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02-FEB-2010

5th Place-even among family and friends - brent

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Guest 09-Feb-2010 22:27
The utlimate Solitude...

Goffen
Miroslav Kral 09-Feb-2010 19:31
On the bull's eye, if I can say it this way. Very true.
Olympus DSLR Challenge08-Feb-2010 19:10
You nailed it.
Graveyards always conveyed to me a strong feeling of solitude, since I'm surrounded of people that are the opposed of that I am: a living being. Not a joke, really I feel I'm some kind of intruder that contemplates a game with different and unknown rules.
I think you've caught masterly this atmosphere (this bluish light it's a hit).
endika
Guest 08-Feb-2010 05:36
Great shot Brent, you can almost feel the solitude and silence.
Dennis
Brenda 08-Feb-2010 04:03
The tree is magnificent - a guardian of the graves. And nothing is more suggestive of solitude than a cemetery in midwinter, when no one (living) is around.
Stefan Kaben 08-Feb-2010 02:09
Yes, solitude is a state of mind. some of us are born with it, others acquire it, still others take it up and put it down, while some never experience it at all. It was a good call to leave this shot in color, Brent; that softens the crispness without losing any crispness (if that makes any sense).
Shirley Haden07-Feb-2010 10:59
There is a nice quiet here in the cemetary. The snow all around is pretty and as we've mentioned, it gives a strange silence. The bark on that tree is really wonderful!