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alexander stefanatos

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via dolorosa

Israel Jerusalem
In Jerusalem there are many Christians wanting to walk and pray on the same traces that marked the Cross loaded Jesus painful way towards the Golgotha hill. This road through the cloisters and narrow streets of the ancient city is named "via dolorosa".(the painful way).

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P.Roß 17/02/2014 14:51
Great...!!! Peter
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Ken Piros 15/02/2014 12:13
A lonely walk !
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Alfredo Ruiz Baltanás 13/02/2014 23:12
Via Dolorosa , via de La Redención.El penitente sigue el paso marcado, de la sombra a la luz ,donde la aspereza es gozo siguiendo a aquel que la marco con su dolor .Se abre el corazón y se comprende …
Alexander , es una gran fotografía en su técnica y composición pero aun lo es más por su expresividad .

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Alfredo
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Emilio Sirletti 26/01/2014 17:57
Great white black for a picture that gives a lot of emotions.
Ciao, Emilio

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Lawson McCulloch 25/01/2014 17:23
A superbly composed shot giving a feeling of mystique.
best wishes,
Lawson
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s. sabine krause 25/01/2014 12:17
oh, of course!! i missed that… and i guess the pain and horror of having to carry one's own cross to the place, where one will soon be crucified can hardly be imagined, let alone relived, so pensiveness, deep meditation, cocooning into the innermost self are the only way to deal with it; hence the treacherously relaxed pose maybe… thank you for putting me "in the picture", alexander! greetings, sabine.
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alexander stefanatos 24/01/2014 21:16
His hands are tied up with a rope behind his back, Sabine. Others select to make the way carrying a cross like Jesus, others walk reading the Evangiles etc,etc...A matter of personal faith...How much they pray..i don't really know!
alexander
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s. sabine krause 24/01/2014 18:51
i agree with adele on the beauty of the word dolor! and yet, strangely enough, "via dolorosa" for me always has an almost pleasurable musical ring to it. maybe it's because i hear "rosa"… "indulging in pain", celebrating it, comes to my mind, whenever i hear it… consquently, what strikes me most about the image, is the somewhat hollow and unrelenting feel to the arched, cave-like stone passage, and how it's counterposed by the leisurely and relaxed pose of the anonymous walker! lots of food for thought… my favorite detail: the light washing down the road like a wave of… sorrow? a charismatic place that's all about feeling, commemorating, imagining etc..… magically photographed, alexander!! greetings, sabine.
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Harold Thompson 24/01/2014 9:41
Good exposure retaining the detail in highlights and shadows nice lead through and position of the figure
:-)) Harold
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Carlo.Pollaci 23/01/2014 22:13
Magistrale bw. Foto di grande intensità emotiva.
Un caro saluto,
Carlo
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Vera Shulga 23/01/2014 21:43
excellent!
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Clau.Dia´s 23/01/2014 21:24
Excellent picture with wonderful light! I like it very much.
Claudia
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Adele D. Oliver 23/01/2014 20:30
an excellent image from this angle, great handling of the light, great details and textures, and the person walking adds to the feeling of sadness and hopelessness .... for me just the word "dolor" is so much more expressive than pain or Schmerz !!!
greetings, Adele
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SINA 23/01/2014 18:19
Zu spüren Dein Bild Deine Worte
Sensibel tief und gut Alexander
Herzliche Grüße
Von Sina
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Sue Thompson 23/01/2014 14:59
A superb shot with xcellent details and light. The tones are very good giving much detail.

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