Saturday, May 15, 2010

Monochrome Weekend and Shadow Shot Sunday

 
 Pagan Sphinx Photo
Cemetery in a Portuguese Village         

Monochrome Weekend

Shadow Shot Sunday 

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18 comments:

  1. bobbieMay 15, 2010 at 11:12 AM

    A lovely photo and great shadows.

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  2. jams o donnellMay 15, 2010 at 12:47 PM

    That is beautiful!

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  3. DragonstarMay 15, 2010 at 5:37 PM

    And a truly suitable riddle for this photo :)

    Lovely light and shadow, and excellent detail. It really repays enlarging.

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  4. Sylvia KMay 15, 2010 at 7:13 PM

    Marvelous capture, Gina! What a lovely old cemetery! Love the shadows! Hope you're having a great weekend!

    Sylvia

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  5. UnknownMay 15, 2010 at 7:28 PM

    That is a beautiful shot.

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  6. Magical Mystical TeacherMay 15, 2010 at 8:43 PM

    Sacred village ground—
    here the dead are laid to rest—
    good man and scoundrel.

    Target practice

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  7. RalphMay 15, 2010 at 9:51 PM

    The lighting offers an interesting dichotomy here: the shadows acknowledge death, yet the brilliance of the sun offers an affirmation of life. Th look of the olde world is one of tradition, captured so well!

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  8. Martha ZMay 15, 2010 at 9:51 PM

    A lovely shot, Gina. It's easy to see why your mother returned to her homeland.

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  9. Hey HarrietMay 16, 2010 at 5:12 AM

    This is spectacular! Stunning in black and white! It must be the day for cemetary shots as I've seen a few so far during my shadow shot blog hopping. Very cool! Hope you have a great week!

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  10. SpadomanMay 16, 2010 at 6:03 AM

    Very very nice shot! Shadows upon shadows. I posted late, (USA time, sorry to our friends in OZ)

    Peace.

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  11. Rinkly RimesMay 16, 2010 at 8:17 AM

    The archway adds a lovely dimension to this very atmospheric shot.

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  12. GreensboroDailyPhotoMay 16, 2010 at 9:20 AM

    P.S..(your initials)..... Love the framing of this photo. Photos taken in a cemetery are always so beautiful, but quickly fade to melancholy recalling the purpose of place.

    P.S. (post script)....I don't usually "solicit" visits but you will like my Saturday as well as my Sunday photos! The remind me of something you would photograph.

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  13. DianneMay 16, 2010 at 1:06 PM

    so beautiful!
    your composition is flawless

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  14. UnknownMay 16, 2010 at 1:43 PM

    Thanks everyone. My great-grandparents, aunts, uncles and my father are all buried here. It's a solemn place but also a very tranquil place and I actually look forward to visiting when I go to Portugal. Otherwise, I am not much into honoring the dead through monuments. I myself prefer to be cremated.

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  15. AnonymousMay 16, 2010 at 2:40 PM

    Fabulous.

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  16. susanMay 16, 2010 at 7:24 PM

    The photograph is beautifully composed and there's quiet calm imbuing the soft shadows. i like it a lot.

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  17. CloudiaMay 17, 2010 at 12:45 AM

    Aloha from Spring Time in Waikiki!


    Comfort Spiral

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  18. AnonymousMay 17, 2010 at 9:42 PM

    GREAT shot. Ralph made an interesting observation about the dichotomoy that the light and dark could represent.

    I remember our recent trip to this very site...So special that place is.

    -UM

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