - ..the cows to come home, or could be the sheep, or the goats - either way, like the 'old country' feel to this and especially like the dogs.
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01/17/2009 07:56:17 PM
I love this. What a powerful documentary photo! One of the BEST! For some reason, the dog just makes it for me. One of my favorites and highesr rates photos here.
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01/17/2009 07:34:31 PM
Love the dog that seems to be giving you a questioning look. Interesting subjects that leave me wondering.
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01/17/2009 04:14:42 PM
I heard the old, old men say,
'Everything alters,
And one by one we drop away.'
They had hands like claws, and their knees
Were twisted like the old thorn-trees
By the waters.
I heard the old, old men say,
'All that's beautiful drifts away
Like the waters.'
- william butler yeats

I see them sitting there and can almost hear their conversations that surely would have to begin with "I remember when...". Are they brothers? Cousins? Friends who've shared an entire lifetime together? There would be no shortage of stories to fill their days...

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01/17/2009 11:46:48 AM
interesting photo...
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01/17/2009 10:54:24 AM
nice candid black and white, well done
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01/17/2009 12:03:29 AM
Maybe just sitting in the sun. Nice documentary style. 8
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01/16/2009 04:05:28 PM
Nice slice of life. Love the pooch.
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01/16/2009 02:34:35 PM
an excellent example of old Europe- the older men sitting, maybe talking on occasion, but sitting and waiting for..
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01/16/2009 09:54:32 AM
Godot? I like this but have a hard time deciding where to rest my eyes. On the men and dog, or to the left with the building. I might've done either a study of the human and canine sense of this photo, or concentrated on the architecture.
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