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Old Beggar


	Old Beggar While I was in Hong Kong, I walked a lot with my Minolta Maxxum 7000 and Vivitar tripod in tow. I chanced upon this early morning scene and knew that I had to take the shot. With a heavy heart and a photographer's mind I quickly squeezed a couple of shots, carefully composing the scene. Exposure details unrecorded although I remembered using a Fuji Provia slide film on that trip. Raneil A. Ibay

Cathy Stancil

Awesome image Raneil ! Great composition and lighting... I knew I recognized the place, not from being there but from another amazing BP photographer... Well done and I liked what I saw in your gallery ! :O)

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December 07, 2005

Pat Gamwell

This is wonderful, Raneil! Perfect in every category!

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December 08, 2005

Raneil A. Ibay

Thanks Cathy and Pat. Thanks also to Cathy for visiting my gallery. Yup, Sanjay already emailed me and praised the shot. He also provided me the link to his gallery and saw his winning shot.

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December 08, 2005

Bob Duncan

Awesome Raneil, My heart is heavy as well my friend. As photographers we need to capture life in all it's variations. You have made me proud to be a photographer.

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December 08, 2005

Brian Cassar

Beautiful image. Well shot!

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December 08, 2005

Raneil A. Ibay

Thanks Bob. I agree with you, sometimes it's just hard to capture life in all it's variations but we have to do it. We record life as it happens.

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December 08, 2005

Cristina Navarro

This is a wonderful shot! The heavy heart is understandable and to be honest, if it weren't there...well...

Great capture, Raneil!

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January 21, 2006

Raneil A. Ibay

Thanks Cristina! Well, you're right but I also believe that telling the story behind the shot helps a lot in understanding the bigger picture.

Raneil

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January 22, 2006

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