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gilad — Checkmate with a Rook
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Published: 2009-05-22 11:57:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 66543; Favourites: 2064; Downloads: 1458
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In this game of life
The objective is not to knock down the king
The objective is to keep standing strong
Participating in this game of chess
Until it's time to go into the light
In this game of life
You are a winner just by playing the game
And letting others play it too
Knocking down others will get you closer to the end
Until it's time to go into the light
In this game of life
Some choose to go only in straight lines
Some move only in little steps
Some run shortcuts from one place to the next
Until it's time to go into the light
In this game of life
You make decisions and enter the doors you choose
Moving when it's your time to go
You are a loser only if you seek to win the game
Until it's time to go into the light
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Taken in the Austrian Hospice, 3rd floor, 37 Via Dolorosa, Near Damascus Gate, Jerusalem, Israel
This large building, located in the Muslim Quarter between the Damascus and Lions' Gates, was built in 1857 and served as a hospital from 1948 to 1985.
In recent years it was restored to its original use as a hostel for pilgrims and visitors to Jerusalem. Beautifully managed and renovated, the Austrian Hospice's gardens, terraces, fabulous rooftop vistas of the Old City
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Comments: 129
Beautiful photo, and the poem compliments it very well.
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The angle/perspective you've got is cool. It works really well with the location
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Interesting. Can I ask, why did you go for such a high ISO speed with a shutter speed of 1/500?
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To try and freeze any movement of that man and shoot from the hand.
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oh wow, the distortion works wonders for this piece. Fabulous contrast and composition!
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as always, your poetic description adds a grand second meaning to a picture, which does not have that wow-effect at first.
do you write this after you`ve taken a photo, after postprocessing it or actually previous to the shoot?
and is it english or hebrew you originally use?
i would be very glad to know the answer
these are things that push photography to another level.
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I write to the picture after I "finalize" it, just before publish, and I write in English. There are pieces I write for in Hebrew, but only in addition, and not translate them to english.
However, I know the title and the idea when I take the picture, it helps me realize the best way to take the picture completing one another in the best way I see fit.
Thank you!
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Thaks for Your detailed answer!
The main thing to me is that You have a general concept already while shooting, previsualasing the result. And that`s my weak point - i usually get some, if any, thoughts about the meaning of the pictures i took only after a little bit of editing
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Wow, wonderful photo and association with the chess game.. The poem is great as well.
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Looks great as always. Same game feeling you got here.
Great colors, really sallow photo...
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as a critic,, superb symmetry, nice frame and angel. but light is a bit disturbing and intensive. but wonderful photo,indeed
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you are a sad twat
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