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the mountain grass cannot but keep the form where the mountain hare has lain
the mountain grass cannot but keep the form where the mountain hare has lain
posthumous


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Self Portrait Without People III (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Good Stuff
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM
Location: Jim Thorpe PA
Date: Jul 21, 2012
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 30
Date Uploaded: Jul 26, 2012

 these marks are all that's left of years of paper taped up on a prison wall

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per sherpet's request, I will explain the title. It's from a Yeats poem.

Memory


One had a lovely face,
And two or three had charm,
But charm and face were in vain
Because the mountain grass
Cannot but keep the form
Where the mountain hare has lain.


So, the title is about memory and how eventually that's all we have left.

Statistics
Place: 52 out of 67
Avg (all users): 5.2062
Avg (commenters): 8.5714
Avg (participants): 5.8065
Avg (non-participants): 4.9242
Views since voting: 449
Views during voting: 230
Votes: 97
Comments: 18
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 08/04/2012 10:08:47 PM
Originally posted by bspurgeon:
Lovely exploration of texture and origins of self.


well deserved.
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 08/03/2012 07:50:43 AM
..and here my first thought is that "why can't I recall appropriate phrases like this".

Ironic.

Thanks for the wonderful title and image.
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 08/03/2012 07:14:06 AM
Originally posted by markwiley:
Congratulations on the PH recognition from sherpet, bspurgeon, and vlado. I had no idea you were in prison.


luckily we have an awesome courtyard for my nature shots
 08/03/2012 06:35:36 AM
This is fabulous, Don. And I've always loved that poem.
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 08/03/2012 05:21:42 AM
Congratulations on the PH recognition from sherpet, bspurgeon, and vlado. I had no idea you were in prison.
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 08/03/2012 04:45:32 AM
A naturally formed human abstract.

I guess the link between the picture and the title (sorry if this is obvious for other people, it wasn't so for me) is that the tape are the physical memories of the wall, the laying of the hare has left it's mark. I'm glad you shared the background of the image and the meaning of the title. Seems you have a bit more than only memories left... you also have a certain artistic skill.
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 08/02/2012 09:05:29 PM
oh darn..and I was so hoping it was a shot of a mountaintop from about 30,000 feet and the marks were bent grass patterns from the hares. Oh well I like what it actually is even more. nice find and shot.
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 08/02/2012 08:36:05 PM
Nice shot. Really liked this one.
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 08/02/2012 08:21:57 PM
stunning.
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 08/02/2012 08:13:38 PM
Just looking over the voting pattern and stats. This one really skewed away from the norm. Very high commenter's average and a pretty good participants average as well. Non participants didn't quite seem to care for it much, though, which is opposite the site norm. I think you nailed this one. Congrats on a game well played!
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 08/02/2012 08:11:09 PM
Such beauty.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/02/2012 05:56:04 PM
Lovely exploration of texture and origins of self.

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 08/02/2012 10:25:13 AM
beautiful surface.
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 08/01/2012 06:25:19 PM
Interesting light and texture.
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 08/01/2012 09:25:53 AM
Very cool looking abstract patterns. Almost looks like some Asian language.
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 07/30/2012 09:01:35 PM
You must be a poet in addition to a photographer. I like the subtle nuances of shading here.
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 07/29/2012 04:01:48 PM
mountain hares may be responsible for crop circles if what I'm seeing is correct..who knows....interesting shot took me a second rating this higher because it made me stop and think and really look.
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 07/27/2012 02:34:18 AM
I HAVE NO IDEA WHY I LOVE THIS BUT FOR SOME REASON IT TOUCHES MY HEART, AND KEEPS ME COMING BACK TO IT, TO SEE IF I CAN WORK OUT, HOW YOU DID IT, WHERE YOU DID IT, WHAT YOU USED TO TAKE IT, AND NOW MORE CONFUSED THAN EVER... I STILL LOVE IT, AND IT BEAT TWO OTHER IMAGES TO GET MY SHERPET YELLOW STAR AWARD OF EXCELLENCE... LOVE IT LOVE THE TEXTURES AND THE METALLIC FEELING IT GIVES ME... FROM SHEZ



PS... I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE TITLE MEANS AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT YOU TELL US AND WHO IT IS AS I AM COMPLETELY STUMPED, AND HAVE NO IDEA - BUT LOVE THE RESULT.......WOW
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