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Carnival Black & White
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Uploaded: 11/08/15 1:11 PM GMT
Carnival Black & White
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A quick return to Carnival In Venice for my entry into the current contest. The long-billed mask was actually used by physicians to avoid getting the plague. It would be filled with spices, pungent herbs, camphor and other strong aromatic substances, that supposedly purified the air plague victims had breathed. As always, thank you for looking and leaving a comment.
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Top notch black and white, Doug. A couple of handsome fellows they are, too! Good luck in the contest.
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A very cool image and a fine choice for the contest. Good luck.
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Not a pair that you want to meet in the dark! Good one in b/w and a good entry for the contest Doug.
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Smooth seas do not make skilful sailors.
I can't imagine a doctor wearing that mask, and what it must have been like for the patient. This sure works well for the contest, and the challenge. tigs=^..^=
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Wonderful B&W capture Doug, accompanied by a very interesting and explaining story (one is never too old to learn). It's a very appropriate entry for the current contest.
Wish you Good Luck with it my friend!
Wish you Good Luck with it my friend!
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Excellent work Doug and a most interesting story to accompany this entry.
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"What a desolate place would be a world without a flower!
It would be a face without a smile, a feast without a welcome." A.J. Balfour
Wow this is very impressive and I believe the mask they were were a cymbal of a doctor many years ago .What makes me think this you my say and it is because I play a game on Xbox called assassin creed and if you are wounded you see the doctor that as a mask just like this in Florence ?.Great looking capture and in B&W it is very impressive and sharp looking to and the compstion very good as well. Just imagine see as you say a physician that looks like that you would not need anostic you would just pass out lol.
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Wow, this is an amazing photograph and the B&W really adds to it.
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For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Brilliant B/W entry, excellent detail and I sure wouldn't want to wear this. Really like the treatment works wonders
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The black and white on the two carnival actors is the opposite of one another - very cool shot and narrative as well - a splendid entry for the contest - Well Done!!!:-):-):-)!!!
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I would not want to smoke some "herbs" and run across these two! Good luck in the challenge!
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Long before the white man and long before the wheel, when the dark green forests were too silent to be real. Light foot 1967
I just have to wonder how I would feel if I were a little kid and the doctor came into the room looking like this. I think it would scare away the plague and make me well. A great close up and great entry for the contest. Good luck.
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Excellent conceptual symmetry here, Doug, in the trade-off of black and white vs. white and black... in a black & white photograph, bwaaaaaahhaaaaahhaaaaaahhaaaaaa. Sorry. The sudden realization of b&w3 pushed my gray-haired brain over the edge momentarily. A somewhat surreal subject further enhanced by the filtering effect you applied, almost medieval in nature. There's more depth in character and content here than first meets the eye. A sure contender.
-Nik
-Nik
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Outstanding work here !!
Great job my friend !!
Great job my friend !!
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An excellent entry. I think those doctors were just "practicing" medicine they hadn't quite arrived yet.
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A spectacular portrait, stark and elegant. Mixing art and history can be tricky, but you've really nailed an iconic shot here. It rates high on the odd-meter and pulls the viewer in, looking for an explanation to the weirdness, but there is none. Wonderful work.
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There are more things in heaven and earth,
than are dreamt of in your philosophy. W.S.
I've been out for a while, what great pic, with great historical connotations
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I would certainly turn tail and run off!
Terrific piece of work, and a beauty for the contest!