Antonio Correia
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Shadows on the wall; dramatic, pastoral to abstract!
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Asher Kelman
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Olympus OM-D EM5 KII + Olympus 12-40 f/2.8 + CC
Wow, Antonio!
These are all ominous shadows. It is like the mediaval military are on alert. I hope there is not going to be some procession and Auto-da-fé
Asher
Antonio Correia
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Just a shadow from a humble, stopped and pacific motorbike ! 
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Antonio,
This is what I refer to, for those who cannot imagine what it could be. Those considered not-accepting the authority of the Catholic Church in territories, subject to Rome, i.e, the "wayward" and "opponents" or Jews secretely practicing their faith were brought to a public square.
There, in front of the citizens and assembled clergy and Royal officials, they were tied to wooden poles with firewood all around. Then following reading the formal sentences to death, these still living, so helpless folk, were set on fire, screaming, as they were slowly roasted alive, skin peeling off their flesh, as flames of the burning firewood consumed them
Pedro Berruguete: Saint Dominic presiding over an auto-da-fé
Painting, around 1495
Yes, this was normal and part of every day life, if one opposed the Church or was secretely praying in one's own way! This went on for 500 years. But at least the condemmed were blessed on their way to oblivion! If their was a painting of Christ, it was always coverec during torture so as not to embarass him.
It is better to spit at the kind, as one would at least have one's head cut off, a quicker death!
What is amazing is that Rome collected such paintings with pride!
Asher
This is what I refer to, for those who cannot imagine what it could be. Those considered not-accepting the authority of the Catholic Church in territories, subject to Rome, i.e, the "wayward" and "opponents" or Jews secretely practicing their faith were brought to a public square.
There, in front of the citizens and assembled clergy and Royal officials, they were tied to wooden poles with firewood all around. Then following reading the formal sentences to death, these still living, so helpless folk, were set on fire, screaming, as they were slowly roasted alive, skin peeling off their flesh, as flames of the burning firewood consumed them
Pedro Berruguete: Saint Dominic presiding over an auto-da-fé
Painting, around 1495
Yes, this was normal and part of every day life, if one opposed the Church or was secretely praying in one's own way! This went on for 500 years. But at least the condemmed were blessed on their way to oblivion! If their was a painting of Christ, it was always coverec during torture so as not to embarass him.
It is better to spit at the kind, as one would at least have one's head cut off, a quicker death!
What is amazing is that Rome collected such paintings with pride!
Asher
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Antonio Correia
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The Human Race has done all kind of carnages (and much more) since the beginning.
And it keeps doing so regardless religion, belief, politics, whatever...
Homo homini lupus est ! = Man is wolf to man ! No offense for the wolves.
The important is money ! MONEY ! Money makes the World go round
And it keeps doing so regardless religion, belief, politics, whatever...
Homo homini lupus est ! = Man is wolf to man ! No offense for the wolves.
The important is money ! MONEY ! Money makes the World go round
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Antonio,
You may have hit the nail on the head, mentioning wolves!
It may not be much different than the motivation of such successful predatory animals: efficient cooperative brute power from a socially organized hunting pack!
That actually better describes man and it did hundreds of thousands of years of evolved hunting behavior well before the so recent invention of money and wealth!
Asher
Antonio Correia
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nicolas claris
OPF Co-founder/Administrator
Amazingly I do not remember having seen before this interesting thread!
Her's my contribution:
Château Clinet - Pomerol - In Winter
Her's my contribution:
Château Clinet - Pomerol - In Winter
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Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Amazingly I do not remember having seen before this interesting thread!
Her's my contribution:
Château Clinet - Pomerol - In Winter
I hope that bottle is either for show or else is being warmed up to room temp as it will get a lot of sunlifht and actually heat up in the sunlight blasting through that window at high noon!
Incodentally, this photograph of yours, Nicolas is the sibling of Antonio's picture that presecedea it, as they have such similar esthetics!
Coincidence, or perhaps his picture reminded you of yours alsovwith the shadow of a bare tree decorating a wall by the windows?
Asher
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nicolas claris
OPF Co-founder/Administrator
Asher, this picture was shot in 2014 for my exhibition "Three Châteaux in Winter"
So I'm pretty sure that this is a pure coincidence!
The bottle is a fake for deco only!
PS The bottle is fake… for decoration only
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More shadows
I hope that this fits in here
and this definitely on a wall
Mike
I hope that this fits in here
and this definitely on a wall
Mike
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Perfect addition! A clean simple composition!
Thanks for your contribution and good eye!
Asher
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Thank you. I usually feel a little guilty taking shadow shots like the first one
Never!
It’s most important to traverse your disciplined social and artistic constraints and go n
Beyond what is normally acceptable to you or anyone else!
That’s what art must do or else isn’t it just obsessional craftsmanship and that can be taught!
Asher
Roshni Patel
Member
Now, this is what looks like a perfect theme!
Nice work.
Carry on.
Nice work.
Carry on.
Antonio Correia
Well-known member
Regarding the shadows on the car park - that's what bothers me. Shots like that feel like shooting fish in a barrel. I see so many
Mike
Antonio Correia
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Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
I hope that this fits in here
and this definitely on a wall
Mike
Regarding the shadows on the car park - that's what bothers me. Shots like that feel like shooting fish in a barrel. I see so many
Mike
If one is hungry, one gets fed!
But truthfully, taking pictures in a car park is a challenge, just as taking a unique sunset picture, but unlike the Subset, there is none of the romance!
Asher
Chris Calohan
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Two older images, but ones I still like for the shadow and light play.
Antonio Correia
Well-known member
Chris, both interesting images...
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Two older images, but ones I still like for the shadow and light play.
Chris,
I too, find them interesting, but question whether there is more too see.
You must have experimented with them in B&W....you did? What did you think of the results, especially the first one as the tonality can be refined to boat the dramatics of the image further...I just wonder!
Asher
Peter Dexter
Well-known member
These are all wonderful and I am partial to those in color. Most seem to result from strong sunlight. I wonder about subtle shadows resulting from an over cast sky
Wolfgang Plattner
Well-known member
In hoc signo vinces ... a shadow on the floor ...
(Holy Bible on a lectern at the chapel of St. Arbogast near Goetzis, Vorarlberg/Austria)
In hoc signo vinces by Wolfgang Plattner, on Flickr
(Holy Bible on a lectern at the chapel of St. Arbogast near Goetzis, Vorarlberg/Austria)
In hoc signo vinces by Wolfgang Plattner, on Flickr
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
The red locus adds color, that of a Cardinal of course. Richeleau came to mind!In hoc signo vinces ... a shadow on the floor ...
(Holy Bible on a lectern at the chapel of St. Arbogast near Goetzis, Vorarlberg/Austria)
In hoc signo vinces by Wolfgang Plattner, on Flickr
Asher
Wolfgang Plattner
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the real one or the Monthy Python version?
Michael Nagel
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Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
That is a very dark shadow indeed. At first I thought it was the tree in silhouette!
Asher
Asher
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
I was thinking of the real one. Immense power, grace and Machiavellian skills!
Asher
Antonio Correia
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