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    Easter

    Easter

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    Re: Easter

    A very evocative image--nicely seen

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    Re: Easter

    Thank you Judith for your comment !

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    Nicely captured.

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    Re: Easter

    I like it.

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    Re: Easter

    Antonio, very nice. Easter is a very important holiday in our church.

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    Re: Easter

    Well seen and nicely captured... It would also work very well as a square crop without the woman siting image right...

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    I feel like all the image that you captured tell a story and it's one of a kind.

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    Antonio, a very atmospheric image. I particularly like the subtle balance of shadow and lowlight you have achieved.

    I can see Richard's square crop, but for me, losing the right hand side of the image would 'diminish' the storylines that are in this image.

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    Re: Easter

    Thank you all for the flattering comments ! .)
    You know guys... sometimes a good image like this one (I am very humble, amI not ? ) is a question of luck ! Yes, luck !

    I was in position framing with the lady on the right when the one on the left came into the scene. As it is a wide angle, certain people do not understand at once what we are shooting at. Perhaps, somewhere in the area but "he is not pointing at me !". They are wrong as they are in the frame !

    I took the chance and pressed the button. 5 seconds later, she left. The lady on the right not in the square crop, has been there for quite some time.

    Shooting in silence ! Bracketing shot ! No sound whatsoever. Goood.
    Some minor adjustments were introduced in the square crop. Thank you Richard for the tip !

    Easter

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    A bit of history...

    It seems odd since the "cross" is such a dynamic image and is so intertwined with the Christian beliefs that it was not until somewhere around the second century that the cross became the symbol of Christianity and of being a Christian.

    OTOH, there is a distinct possibility that Jesus was not crucified on a cross at all. The Romans generally used a "Tau" to crucify their victims. The "Tau" was actually a Tee shaped affair. The victim would be forced to carry only the crossbar to the place of execution where there would already be a vertical pole sunk in the ground. The crossbar would be attached to the top of this pole making a "Tau" (name derived from the Greek letter "T").

    However, whatever way the crucifixion happened, the Cross, as we know it, has become the revered symbol of Christianity which replaced the stylized fish as a Christian symbol.

    BTW: Some versions of the Tau are revered by certain groups of Roman Catholics such as the Franciscan order...
    https://www.catholicgiftsandmore.com...RoCjdQQAvD_BwE
    Last edited by rpcrowe; 14th March 2019 at 03:48 PM.

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    Re: Easter

    Thank you Richard !
    Men built myths and lies as many others...

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    Re: Easter

    I don't think that it was a lie... The cross has became a symbol of Christ and Christianity and it is powerful in that respect. Whether or not this type of cross was the type on which Our Lord was crucified doesn't really matter to me.

    Symbols develop and gain strength as they develop... The Russian Bear and the American Eagle are symbols not as animals but, of the nations which they represent.

    The cross, IMO, represents Christ himself not the inanimate object upon which he was crucified.

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    Re: Easter

    Antonio and Richard,
    IMHO, the original picture and the square cropped image has different meanings. The original photo shows just a church where there are a statue of Christ carrying a cross and two old ladies (it is a good picture).
    The cropped photo also shows a church etc., but it has an emotional charge caused by the old lady's faith (a believer). This is a very good picture!
    Cheers,
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    Re: Easter

    I think that there might be another image lurking in your shot... The older lady sitting and reading her prayer book is dwarfed by the gigantic church background...
    Easter

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    Re: Easter

    Richard, I have redone your proposal. The shadow at the bottom left bothers me but I can't help it.
    For me the best image is the first !
    I notice the image is degrading quickly.
    Thank for having commented, over and over...

    Easter

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    The shadow is the reason that I cropped so tightly. However, I don't think that the shadow detracts from the image to any great degree.

    I once saw on the Internet, a short seminar, in which the presenter showed an overall street scene and asked how many decently cropped images could be found within the image. It was fun to play with...

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    Re: Easter

    Thank you Richard.
    This photograph is not that rich...

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    Re: Easter

    Quote Originally Posted by rpcrowe View Post
    A bit of history...

    It seems odd since the "cross" is such a dynamic image and is so intertwined with the Christian beliefs that it was not until somewhere around the second century that the cross became the symbol of Christianity and of being a Christian.

    OTOH, there is a distinct possibility that Jesus was not crucified on a cross at all. The Romans generally used a "Tau" to crucify their victims. The "Tau" was actually a Tee shaped affair. The victim would be forced to carry only the crossbar to the place of execution where there would already be a vertical pole sunk in the ground. The crossbar would be attached to the top of this pole making a "Tau" (name derived from the Greek letter "T").

    However, whatever way the crucifixion happened, the Cross, as we know it, has become the revered symbol of Christianity which replaced the stylized fish as a Christian symbol.

    BTW: Some versions of the Tau are revered by certain groups of Roman Catholics such as the Franciscan order...
    https://www.catholicgiftsandmore.com...RoCjdQQAvD_BwE
    Actually, the fish was used as a secret symbol of Christ's followers as early as the middle of the first century. Earliest believers used it to mark homes or other locations where believers met in secret to avoid persecution by Romans as well as legalistic Jews. It was chosen as a symbol because of its spelling in Greek: iota, chi, theta, upsilon, sigma, pronounced ichthus, the Greek word for fish. The Greek letters meant "Jesus Christ, God, Savior of the world." The fish is still used in some churches in certain decorations and vestments.

    Zen

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