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Published: 2007-02-15 04:56:25 +0000 UTC; Views: 2558; Favourites: 55; Downloads: 70
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My interpretation of the night of November 17th, 1943, one night in a month where the writer of this diary lost many of his closest friends. The object on the left is a heart shield bible, intended to be carried in a soldier's chest pocket to protect his heart from shrapnel. Everything in this photo is original from WWII.This diary has a unique and mysterious history, starting in the hands of an Italian woman and then finding its way into an infantry unit fighting the Germans in Italy. The entry on the last page of the diary is the one I chose to photograph. It has been a mystery to me for some time now. It describes the death of an unnamed soldier, who according to the diary, had "no last words".
For the history buffs out there, take notice to the words visible on the left page. Hill 1205 was the hill where Cpt. Waskow, made famous by Ernie Pyle, was killed. For anybody who is interested, it's a quick and very interesting read. [link]
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wow! i love this, it has such an awesome story to it! and its such a great composition! well done! xoxox
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excellent shot! I found this pic while checking out the above mentioned feature since I also was featured, and I really like it. Excellent composition colors, and lighting, and pretty much everything in the frame fascinates me. I find myself slightly wishing the whole image was clear, but I understand why you have it that way and I think it was probably the right choice. Really great job, a very compelling image
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thanks...glad you like it. i think this image leaves everybody wishing it was all clear. that could be its charm
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Just letting you know this photo was chosen to be featured in my journal.
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Thanks...I appreciate it.
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Very nice shot...I sort of wish that the focus wasn't so selective and that we could read all of the entry clearly, because it's a really engaging photo! I guess this helps keep an air of mystery about it, though. Again, great work!
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glad you like the shot. the depth of field was intentionally made as shallow as it is. there were only certain words I wanted to be legible.
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This photo... wow. It says so much. I would like to write you an indepth comment, but honestly I'm lost for words. Your picture says it all.
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This shot is very old....i like your stile!!
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Beautifull... I love the tones, colours, composition and idea of that photo. It looks like an old picture, has the mood of past, some warm, feeling of yearning, sentimentality... Beautifull photo...
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I love the feeling I get from this picture, its a sort of warm feeling inside, I guess its because it reminds me of elderly relatives
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Thanks....glad you like it!
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Nice use of DOF!
This is a great shot! its somehow warm and sentimental. really great composition!
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I definitely know what you're talking about when you say it means so much to you. This is all around a truly sentimental piece. I don't know about you, but the word that is written clearest to me is killed. It looks like this photo was taken while the man who wrote in it last still had it. The glasses and the shield bible were a nice touch to that impression. Did you purposely fade out towards the end of the text? That definitely bumped up the mystery for me.
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I wrote about this piece in detail on one of the thumbshare threads recently. Every subtle part of the photo that you mentioned above were all carefully arranged and intentionally included in the shot. Glad you picked up on some of the subtleties.
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The composition of this piece is fantastic - the different elements and the different textures come together to create an interesting view, and the depth of field is excellent.
Besides the technical stuff, though, I love the story behind this photograph. I think you did a lovely job capturing a sense of the time period and a sense of the quotidien; this piece has a very realistic and deeply emotive mood and for that reason I think it's a great photograph. nice job.
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Thanks for the comment...I really appreciate the depth of your compliments.
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you're quite welcome!
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This is amazingly beautiful...its like something from a movie
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Beautiful. The old look looks great, the focus is nice, the writing reminds me of something misterious...so I like it a lot.
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I love this piece. 
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Thank you so much!
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I love your still lifes! The warm tone was a great choice for the image, and the back story is fascinating. Definately a fave!
By the way, how's the new camera working for you? I bet that 85mm f/1.8 gives you a TON of additional control over depth of field.
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Thanks so much! I really appreciate your comment. I'm loving the new camera. It was about time for me to get a dSLR. The 85mm is great too. Allows me to take some really great shots.
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wonderful photo. Both as a stand alone and for it's historic reference. 
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thanks so much!
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I Like the letterboxing, it really does give it an epic, filmic type of feel. I love the depth of feild in this as well, good job.
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