The Mother's Day

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• japiey (9313)
• [2007-05-10 18:05]
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Hi George..

27 years, and this comes out like a new born now...
The curious look of the nurse and the calm mom...and your imaginative notes...all have my admiration..
My wishes for the young boy/girl...of this wonderfull mom...and to you too..

jean paul

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• AROBN54 (7407)
• [2007-05-10 18:06]

A touching photo, my friend, George. As I am to be a grandmother again, it is one that - gives me memories of the other two times. When the nurse (maybe like the one in your photo) kicked a stool at me and ordered me to have a seat. :)) I like the side lighting in this and I, too, am given pause by the furrows in that nurse's brow. Well done in black and white and thanks to all of you or we'd none be moms. All the best,
Shelly

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• Uzi (839)
• [2007-05-10 18:12]

this picture is from year of my birth.. 5 months ealier but still in Poland so for my is very special
Thank you for that
greetings
Iza

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• bostankorkulugu (24293)
• [2007-05-10 18:15]

as i live my life in a hospital and as my wife is pregnant this is the one for me... very impressive shot george... i like the low pov and the light on the nurse... and the workshop is another story... real art... both... congrats...

cheers

korkut:)

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• kagemusha (1095)
• [2007-05-10 18:28]

Hi George,
very impressive shot, it just looks like a movie scene.
TFS
mali

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• Floydian (24263)
• [2007-05-10 18:30]
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Hi George,
Absolute great shot. Almost 30 years old, man what a quality after all those years. Taken with a Practica, i can't hardly believe it. I also had such a thing, later replaced by the so called sophisticated B200...a real laugh ;-)
But see here what the old TL has made...man deep respect for that. This is so extremly good for such a camera. Or it it the Carl Zeis, that could explain a lot, because the image quality is very high.
The way the nurse looks to the left, probably on a monitor see how the baby lies. The light in her face, her bright eyes, beautiful black hair, the cap on her head...it all fits perfectly.
This looks like a scene from a film...maybe made by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, such a typical late 70s film.
Oh man i really like this one...thanks...it's perfect..!!!
Regards, Henk

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• robiuk (9847)
• [2007-05-10 18:53]

Interesting one, George.
I believe that the baby have turned
27 this very spring and would be out
of themselves to see this capture!
I like the triange betwen the mother's
and nurse's head and the belly, and the
contrast between mother's closed eyes and
nurse's gaze towards the light.
Well done!
Robi

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• ribeiroantonio (14830)
• [2007-05-10 19:55]

Wow, she (the nurse) is seeing the light of a new life while the mother looks more feeling the pain of giving life. We can see that 27 years is a long time because the nurse is wearing a typical cap (I have not seen that for quite a long time here in Australia) and the walls of that room are quite unusual in today’s hospitals. The WS is wonderful.
It really is a great homage to all mothers.
Antonio

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• KevRyan (20319)
• [2007-05-10 20:04]

I read the beautiful poetry of a 16/17 year old girl whilst working in a prison last week - talking of her baby on the outside and writing beautifully about this child from conception to birth - amazing - and when we think of the experiences - the conceptions, the carrying, the sometimes losing, the birth, the feeding, changing, symbiotic physicality, letting others into this relationship, the trials and troubles alongside the joys of growth and then letting go but never letting go.......what stories unfold from this most profound of images - the almost angelic light on the nurse and her all too human expression are extra-ordinary.........men....a good and present father.....is the first significant external relationship a child has out of that symbiosis with their mother - if she is the true teacher of the body - how to be in it and nourish it - it is the father who teaches the heart and relationship ......how sad we distort this relationship out of recognition in our societies and reduce men so often to being less than half a human being.......

...see now what you have done you giant of a dwarf......I was going to bed.....it's tomorrow morning already...and you get me thinking like this with your picture of a hand on a bump full of joys to come!

tc my friend

Kev

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• JoseMiguel (858)
• [2007-05-10 20:40]

Hi George,
A very interesting image!
I like very much the light and illumination on the face of the nurse, a very dramatic one.
Very good also the action of the scene, and the fact that is a woman who is helping another woman to give birth.
Congratulations and thanks for share it.
My best regards,
JM

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• Clairedelune (4732)
• [2007-05-10 21:07]
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What strike me in the first place in looking at this very touching (again!) photo, it is the light in the belly. And no, it is not my so usual English mistake, of mixing "on" and "in". No. This time, I am consciously using the in.
There is so much beauty in this photo George. So much beauty... The look of concern of the nurse, the close eyes of the mother, the hand on the belly, and that little thing there: the light illuminating the belly...
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I think the WS should receive proper attention too. I am melting in looking at the incredible gentleness and softness in the eyes of this new mother. And again, the light... the light! Why, oh why does I have suddenly a lump in my throat?...

And your notes, the one in the WS especially, are praiseworthy.
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But you are wrong George. It takes a father. I am the one to know that more than any other...
Claire

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• partha (12900)
• [2007-05-10 21:29]

Hi George ,
Extraordinary shot. Perfect positioning of the subjects. a perfect shot for the mother day. B&W is a great choice.
Regards.
Partha

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• flory (4543)
• [2007-05-11 1:29]

ciao George,
see this kind of image for many,many times..but every time is a miracle!nothing to compare with this moment..but nothing..hahha,think the man is not prepared to give birth..something in their neurons told"it's a difficult job!"..:)but,sure,needs a father..:)all my admiration for your gesture and for this pic,a really art..
all the best for all Mothers in the world!
flory

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• faubry (27503)
• [2007-05-11 1:39]

bonjour George, wonderful shot for mothe day.. superb light,i like expression from nurse; bravo
francine

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• sayan (2603)
• [2007-05-11 2:52]

Hello George,

This is a classic! What an impact this gives to the viewers! ohh.. It makes my day! The light on the face of the nurse, the light on the abodomen ar simply superb. It really is a great work and I am amazed to see its quality after almost thirty long years!

Regards

Sayan

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• bantonbuju (43253)
• [2007-05-11 3:03]
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wielki respect, bracie, wielki respekt...
nic lepszego się nam nie mogło trafic z tej okazji niż TAKIE zdjęcie...nawet jeśli dobre 2 tygodnie przed...ale to świadczy o tym, że coś będzie się działo, a nie słoneczniki czy jakieś tam kaczeńce...
pozdr. j.

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• rigoletto (20968)
• [2007-05-11 4:16]
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Dear Mr. Grabarczyk,
You dream on artificial impregnating of women, so why don't you dream on artificial wombs stuffed in men? This is so unfair. If men wanted (and supported with hightech) they could give birth too. Ehmmm, would i like it? Of course not, but give a chance to absurd dreaming...
Your photo is striking. Taken in 1980, i wonder whose birth it is. And i am worried about the expression of the nurse. Is it something wrong going on? And what were you doing there with your low POV, in that special moment? Do i have the rights to ask those questions, or shall i just shut up?
Deniz

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• luisafonso (13147)
• [2007-05-11 4:34]
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Let me tell you George that this "main" post is nothing but good both in terms of literacy, photography and care mother dedication. But the ws belongs to an higher level of "things". It's a pity we can't favorite workshops because I would favorite this one. You were true (and still are...). How can a woman look more beautiful than here? Those eyes, the restful expression, the feeling of quietude... Looks that she's swimming in a giant lake of happiness. What a great photography that this is.

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• barrufeto_77 (19875)
• [2007-05-11 5:17]

Hi George.

A nice homage to all our Mums... :P

Excellent B&W contrasted picture!

Rgs, Oscar

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• ninaL (15577)
• [2007-05-11 8:43]

I already said that I liked much this photograph as I like all your photographs of this hospital…

It joins both all the code of practice and the emotion. The emotion is seen here more on the face of the midwife, worried... waiting...that on that of the mother wich rest in the shade…

There, it is mother by her belly….and one cannot not see it.

I like very much the way in which you have worked out this photograph in PP: the play of the light and the shadow emphasizes what it is necessary to emphasize, and hide what it is necessary to hide (the white tiling);).

You had the occasion to make rare photographs with Akademia Medyczna, the photographs that everyone does not have the occasion to make… unless being father who is waiting for the childbirth, and the hand of the father could tremble in this moment.

And you did it perfectly. Because the occasion is not enough: I am convinced that the majority among us could not as well make.

You chose the good moment to present that one….

A pearl on TE.

PS : Mam nadzieje, ze zrozumiales moje angielskie wypociny...

Sciskam i love Cie. Grazyna.

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• Gustaw (19606)
• [2007-05-11 14:02]

Chlopie! A gdzies ty tam byl??? Centralnie na legalu czy schowales sie pod lozkiem? Bardzo dobre zdjecie. Artysta jestes! Dobra jakosc i super temat. Tylko ach i och!
Pozdrawiam.
marek

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• riclopes (26208)
• [2007-05-11 14:06]

Again, George!!! How many surprises do have for us? How many more beauties do you have? Incredible lighting. She is seeing it. She is feeling it - the miracle of life is out there and is arriving. And you were there and got those moments. You have the sensibility to capture such magic moments. The WS? Outstanding! Why these photos aren't out there in the real world, so everybody can see them?
ricardo

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• AnimeshRay (8685)
• [2007-05-11 15:07]

This is angellic! Nothing more to say...a fitting tribute to Mother's day.

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• mpdre (1383)
• [2007-05-11 22:24]

Hi George,
Very touching image to celebrate Mother's day. The light and shadows create a very strong effect. Beautifully presented.
I also like very much the workshop.
Regards

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• isabela_sor (32364)
• [2007-05-12 3:28]

George,every pic of yours is a masterpiece!This one is too... in all senses of this word.
I cannot express how I feel looking this photo,so powerful,so touching,so.....
I can say only THANK YOU

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• Booz (9908)
• [2007-05-12 5:44]

Mog³e je widzieæ wcze¶niej? - Jest przepiekne - choæ klimatem oddaje mi taki ciê¿ki film - Johny idzie na wojnê - Metallica wykorzysta³a go w rewela teledysku do utworu One..
Pozdrawum,
Tomek

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• Zandell (233)
• [2007-05-12 7:57]

Hi George

Excellent tribute to this day...

Special black and colors effect...

best regards
sandu

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• Traczewska (5221)
• [2007-05-12 12:09]

To zupelny Rembrandt.. obraz, ktorego sila wywolawcza jest swiatlo.. scena zastygla tez jak na obrazie, znaczaca, symbliczna, nieomal archetypiczna.. Co ty tam robiles Jurku w tej kobiecej intymnosci.. jak Ci sie udalo schowac swoja obec nosc zeby uzyskac efekt tak niezwyklej, niczym nie zakloconej prywatnosci? bardzo to podziwiam.. no i to swiatlo.. zupelnie nieziemskie..
z pozdrowieniami, A.

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• Jackos (1983)
• [2007-05-12 14:04]

Dorzucam i ja zieloną mordkę bo nie sposób pominąć TAKIEGO zdjęcia. That's it.
J.

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• Budapestman (25325)
• [2007-05-12 16:46]

Hi George,
This is a very suggestive and expressive shot. Good choice the B&W. Refined POV and composition. Effective lights and dramatic atmosphere. Impressive work, indeed. Have a nice weekend, thank you
George

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• pgorod (1114)
• [2007-05-12 17:26]

Hi George...

I first noticed your photos here on TE with your other shots from the hospital. I just love them, and these two are excellent additions to the series...

I just love this issue of childbirth, motherhood, it's the ultimate poetry to me.

If you don't know this one yet, be sure to check it out...

Thanks for sharing these hospital photos... they're important...

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• Henryk_Bilor (18776)
• [2007-05-13 3:49]

Witaj Jurciu
Ja jakis ignorant jestem, zdawalo mi sie, ze dzien matuli jest 26 maja, a tu wszyscy wczesniej dedykacje serwuja...
Fajne ujecie, ekstra swiatlo i kompozycja z zadumana mina piguly nad brzuszkiem.
Jak Ty to robisz, ze z niczego tworzysz piekne dziela?
Pozdrawiam

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• xuaxo (4063)
• [2007-05-13 16:59]

Witaj Jurciu!
Olá Jorge!
In Portuguese, when a baby is born we say that the mother "gave to the light".
Here in your photo I see this mother is ready to give to the light, the wonderful light that is entering that dark (?) room.
F

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• pilpel-adom (2770)
• [2007-05-13 17:25]

George, this is what I came for...THe lighting, man, you just got that light SO RIGHT with the RIGHT timing! That's the ever elusive combination, the tricky light, the change of subjects, the movement in space and the ever changing composition that makes photography so beautiful and demanding...
A great portrait of the nurse, her gaze lightened by the ray of light, the trusting patient, the assuring press of a hand...so HUMAN!
Well done, well done!! A FAV!
Chen

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• PeterC (2242)
• [2007-05-14 3:37]

George,
What a tribute i still can't get over that light its amazing. So tender so luminous so wonderful. A stunning piece of photography. I can't quite put it into words. An immediate favourite.

Cheers
Peter

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• Francisco_Brito (219)
• [2007-05-15 18:33]

What a wonderful composition you have here.
I like particularly the nurse's expression. Her face looking to the light, expresses hope and and weary expectation.
The hands are also very expressive.
Well done!
As for the note, well I agree with you on the fact that women are prepared physically as well as psychologically and emotionally to nurture their children... and to care for everyone in the family! one only sees that when she's absent :)
Francisco

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• designsoul (21332)
• [2007-05-16 17:25]

Aahhhhhhhh, what a work, George... Rembrandt in bw!!! The baroque lighting as it falls on the midwife/doctor's face, the anticipation mixed with anxiety, the mother's tender "sleep" preceding the pain and rupture of birth, the actual GENTLENESS of all this, all these leave me befuddled, speachless, in awe...
into my favs, dear George.
sasa

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• mesutilgim (23613)
• [2007-05-21 16:04]

Hi George,
Wonderfull b&w capture. Specially the face of the nurse is great !
TFS,
MESUT ILGIM

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• jmcl (11900)
• [2007-05-23 15:08]

Hi George,

How concerned the nurse looks .. but for me this image is that light that comes across into this cold grey scene of concern and hope .. that is what speaks the loudest to me ..

take care,

John

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• Furachan (0)
• [2007-05-25 7:50]

EXtraordinary series, George. Not a single lemon in the lot - once again remnds me of Eugene Smith's classic shots for Life Magazine.
Art, documentation, drama, it's all there.
Brilliant,
Francis

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• keribar (38728)
• [2007-05-28 0:25]

Hello George,
A prize winner for me, this BW picture is certainly among the best I finfd in TE today - Congratulations - Izzet

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• marknunnerley (2760)
• [2007-05-31 11:11]

Hi George. I take it this is from the same series I saw a few months ago. The pov is really good and capturing the nurse like this is excellent. Great b&w work from the 80's.
br
mark

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• teutza (9833)
• [2007-06-04 12:20]

Hello George,
this is an amasing shot!like most of your pics,
i love it first because it's older than me and second for it's unique moment ..
great one
teo

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• yanseiler (6553)
• [2007-06-28 2:42]

Hi George, A powerful one, I love how you have composed it, the bottom is well filled, the nurse gives a direction and what a beam, superb shot which will directly land in my favorites...
Cheers
Yan