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Photographer’s Note

Il Foro Romano: This huge hand stands in the court of the "Palazzo dei Conservatori". It belonged to the statue of Emperor Constantine which used to stand in the Forum's basilica!

Constantine (272-306-337) was born in Serbia and is a very important figure of the 4th century; He was the 1st Roman Emperor to adopt the Christian Faith, and it was under his reign that ended the persecution of Christians. Moereover, he helped Christianity develop, by establishing the freedom of Faith, and by placing God above the role of Emperor , which was sacred until then.
He and his mother Helena are saints in the Orthodox Church.
He transformed the Greek city of Bysance and made it the capital of his oriental empire: Constantinople, Istambul nowadays.

I liked the humour of this guy on the photo, and the colours, especially this old ochre typical of Rome.
Again, it's a scan dating back to 1991, but I did want to share these few souvenirs I have from long ago in this beautiful sunny country!

PS. Jakab (Laszlo) has given me a different interpretation which I have to add here: "Surely, Constantine made Christianism legal in the Roman empire, but mainly because of imperial consideration (He himself was probably baptised just before his death.) Otherwise, he was one of the most ruthless dictators, restricting the rights of Jews, frequently changing and betraying his friends, killing his own son and wife etc..."

Longroute (Donato) agrees more with this second version: "If the Orthodox and the Catholic churches loved the truth rather than their own vanity, they would be ashamed to have a saint who was so bloodthirsty and disloyal."

I expect that as Christianity became more important in the early Middle Ages, they put Constantine on a pedestal, and forgot about his ruthlessness; and it has remained in the History pages for 1500 years.

On Marilyn's (Axiotea) advice, I have made a WS, cropping the bottom of the photo, in order to emphasise the Hand; I quite like it. What do you think? Thanks Marilyn!

axiotea, siolaw, fanni, wgreis, papagolf21, Jakab, Charo, JCG, danos, berek, Longroute, stego, Vasa, xuaxo, Didi, cfreire, jlbrthnn has marked this note useful

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lousat (15026) 2009-05-01 2:00

Ehehehe.....salut MaireLouise,une photo typiquement touristique,je pense combien on n'a fait comme ca..ehehe...tres belle idee' et parfaite realisation avec lumiere,details et couleurs excellents.Et mes compliments a ton scanner,la photo est vieille mais elle parait capture' aujourd'hui.Bonne journee',luciano

wgreis (5906) 2009-05-01 6:11

Hi Marie,
a good choise for a portrait.
Your note is very interesting. I like the flowers at left side too.
Congratulations and have a nice holyday and weekend.
Wagner.

fanni (8713) 2009-05-02 4:38

Bonjour Marie Louise,
:)) really funny shot! I don't think that this scan has such a poor quality: vice versa, it looks very good (light management and colours).
I also like the Note to the photo (your notes are always very interesting)!
Wishing you a very nice weekend,
kindest regards,
Elena

papagolf21 (55990) 2009-05-02 14:07

Bonsoir, chère Marie-Louise,
A voir la taille de la main, il est facile d'imaginer la taille de la statue en son entier !
Belle réactivité pour saisir ce moment ne manquant pas d'humour.
Rome doit être un ravissement !
Amitiés.
Philippe

UlfE (8859) 2009-05-02 21:45

Hi Marielouise,

Even if it is an old scan. The colours and sharpnessa are excellent. And it is very colourful ideed, especially the ochre of the wall. Funny shot. The inclusion of the boy was an very good idea. TFS and have a nice Sunday!

Cheers,

Ulf

Jakab (3408) 2009-05-03 13:40

Hello Marie Louise,
an even better scanning than the former one, compliments! Also the composition is concentrated, perfect.
As for the note: non sono completamente d'accordo perché conosco anche un' interpretazione differente. Sure, Constantine made Christianism legal in the Roman Empire but mainly because of imperial consideration. (He himself was probably baptized just before his death.) Otherwise he was one of the most ruthless dictators restricting the rights of Jews, changing and betraying frequently his friends, neglecting law, killing his own son and wife etc.
But the photo is original and good.
Best whishes
Laszlo

Charo (31651) 2009-05-04 2:22

Bonjour MarieLouise,
Encore une fois, un grand balayage de la photographie, si vous dites non, n'aurait jamais imaginé.
Drôle image avec des couleurs et d'excellents détails.
Amitiés,
Charo

JCG (24857) 2009-05-04 14:27

Bonsoir Marie-Louise,

Joli scan coloré et agrémenté d'une petite touche d'humour grâce à ce jeune homme. Effecivement comme le dit Philippe un vestige qui laisse deviner la taille que devait avoir l'ensemble à l'époque, tout dans la démesure... J'aime beaucoup ce petit bouquet rose donnant un agréable contraste. Coup d'oeil intéressant tout comme ta note, merci Marie-Louise.

Avec toutes mes amitiés et une très bonne soirée,

Jean-Charles

danos (31740) 2009-05-06 18:11

Hello MarieLouise,
i never seen this sculpture with the hand of Constantine the Great.Indeed this Emperor founded the Byzahentine Empire,that its end was on May 29th,1453 with the fall of Constantinople.Nice the snapshot with the boy to rise his hand like the hand of Emperor.

Regards,Danos

berek (28784) 2009-05-06 20:49

Hi Marielousie,
he he its so funny picture with interesting statue here. you manage light vrey good. thanks for note.
Greetings.
Burak

gildasjan (23381) 2009-05-09 23:36

Bonjour MarieLouise
Pour une image prise à cette date il faut ici constater la bonne restitution des couleurs sans nul doute par un scan de bonne qualité.
Bon dimanche
Amicalement
gildas

Longroute (8911) 2009-05-10 6:45

Una composizione molto ben costruita e oltretutto molto simpatica. La mano è un soggetto molto accativante e riempie il fotogramma ma mi piace anche il bel contrasto tra la giacca del ragazzo e il giallo ocra della parete. Molto bello anche il cespuglio fiorito nell'angolo in basso a sinistra che assieme alla colonna a destra formano un quadro equilibrato.
Riguardo Costantino, la seconda versione che metti è quella storicamente più esatta. Non era uno stinco di santo e favorì i cristiani solo per calcolo politico... se gli ortodossi (e i cattolici) amassero la verità più della loro vanità si vergognerebbero di avere un santo così sanguinario e infido...
buona domenica,
Donato

Silvio1953 (40881) 2009-05-10 8:44

Ciao Maria Luisa, carina e simpatica, bell'idea far posare il ragazzo con il dito alzato come l'imperatore, brava, ciao Silvio

Waylim (10717) 2009-05-10 21:58

Hello,
Very cute and spontaneous shot, it looks as if he is someone you know and taking a vacation photo. nicely composed. The contast is a little weak other wise, it's a good shot.
Way

pablominto (40020) 2009-05-11 2:41

Hello MarieLouise,

What first catches my eye here is the colours!
That ochre wall is most attractive and makes a suitable background for the finger, and the pink flowers are the spice...
The blue dress of the guy contrasts well with the rest of the scene, making him stand out and catch attention!

Greetings,
Pablo -

Ninello52 (3220) 2009-05-12 9:57

Ciao Marie Louise!
Simpatico ricordo di una vacanza romana! Belli i colori del ragazzo e della pianta che contrastano con il resto.
Saluti, Nino.

stego (22336) 2009-05-12 10:37

Salut Marie-Louise,

C'est à la foi amusante et valable comme documentaire d'un place si symbolique pour l'histoire d'Europe. Elle est bien cadré et la qualité est admirable pour une photo "si vieille". Les couleurs jouent bien unes avec les autres et je suis d'accord que la présence du garçon la fait beaucoup plus intéressante.

C'est triste que nous persistons en non seulement respecter, mais aussi admirer et même adorer comme saints tant de tyrans de l'Histoire. Constantine n'est qu'un exemple entre beaucoup.

Amicalement,
José

Vasa (4936) 2009-05-12 16:18

Bonsoir Marie Louise,

belle realisation apres une idee habile. Je me demand seulement pourquoi j'attends de voir un chat sur chaque de tes photos. Ou deux chats.

Belle photo pour finir la journee sur TE. Amicalement a toi,

Branko

siolaw (25702) 2009-05-17 22:41

Salut Marie Louise,
Une qualite assez bonne , puisque c'est le scan d'une photo assez ancienne... Une scène amusante et un bon cadrage.
Sympa
Laurent
PS. Je suis allé a Cola l'autre jour, et je viens de poster une photo de la plage ;D

axiotea (15929) 2009-05-17 23:41

Bonjour M.Louise
C'est bien de pouvoir ressortir d'anciennes photos et ici je constate une bonne luminosité pour nous faire découvrir cette sculpture.
En ce qui concerne le cadrage, j'aurais peut être enlever une bonne partie du bas, pour donner encore plus d'impact à la main...
Une note revue et bien détaillée.
Amitiés
Marilyn

John_F_Kennedy (30689) 2009-05-19 3:34

Funny! Splendid portrait with excellent composition. Well done.
Best wishes,
Achim

xuaxo (5637) 2009-05-19 11:06

Bonsoir ML
Questa è una foto molto interessante e anche umoristica.
Mi piace molto anche i colori.
Amitiés,
Francisco

Didi (35760) 2009-05-19 19:11

Bonjour Marie Louise
Une image intéressante qui me fait penser à la Corse.
Le scan est de bonne qualité.
Amitiés

cfreire (11647) 2009-05-22 15:32

Hola MarieLouise,
Una toma llena de buen humor. Muy interesante eso monumento historico. La captura está bien hecha con otimos colores y contrastes. Bonito trabajo. Saludos. Consuelo

ElAprendiz (7370) 2009-05-25 10:21

Hola MarieLouise:

Una foto muy personal, pero llamativa. La escultura del dedo es grandiosa y las texturas se detallan favorecidas por la buena luz existente.

Buen encuadre, bellos colores

Saludos desde Colombia, John

jlbrthnn (37000) 2009-06-05 4:38

Bonjour Marie-Louise,
Tu as trouvé un figurant compétent pour agrémenté ce doigt qui indique la direction du Ciel, peut-être. Les couleurs naturelles sont agréables, comme les fleurs. Bravo.
Bonne journée.
Amicalement
Joël

Bluejeans (31633) 2009-06-09 10:45

Ola Marie ,
Ficou bem engraçada esta tua foto com o rapaz a fazer o mesmo gesto com a mão que a estátua , bons detalhes, bom trabalho de scan , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo