White Christmas Photo

Photographer’s Note

The Merriest Christmas For You ...

Wherever you are.... Whoever you are...
And, it really doesn't matter how many pictures you have had removed by administration.
Or, in what language do you yap on forums. Or… If you are going to India to make some fotkas to show us, or you are already coming back from India with tons of fotkas for us to see… Or, if you are strongly against me or you are strongly against me and my fotkas - combined.
It really doesn't matter how many hundreds of green macaques your latest photo ( the one with the empty bench in the park covered with the blue snow) earned so far… After all - we, the members of TE - we don't care about the points - do we…? Take me, for example: You folks, can give me tons of green monkies for each photo - I wouldn't even care…!

For all of you - all over the map - I wish you as much all of the best as you wish me, dear folks - at this Christmas time…
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What…? It's too late…?

Well… I tried… Bloody hell…I tried and tried…and tried… I've got some serious malfunctions on my computer - obviously…

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As seen on December 25 2004 on a milky white beaches of Sarasota.
One of the kitschiest Christmas postcardish fotkas ever posted on TE…
But… But it's oh, so sweet…

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Have a look down there… Some of you obviously liked it as much as I did… Just 'copy and paste' it, fun.
Yippie…!!!!

Photo Information
Copyright: George Grabarczyk (Polonaise) (18354)
Date Taken: 2004-12-25
Theme(s): Christmas Joyful time [view contributor(s)]
Original date submitted: 2006-12-23 7:14
Viewed: 2028
Points: 56

Discussions

To Luko: True magic of X-mas...
Polonaise
1 12-29 14:19
To KevRyan: My love...Lousy greenie.
Polonaise
1 12-29 13:56
To bantonbuju: Kapucha z grzybamy...
Polonaise
1 12-23 22:51
To designsoul: Bizarre Christmas
Polonaise
1 12-23 22:27
To Clairedelune: Sparking moment.
Polonaise
3 12-23 11:31

Critiques [Translate]

mapek61 (2851)
• [2006-12-23 7:40]
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Witaj Jerzy
To jest swietna ilustracja do nadchodzacych swiat. Tyle ciepla i milosci emanuje z tej pary ile oby bylo w kazdym domu, nie tylko zreszta w czsie tych Swiat, ale sa one rowniez miedzy innymi po to zeby o tym przypominac!
Bardzo dziekuje
Pozdrawiam serdecznie i zycze Tobie i Twoim najblizszym zdowych i wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia
Marek
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• teutza (7218)
• [2006-12-23 7:55]
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HEllo George,
that's such a good ideea!!
i kile your image a lot!
Merry Christmas!!!
teo
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• KevRyan (17308)
• [2006-12-23 9:13]
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A very amusing image of the comforts of Christmas George!........so clever of him to get all that snow imported just to impress!......OK...clever to choose a milky white beach then!
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• Ina (2555)
• [2006-12-23 9:17]
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So cute, so fine... Love the scene... TFS and a merry Christmas to you... Ina...
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• evanrizo (11483)
• [2006-12-23 10:31]
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Very interesting.
Thanks for the wishes.
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• marknunnerley (1837)
• [2006-12-23 10:42]
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George,
I like the way you keep osting these photos of Christmas day leading up to the 25th. The sand that looks like the snow is a nice touch. Now if they had been penguins ;)
I wonder what your christmas photo will be this year?
A very Happy Christmas to you George.
Best regards,
Mark

greg (2654)
[2006-12-23 11:12]
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Ha! Nice one, George... a kind of Christmas dream. I wish you one as good as this!

Gustaw (8548)
• [2006-12-23 16:36]
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• Witaj!
No fajne te Swieta macie w Ameryce. Choc powiem ci, ze w Polsce nic nie lepsze. Sniegu ani troszeczke. Predzej bedzie deszcz niz snieg. Dziwnie tak jakosc. Sorry, ale z punkcikow juz sie wypstrykalem. Zycze ci Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia!!!!!!!!
Marek
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• vinicio (14127)
• [2006-12-23 18:20]
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Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones Giorgio
Vinicio

And compliments to this idea and photo.
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• Luko (12340)
• [2006-12-23 18:25]
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Ho-Ho-Ho... Xmas is covering Polonaise's frames with snow : is that the true magic of Christmas ;) ... merry Xmas to you, George.
(I miss the heating Christmas of my pacific islands youth.. a bit like his photo, plus some xmas decorations on the palm trees)
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• designsoul (19960)
• [2006-12-23 22:02]
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Recipe for the American Christmas Dream: add a pinch of white sand, two caramelized Santa hats, a crisp Walmart shopping bag and a roasted stuffed tiger in the arms of a voluptuous female. Place them on the white beach of Sarasota, and, if you like that way, hint it with a touch of salty sand.
You had it. You did it. It works!
The most bizarre, improbable of shots, George. Great Christmas merriment for sure.
Hope you enjoy it, even up here.
:-)
sasa
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• bantonbuju (35880)
• [2006-12-23 22:23]
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Nie marudź stary, nie marudź...Wstawiasz zdjęcie znad morza, jak wynika z miniaturki, ludziska otwieraja w poszukiwaniu jakiegoś fakapu/potkniecia ideologicznego twojego (ci co cię znają) albo kolejnego ślicznniutkiego, estetycznego zdjęcia (ci co cie nie znają) niezakłóconego żadnym badziewiem w stylu leżącego rowerka a juz nie daj boże mewkami-głupawkami gapiącymi sie nie wiadomo na co...
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popatrzyłem sobie na kilka zdjęć z tej "serii" jedno po drugim i powiem ci że to niezły galeryjny materiał sie z tego zrobił, przemyślany, spięty jakąś rozsądną klamrą... było by fajnie zobaczyć to na ścianie...
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osiemnaście stopni powiadasz pan? hmmm, co to ma współnego z moim postrzeganiem kristmasu? niewiele sądzę, jakoś nie moge sobie wyobrazić takiej eksperymentalnej konstelacji...pamiętam jakieś 7 lat temu wpadliśmy z żona na najbardziej kretyński pomysł pod słońcem - pojechaliśmy w okresie świąt do italii, narciarze p.. sie znaleźli... stary, wigilia bez własnej choinki, zamiast karpia jakieś gów... fishburgery itd.. jezu, rozpacz... nawet wycieczka do wenecji mi tego nie skompensowała na drugi dzień...
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have tho most wonderful....
3m sie ciepło...
j.

• Homerhomer (3765)
• [2006-12-24 1:24]
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Jurek, u mnie juz kapusta z grzybami nastawiona....
serdeczne zyczenia dla calej rodziny (czytaj szybko zanim admin zrobi delete, cos im sie moje zyczenia nie podobaja);)
Najlepszego
Piotr
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• Graal (28188)
• [2006-12-24 2:53]
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Czesc,
fajny widok, na czasie, chociaz z Twojego archiwum. Moja swiateczna fotografie admin wywalil. Fajnie skomponowana scenka, dobre kolory.
Wesolych Swiat i najlepszego w Nowym Roku!
Aleksander
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• gary91 (7603)
• [2006-12-24 4:00]
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Hello George,
This is the most crazy Christmas picture I have seen right now. And that's why it is so good! Santa Claus eraing sport shoes, walking aon the beach with a blonde Santa Clausette next to him !
Thanks for the laugh you gave me :D
Merry Christmas to you and the ones you love!
Best regards. Christian
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• Ulishna (1959)
• [2006-12-24 4:02]
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Hello George,
so unusual Christmas photo! Great composition, sand looks like snow, very nice!
Merry Christmas!
Julia
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• Henryk_Bilor (14037)
• [2006-12-24 4:08]
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Nono, piekne, swiateczne i nie tylko... Fajna ilustracja do swiat. Cieplo i jasno.
Pozdrawiam serdecznie
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• jaja1970 (1272)
• [2006-12-24 4:18]
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Hi George,

Great job!
Merry Chrismas.

Best Wishes,

Javad.
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• faubry (19006)
• [2006-12-24 4:30]
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hello George, like snow the sand is all whit, may be desatured? really good idee Christmas wher are you, merry Christmas to you
francine

syd1946 (9681)
• [2006-12-24 9:00]
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Hi George,
I find very interesting your approach to the Christmas and the Santa Claus!He is one of us,the same person,black or white,in the summer or in the winter!He lives inside us!

Thank you George,
The best wishes to you and your family!

Thomas
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• devimeuxbe (32715)
• [2006-12-24 11:20]
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Hi Georges
It's nice to see such a christmas on the beach.
The light is beautifull, colors also.
Happy Christmas for you too.
Bertrand
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• john_c (22404)
• [2006-12-24 11:29]
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• Hi George,
This is both outrageous and delicious. This loving couple appears anomalously on the milky beach, while the puzzled gulls look on wonderingly. A humorous and effective shot. All the best of the holiday season, George.
John
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• Cricri (16514)
• [2006-12-25 9:00]
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• Bonjour George,
Une idée merveilleuse pour présenter la fête de Noel, pleine d'amour et de tendresse, un sable blanc qui pourrait remplaçer la neige, peut-être froid pour les mouettes.....c'est beau et romantique
merry chritmas for you and your family
cricri
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• keribar (27960)
• [2006-12-27 0:53]
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• Hello George,
What a nice shot of these two young people with Santa Klaus hats.
Merry Christmas to you and Happy new year - Izzet
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• serenadanesi (861)
• [2007-03-28 1:42]
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This picture is really fantastic!
Thank you for sharing.
Serena
happypoppeye (1965)
• [2007-08-19 13:35]
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• Another great, original composition George. A really strong subject with good colors. I've never spent xmas on the beach. Thanksgiving in the outer bahks of NC but nver xmas. This year though, it'll be xmas in Sudan for me...can't wait.

I like the little elements in this one. The person in the ocean, the seagulls along the beach, the bright red of their hats and their embrace on the beach. It doesn't matter where you are, it's who you're with and what you're doing at the moment that matters most.

Great work.
John

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Critiques | Translate

chris04stop (2289) 2009-01-01 18:44

I am the first, now, right? Well, George...never it's too late to say something. Never. And this photo is not just Christmas. But love at Christmas. And..I love the love!!! Okay?
A.P.

loves_summer (763) 2009-01-01 19:32

Hi George,
I like your documentary photos...they are really very original. I like that the sand looks like snow in this image, and this adds to the Christmas feel. Thanks for sharing and have a Happy New Year!

kensimage (8539) 2009-01-01 20:08

Yeah, it's pretty kitschy, all right. Are you sure you didn't just buy a postcard and scan it? Actually, nah. You can out-kitsch any kitschy postcard photographer. Why, you can even make kitsch show through thick layers of noise and grain. But most of all, this has too much character and originality to be a postcard. It would never make the cut.

Thanks for the second chance to comment on this one. It deserves more than once.

Happy New Year, George, Happy New Year. Regards, Ken.

MarcT (21093) 2009-01-01 23:01

Hi Georgy,
That was a nice one. I had also a good one fot Xmas. I'll put it in your WS because it was "exterminated" by a moderator. Mine was just one of my nurses at work...
Nice to see you again
Marc

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Booz (13846) 2009-01-02 0:05

HEJA :)) - ale pieknego parzastego mikusia spotkales :)) - cudownie Cie widziec :)) - pomyslnosci w NOWYM Roczku!! (ale tego rowerowego kolka nie musiales obcinac ;PPPP)

Boozka

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Gessle (70) 2009-01-02 0:14

Witaj!!!
Ha!
Bardzo kiczowate, ale przez to bardzo świąteczne - ale również tak ODMIENNE w tej swojej mikołajowatości...:))))
Całuję Cię mocno!
Świetne zdjęcie i również świetnego 2009 roku!!

Anka

saxo042 (15488) 2009-01-02 0:27

Hi George,
One of the best Christmas cards so far! An excellent composition!
Best regards
Gunnar

ninaL (19452) 2009-01-02 1:45

• ninaL (7396)
• [2006-12-23 9:46]
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Slicznie, jedna z najladniejszych kartek swiatecznych na ET, bardzo mi sie podoba, zwlaszcza z tym piaskiem bialym jak snieg, dzieki i pozdrowienia przedswiateczne. Grazyna.

Tyle napisalam wtedy.

Dzisiaj dopisze, ze wlasnie obudzil mnie syn krzyczac "Mama, snieg" ! co w Paryzu jest cudem zdarzajacym sie dzien w roku. A raczej ranek w roku, bo to zaraz z niego robi sie blocko i jest po sniegu. A nawet dobrze nie pokryl samochodow, jest tego z 1 cm.

Dopisze tez, ze piekna kompozycja i kolory, bo trzeba uzasadnic dwa punkty ;))).

Pozdrawiam lichosniegowo z Paryza. Grazyna.

jasmis (50184) 2009-01-02 6:55

No niby tak, ale... Chyba jestem konserwatystą regionalnym i nie bardzo wyobrażam sobie Boże Narodzenie bez śniegu i mrozu. Ale.. zdjęcie ma swój niezaprzeczalny urok. To oczywiste. Pozdrawiam świątecznie.

zmey (7244) 2009-01-02 7:45

yeah, Jurek, as Ken says: you can out-kitsch any kitschy postacard photographer. that's some 'round christmas there... 'round and around (look at the birds)... ok, ok, there is quite some WHITE too. a good one, George!

Happy 2009 once more to you!
Kristaps

noborders (14199) 2009-01-02 13:37

I really love this kitsch photo (you said it first) ! It looks a bit like a mise en scène, but maybe not ?

Anyway : great fun, ... I realise that all the times that I was travelling during Christmas in the tropics, it was in a Muslim or Hindu or Buddhist country, so I never really knew Christmas under the coconut trees - here you give us an alternative image. Very unusual and fresh, ... but I am not sure that you don't care at all about makakas - this time you deserve certainly them !

Love the faded birds and the vivid reds... cute and amusing, playful and fun !

Katarzyna

riclopes (32967) 2009-01-03 1:34

Don't even know if I'm there. Too long note. But the pic is the best christmas postcard I can imagine. Beautiful capture of their love and their baby tiger. Is that bike on the right. Shouldn't that person on the right BG be cropped?
ric

baba_flies (7953) 2009-01-03 8:40

Hello George! It is funny to read my own words, what I wrote to you in 2006, was this really me I was thinking. The "worst" thing is if someone reads my texts loud and if I have to listen to it, than I usually cover my ears and sing loud :)))) This is for sure one of my favorite xmas pictures, it is tender, it makes the connection to the Season and yet it is a million miles away from my xmas but I love it, the same way I liked it in 2006 ... as Ken wrote, it deserves a second comment, and I truly hope I do not have to write a third ... but I would! Barbara.

AROBN54 (10721) 2009-01-03 11:31

Quite touching, George. :))
I'm not quite sure what kitsch means, but if it's anything like 'cheesy' then you said it. It's still really cute and very, very different. They stand out wonderfully against all the stuff around them. One thing I did notice. That girl has a big ole.... well, I'm sure you noticed, too. LOL Take good care, my rascally friend and have a great New Year, with fondest regards,
Shelly

Clairedelune (4885) 2009-01-03 18:33

[2006-12-23 10:51]
That's the most improbable photo of Christmas that I have the joy to have seen in my life! Looking at it, I can't help it, I smile, laugh and cry. Try that!
The mix of elements here is just impossible. Let me give some of them:
- White sand like if it was some snow! It should be snow, isn't it?
- Santa Claus kind of hats on a beach.
- The woman all in black, long leaves, long pants and then, you have somebody bathing in the water.
- The man with a Christmas bag. As if he was shopping right now. On a beach!!!
- A bike dropped on the beach with birds around.
- And a mysterious something in the arms of the woman. Sorry, I could not figure that out! (I'm not talking about the man obviously, but about the red and yellow thing!).
Nevertheless, this most improbable photo works!!! In fact, it does marvels! A great, great one George!
And Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones!
Claire

bisok (244) 2009-01-06 3:07

Pięknie Jurku to uczyniłeś. THX. MB

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Przedostatnie zdjęcie z poprzedniej epoki ... to, to ... o krwi ... o zmienionym krwawym tytule ...
Przeczuwałem, że tak się stanie ... Nie przeczuwałem, że wykasują wszystkie ...
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Nie śpiesz się tak ... można inaczej ... można tak jak na tej plaży ...
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Najlepszego w tym i w następnych ... i byś nie musiał już nigdy budować od początku ...

Yves-triga (3382) 2009-01-30 3:41

hello,
Nice expression an ambiance,
well see
well shoot
yves