Struggle For Peace Photo

Photographer’s Note

Struggle For Peace

That this new year is full of success for all

All you need for success is:

- An unwavering desire to become a successful person.

- The belief that it will succeed and you deserve all the riches and rewards associated with what you want.

- A precise and detailed plan to take the place of your current situation and the place you want and deserve to go.

- The desire to follow your plan every day, despite the obstacles that comes through.

- A commitment to constantly keep learning through reading and experience. Learning implies growth, and growth means better.

- The people you surround yourself support.

And above all:

The discipline of putting into practice lessons learned and the willingness to make the sacrifices necessary to turn your dreams into reality.

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In the picture: a statue dedication Luis "Lucho" Alberto Herrera, the "Little Gardener" in Fusagasugá.

Only Latin American to win the Tour of Spain in 1987. An accomplishment achieved through effort, dedication, discipline, pride and love for their homeland.

Lucho Herrera was a pioneer of colombian cycling in Europe, and its largest exponent during the late 1980s. It was a good climber, as evidenced by his victories in the rankings of the three great mountain of laps, in addition to numerous stage and seats of honor in them.

His most important victory was the title of the Tour of Spain in 1987, which also won a stage and the classification of the mountain. Herrera also shone in the Tour de France, which ended in the race among the top ten on three occasions, winning the classification of mountain awards in 1985 and 1987.

And perhaps the most remembered was when in 1985 the Tour de France, in a risky descent into the city of Saint Etienne, reaches the goal first, his face bloodied entirely the product of an accident that had earlier km .

Your friend always, John

s_lush, gracious, WelshTraveller, bakes888, MarianneS, parbo, ChrisJ, siamesa, belido, danos, macondo, rodgerg, adores has marked this note useful

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lousat (15034) 2009-01-02 6:57

Hi John,a great message of peace and a great pic,perfect choice of point of view and light,great idea to whish the best for the new year! Thanks for share and have a great 2009 you too,Luciano

s_lush (1916) 2009-01-02 6:59

Hi John,
Good composition of the expressive picture and interesting and informative note (or 2 notes)! All together are made very well!
With my best regards,
Sergiy

BennyV (4512) 2009-01-02 7:00

Hi John,

Great message, good picture. I remember being completely mesmerized by pictures of Herrera in the Tour de France, in front of a TV screen in Belgium. All the best to you and yous.

Benny

gracious (20017) 2009-01-02 9:54

Hello John,
Thank you for encouragement and a wonderful image for the year of 2009! great presentation to start the year indeed!
beautiful statue of the great man from Colombia in it's sharpness, good lighting and details!
I loved the colour contrast in this image!
my warmest greeting from NZ
Tony

WelshTraveller (352) 2009-01-02 9:56

John
Very symbolic and shows the hope of peace. Good lighting and TFS
Happy New Year
David

bakes888 (18055) 2009-01-02 11:54

Compliments of the season John. As a cyclist I know some of what “Little Gardener” went through and it aint easy. Great photo. well composed with nice texture in the sky for a backdrop. Thanks for sharing.
All the best for 2009, Paul.

MarianneS (14262) 2009-01-02 14:34

Hola mi amigo John,
Tu nota me gusta mucho. Es llena de inspiración profunda.
Hablas con tu corazón y es lo más importantes.
Tu foto le coresponde muy bien a tu nota.
Te mando un fuerte abrazo y todos mis deseos para tí y tus queridos.
Marianne

parbo (10964) 2009-01-02 16:32

Hola John,

Wonderful shot and great notes in two parts to accompany the image. The story of Alberto Herrera is very interesting for me in your note.

Your capture from bottom increase the victory effect of him that already visible on his statue. Excellent clarity and sharpness as usual especially under fantastic sky. Congratulations. Have a nice weekend.

I wish you and your family a healthy, prosperous and happy new year.

Saludos cordiales,

Ertugrul

ChrisJ (69618) 2009-01-02 16:56

Hi John

Superb graphism of the dark statue against the lighter blue sky. Good lighting on the statue too that reveals the contours & textures. I like the yellow vs blue colour contrast. Tfs!

ribeiroantonio (21753) 2009-01-02 18:06

I remember him during the Tour de France. A great cyclist.
You have got here a very nice photo and an excellent note. Well done.
All the best for 2009.
Antonio

siamesa (12465) 2009-01-03 0:51

Hello John,
Very significant image for to begin the year. Excellent note and words of peace.Congratulations for the picture and for the beautiful note.
Feliz 2009
Abraços
Maria

jlbrthnn (37038) 2009-01-03 3:44

Buenos días John,
Después de haber leído este pequeño breviario del “winner”, comprendo mejor porqué no he conseguido mi existencia:) Excelentes calidades de la imagen, muy legible y bastante espectacular. Gracias para la nota interesante.
Buen día. ¡Feliz año nuevo 2009!
Cordialmente
Joël

belido (16109) 2009-01-03 5:11

Hola John,

gosto bastante dessas suas composições de estátuas. Você é um dos poucos que bem representam esse tema aqui no TE. A foto está um cartão postal. Enquadramento perfeito, nitidez e luminosidade bem acertadas. A mensagem da nota é bem motivadora. Obrigado por compartilhar!
Saludos,
Carlos
PS: Feliz Año Nuevo!

luighi (4058) 2009-01-03 7:57

Por fin has vuelto , y a lo grande Jhon , faltaria mas.Bella composicion y excelente nota .Feliz año amigo mio .
Un saludo.Luis

danos (31796) 2009-01-03 8:44

Hola John,
very characteristic the movement of Alberto Herrera's statue.I like the movment of his hand for his win as your wishes for all of us to success the best one for the coming year.The POV is splendid as the contrast the ctreates between the black of the statue and the blue sky.Well done my friend.

Have a nice and healthy New Year, Danos

Colombiana (2540) 2009-01-03 12:24

Hola Amiguito :)

Gracias a Dios ya empezó el año nuevo y todo esta volviendo a la “normalidad”. Comí demasiado durante las fiestas… y como en todos los años, la resolución es empezar la dieta.
Me gusta le expresión o sensación de libertad que inspira la estatua. Muy apropiada composición en forma vertical, al igual que un buen manejo de la luz.

Los mejores deseos para este año que ya comienza…
Un abrazo cordial… Maryori

Charo (31651) 2009-01-04 12:36

Hola John,
Recuerdo a este ciclista y la escultura dedicada a él y a su esfuerzo, es preciosa y el punto vista, magnífico.
Feliz Año 2009!
Un abrazo,
Charo

macondo (12991) 2009-01-05 5:00

Hello John.
An inspiring sculpture, and note from you, for the coming year. I like your composition of this piece, and the excellent exposure of the light and shade on the rider. A very interesting note. You continue to display for us so much about your country.
Best wishes for the year,
Regards,
Andrew

Dorota (728) 2009-01-05 11:14

Hello Jon
The one who understand words PEACE and TOLERANCE can be much happier person.The world is crazy but if we can see good things apart from pointing bad things it can be much easier !Thanks for good message Jon and your photo which is incredibly clear !

Regards to my friend from
Dorota

josepmarin (33611) 2009-01-06 3:20

Hola amigo John,
gran punto de vista y encuadre para disfrutar de los detalles de esta bonita escultura, dedicada a un gran ciclista del que recuerdo perfectamente sus gestas en la montaña.
Una gran persona, y una bonita dedicatoria con esta bella foto.
Un abrazo, y muy feliz Año Nuevo,
Josep

rodgerg (23207) 2009-01-06 3:25

Hello John,

I remembre Luis Herrera, a cyclist very strong in the mountain.
Nice shot with details very well collected and a very good balance in the composition with a beautiful diagonal.

The best for you in 2009,

Roger

Bluejeans (31663) 2009-01-08 5:22

Ola John ,
Bonita foto com esta estátua deste ciclista os detalhes são muito belos , gostei do céu cinza deu dramatismo a foto , boa opção pela foto na vertical , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

stego (22340) 2009-01-09 15:03

Hola John,
Una bella escultura, muy bien fotografiada, que acompaña muy bien el interesante texto de la nota. Me gusta mucho la nitidez, los colores muy logrados y el encuadramiento, con la escultura "saliendo" del canto hacia el cielo.
Aunque que no soy aficionado de ciclismo, me acuerdo de oír el nombre de Luis Herrera.
Un abrazo, José.

adores (15315) 2009-01-12 14:37

Olá John!
Uma boa foto! A escultura é muito bonita, a luz está perfeita. Ilustra muito bem a nota!

fanni (8717) 2009-01-17 15:53

Hello John,
it's an interesting sculpture (and an interesting note!), and I like the POV which emphasizes the meaning of it.
I also like the colours!
warm greetings from Moscow,
Elena

Photo Information

Copyright: John Ospina (ElAprendiz) (7370)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-12-23
Categories: Artwork
Camera: Sony Cybershot DSC-P73, Sony Lens/ Optical 3 x, f=6-18mm 1:2.8-5, Sony Memory Stick Pr
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/250 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: view
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-01-02 6:36