Inspiring Photo: Life is... #8339132

Life is...

Uploaded: May 15, 2009 23:35:47 | Entered: August 22, 2014 07:59:23

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Calcata, Italy

Exif: F Number: 9, Exposure Bias Value: -0.67, ExposureTime: 1/400 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 200, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 42.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II

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Debra R. Harder May 15, 2009

You have the uncanny ability to be at the right place at the right time...man-oh-man!! This is brilliant work, Stefania. Perfect composition, details and lighting. I know we'll see this superb image again! Deb #1128442

Tommy E. Burgess May 16, 2009

Outstanding capture Stefania!! #7525583

Renee Doyle May 16, 2009

Deb pretty much summed it all up Stef!!! Brilliant!!! I just keep wondering what he is thinking!! #7525586

Kerry Hill May 16, 2009

Excellent capture, Stef!! #7525591

Lynne Morris May 16, 2009

Wow this is a beauty Stef, wonderful light, comp and colours, great work as always! #7525630

Carol Engstrom May 16, 2009

Excellent shot, Stefania! Makes me wonder what he was thinking. #7525683

Margaret R. Barry May 16, 2009

Amazing capture, Stefania. Great composition, colors, textures and mood! #7525685

Vladan D. Djordjevic May 16, 2009

Excellent photo with superb composition, textures, colors, pose. #7525700

Laura E. Swan May 16, 2009

You've done it again, Stef! GREAT POV and framing and terrific subject matter. Great job!)

-Laura #7525762

Brett Dolsen May 16, 2009

Stunning Stefania!!A great slice of place and life!Brett #7525771

Chua Wee Boo May 16, 2009

Wow!Right into my fav,Stef!Love the colours,textures & so outstanding! #7525798

Hendrik Storme May 16, 2009

Stunning capture,so well done Stefania! #7525804

Laura E. Swan May 16, 2009

P.S. I just learned how to do the walking gizzmo's tonight!

OKAY, OFF TO BED FOR ME! Good night Stef!

#7525818

Stefania Barbier May 16, 2009

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member since: 1/16/2005 Awesome, Stef...straight to one of my favorites...
5/15/2009 11:56:01 PM #7525820

Stefania Barbier May 16, 2009

Lala when you wake up pls tell me how to do those moving gizmos... PLEASE!!!!!! #7525824

Pat Gamwell May 16, 2009

We all agree this is a winner, Stef! Wowzaaaa! I just LOVE his facial expression! #7525830

Lynn M. Whitt May 16, 2009

This is great! Love the textures and tones.... #7525846

Dominick M. Dimacale May 16, 2009

Great image and composition here, Stefania.

Dominick #7525861

Laurence Saliba May 16, 2009

another fantastic find and capture Stefania. it is perfect in everything, composition, color, textures, everything. another badge for this! #7525891

Michael Khoury May 16, 2009

Excellent placement of elements in this scene Stefania, with great tonal harmony.

michael #7525916

MELODIE C. ROBERTS May 16, 2009

Oh.....There is a LOT More going on Here Than THAT

Fabulous Everything Stef
We should see it again!!! #7525973

Manuel Barrera May 16, 2009

One of the things I enjoy the most is street photography and I have not enough of it lately, great street capture, Stefania #7526027

Tammy M. Anderson May 16, 2009

Composition, colors are capture are superb. Great work, Stefania. #7526051

Paul E. Earl May 16, 2009

GOSH. You certainly get around, Stefania! A wonderful image! #7526070

Ron McEwan May 16, 2009

Excellent saturation here, outstanding composition, and full of emotion well done. #7526108

Michelle Alton May 16, 2009

Can't add anything to the praise above, Stefania. You are a natural photographic artist! #7526160

Stephanie Frey May 16, 2009

Oooh, I would kill to get some texture shots of this building, lol!
Great image Stef! Comp, colors and mood are outstanding! #7526268

Ray Thoms May 16, 2009

WOnderful image Stefania.... #7526353

Sam Britt May 16, 2009

Great composition & textures, Stefania. #7526515

Mike Clime May 16, 2009

What a great capture! Wonderful comp, light, color, textures, etc:! #7526517

Yulianto Soeroso May 16, 2009

wow nice color and composition and pov ...man #7526530

May 16, 2009

Great capture and excellent color and detail,Sefania! #7526647

Mary Beth Aiello May 16, 2009

Wonderful capture, textures and mood, Stefania. Just so well done. #7526668

ROLAN NARMAN May 16, 2009

Wonderful capture, colors, textures and details Stefania! Excellent composition! #7526788

Melissa G. Meiselman May 16, 2009

The photo of this old building with peeling paint, textures, colors and lighting would be enough, but the addition of the man sitting elevated this into a photographic masterpiece, Stefania!! #7526903

Teresa Burnett May 16, 2009

An amazing capture Stefania!! I think Melissa summed it up best... the building alone would have been great. The texture, tones and detail are wonderful! The addition of the man, and his expression, take this one right over the top! This goes straight in my favs!! #7526969

Stephen Zacker May 16, 2009

All the elements in this image give it such a wonderful feeling. Nice work #7527088

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer May 16, 2009

A brilliant capture, Stefania. And a very sad one. #7527095

Eugenio Diaz May 16, 2009

Another stunning shot!! Wonderful composition and atmosphere ... love it!! #7527143

Carol Sawyer May 16, 2009

Fantastic capture and composition, Stefania!! #7527151

Jodi Zimmer May 16, 2009

awesome composition!! #7527282

Nadya Johnson May 16, 2009

Absolutely love this, Stef! The textures - the colors - the fellow sitting there - everything about this says, "Cover for a Coffee Table Book," to me! Wonderful work! #7527296

Patricia Seidler May 16, 2009

Beautiful Stefania. He looks like he has a lot on his mind and you brilliantly captured his emotion. #7527326

Mitch Spence May 16, 2009

The details, textures, and comp are all just great, Stefania. #7527410

Claudia Kuhn May 16, 2009

Wonderful composition, colors and textures Stef! #7527437

Tiia Vissak May 16, 2009

great tones, textures & framing! #7527612

Erica Murphy May 16, 2009

I love this Stefania!! So much texture, color and the person takes it to the next level. Great work! #7527637

Kathleen Rinker May 16, 2009

Excellent image Stefania, fabulous work!! #7527730

Joy Rector May 16, 2009

love it #7527765

A P May 16, 2009

Love the textures and your lone man makes the scene. Outstanding Stefania #7527785

Sheila D. Robertson May 16, 2009

You captured a lot of evocative feeling in this as well as an artistic and technical beauty. #7527858

John Connolly May 16, 2009

An amazing sight with outstanding composition, textures and tones Stefania! This is a winner in my eyes! #7527867

Tammy Espino May 16, 2009

Wonderful composition. I like those frilly curtains in the colorful building window :) #7527940

Tammy Espino May 16, 2009

Wonderful composition. I like those frilly curtains in the colorful building window :) #7527941

Julianne Bradford May 16, 2009

Superb craftmanship Stefania! This one tells many stories. Maybe he's just contemplating the ground. But you have made him famous with your wonderful capture. #7527998

Lorraine A. Cook May 16, 2009

Ahhhh...I wonder what is on this gentleman's mind???

Beautifully seen and captured, Stefania!<:)) #7528077

Barbara Waldoch May 16, 2009

Love this, Stef! #7528482

Ellen Hodges May 16, 2009

Awesome mood and texture and color in this awesome image, Stef!! #7528586

Max Aureli May 17, 2009

LOL... LOL .... :-)))

I think he left, Stefania!!! Great shot my friend!!! LOL LOL :-))))
#7528882

Joseph N. DiGilio May 17, 2009

I think I know what's on his mind, the same question that has haunted him for decades, "Should I spackle then paint or just paint?". Well Pops why don't you just stand pat it makes for a more interesting subject for photographers, right Stef? #7529193

Gina Cormier May 17, 2009

Awesome comp work and wonderful textures and color! #7529247

Marisol Pastor May 17, 2009

This is spectacular Stefania. The color, comp, details PLUS the story telling element are all A+. #7529927

Toni Riggs May 17, 2009

Wonderful textures and composition! #7529974

Dianna Murphy May 17, 2009

He looks so sad! Great storytelling image. Fine details and textures. Perfect comp. #7530080

Patricia Ronan May 17, 2009

Great capture Stefania, love the background wall:) #7530632

Nancy L. Green May 17, 2009

GREAT cpature here Steph, I can't believe all the wonderful colors here, WTG!! <>< #7530729

Ujjwal Mukherjee May 17, 2009

OUTSTANDING in all aspects,Stef!!!! #7531408

Nikki McDonald May 18, 2009

Wonderful composition where every element is just right: the graphic geometry of the background, the textures, the pastel palette and, of course, the figure of this thinking man. Great job, Stef. #7533992

Erin Appelbaum May 18, 2009

Outstanding composition, colors and details Stefania. Love the expression on the man's face. Peter #7534340

Aimee S. McMaster May 19, 2009

...excellent Stef...in every way...Aimee #7535791

AEK May 20, 2009

one of my absolute favorites of all the shots i'm enjoying, stef. the human element is so perfect and makes this image so compelling. -a. #7541719

Stefania Barbier May 27, 2009

thank you all so much for your comments and support! #7564745

Donna La Mattino Pagakis May 28, 2009

Awesome Stef, great timing and place! Nicely seen! #7574164

Stefania Barbier May 28, 2009

thank you Donna! #7574549

Richard D. Love May 29, 2009

Great eye, Stef. This has it all, composition, texture, color, ... Truly outstanding.

Rick #7576571

Stefania Barbier May 29, 2009

thank you Rick! #7576648

Nikki McDonald May 30, 2009

It's on its way, Stef. Congratulations on the EP. #7580575

Stefania Barbier May 30, 2009

thank you Nikki! #7580709

Tammy Espino July 21, 2009

Congrats on a great finalist!! :) #7763826

Max Aureli July 21, 2009

Great Finalist of Calcata Stefania !!! Congratulations!!!! #7763857

Erin Appelbaum July 21, 2009

Congrats again Stefania. Well deserved. Peter #7764162

Patti Coblentz July 21, 2009

Love this image...cngratulations, Stephania!
Patti #7764249

Deborah C. Lewinson July 21, 2009

Congratulations, Stef, on your finalist for this powerful image!

Debby #7764421

Jeff Robinson July 21, 2009

Congrats Stefania on your Excellent Finalist! Jeff #7764515

Jeana Clark July 21, 2009

Outstanding finalist Stef!!!
Congratulations and best of luck in the next round!!!!
~J~ #7765083

ROLAN NARMAN July 21, 2009
Huge Congrats on this gorgeous finalist Stef! #7765215

Colleen Farrell July 21, 2009
Terrific capture, Stef! Big congrats again! #7765822

Laurence Saliba July 21, 2009
Congratulations on this superb finalist Stefania!!! WTG!!! #7766439

Debra R. Harder July 21, 2009
I knew we'd see this excellent image again!! Awesome, Stefania! Congratulations on another brilliant finalist!! Deb #7766519

Teresa Burnett July 21, 2009
And another big YAYYYYYY!!! Congratulations on this marvelous finalist, Stef!! Best of luck in the next round!! #7766539

Renee Doyle July 22, 2009
Congratulations Stef on another wonderful and deserving finalist!! #7766861

Beverley Scott July 22, 2009
Huge congrats on all your fantastic
finalists, Stefania! #7767102

Yulianto Soeroso July 22, 2009
Congrats on a great finalist #7767121

Mukesh Srivastava July 22, 2009
Great image,Stef!!!! Huge congrats for the FINALISTS and good luck for next round!!!!! #7768131

Usman M. Bajwa July 22, 2009
A great portrait, CONGRATULATIONS on another outstanding Finalist, Stefania.
UB. #7768592

Anna Diederich July 22, 2009
Congratulations Steph! This is stunning! #7768967

Kristi A. Howson July 22, 2009
Congratulations on this wonderful Finalist Stefania! This is super! #7768971

Ken Smith July 22, 2009
Another typically brilliant month for you, Stef. Congrats again!! #7771720

Sam Britt July 22, 2009
Congratulations again, Stefania! #7771999

Stefania Barbier July 23, 2009
thank you all for your comments and support! #7772812

Alex T. Mizuno July 23, 2009
Great texture and full of pathos. Excellent work Stefania! Congratulations on your Finalist!!! #7773039

Carol Engstrom July 23, 2009
Congrats! #7776348

Marisol Pastor September 05, 2009
Congratulations (belated)! #7917072

Stefania Barbier September 05, 2009
Alex, Carol, Marisol: thank you! #7917955

Joseph M. Muench October 04, 2009
Awesome colors, composition, and textures Stefania! Another fine work or art!
-Joe #8007896

Stefania Barbier October 04, 2009
thank you Joe :) #8008354

Thomas E. Hinds November 12, 2009
This is superb! Love it! #8124926

Stefania Barbier November 12, 2009
thank you Thomas! #8125285

Anna Krukowska May 25, 2010
Great picture! I love it! #8639712

Stefania Barbier May 25, 2010
thank you Anna! #8639736

Laura E. Swan August 25, 2011
Stef what a wonderfully symbolic image. WOW! This one speaks so loudly to me. That mans body language says it all! Even the building has something to say about how he is feeling.
I love this image.
Miss you! AND HUGS CONGRATS. Your gallery is amazing.
-Lala :) #9626958

Stefania Barbier August 25, 2011
So sweet Lala, thank you :0) #9626981

Laura E. Swan August 25, 2011
:) xo #9627001

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