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Published: 2004-07-30 16:09:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 240; Favourites: 0; Downloads: 21
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A statue of a boy near the Peace Park in Hiroshima. The boy here, to me, looks very kind and full of hope after the tragedy that occured years back. I was touched that someone had knitted him a scarf to keep him warm
Holding the bird, he reminds me of the fairytale "The Happy Prince", a statue who told a swallow to pluck the jewels and gold leaf from him and give them to the poor.
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Aw, a scarf... awww. That's so sweet. It'd be cool too if you made the rest of the picture greyscale and had just the scarf in color, but it's excellent how it is. Gosh, a scarf on a statue, that's so sweet, i cant get over that
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I considered that and it does look like too but the sky was just so pretty that day I didn't want to get rid of the blue 
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This is very nice. The scarf almost gives it a touch of life, and I like it.....
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That's a lovely thing to say.. thank you.
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Wonderfully shot piece. I love the warm lighting of the sky behind the statue as it suggests that he brings with him reassurance — exactly what hope itself does.
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That's a beautiful thing to say, thank you
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No problem, it's a beautiful photograph.
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The picture will be perfect if you change it to black and white or sephia. try to make the statue a bit lighter
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I tried already.. I'm a sucker for colours and black and white just looked so grim to me. I did lighten the statue already, any lighter and he looked ill
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Oh boy! Hiroshima...that place causes me creeps.. Very beautiful picture
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you know, if i put a scarf around a statue here in the states, someone would think i was crazy... this is such a sad photo i think. very moving subject... nice job
+Rose
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Thank you.. that's a sweet thing to say.
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Very emotional photograph I feel a lot of sorrow for the people of Hiroshima even though it was many many years ago and I had nothing to do with what we did as the allied nations, I will always feel guilty that as a member of man kind I am an offspring off such a destuctive generation.
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It was really moving being there, thank you for your comment.
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awwwww... thats a nice photo ^____~
Hehe, in australia, not many people would consider knitting a scarf for a homeless person, let alone a statue of a boy...
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Aww.. that's sad. My knitting's awful 
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