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Donkey's life


Donkey's life
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Copyright: Ana Frantz (AnaFrantz) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 120 W: 5 N: 118] (617)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-01-22
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/1000 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-11-09 9:11
Viewed: 1197
Points: 28
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
For the Greeks, the donkey was associated with the Syrian God of wine, Dionysius. The Disney film Fantasia (1940) features a Dionysian character on a donkey. The Romans also valued and would use it as a sacrificial animal.

The donkey makes a number of appearances in the Christian Bible.In the Old Testament, God chose to speak through a donkey to show Balaam the folly of his ways. In the New Testament, Christ rode into Jerusalem on the back of a donkey.

Legend has it that the cross on the donkey’s shoulders comes from the shadow of Christ's crucifixion, placing the donkey at the foot of the cross.
It was once believed that hair cut from this cross and hung from a child's neck in a bag would prevent fits and convulsions.

The Bible often specifies if a person rode donkeys, since this was used to indicate a person's wealth in much the same way as ownership of luxury cars do today.

In North of Brazil for 10 real ( 2 pounds) you can ride a donkey by the sea for half an hour. But the poor animal seems to suffer with the hit and lack of water, as in Northeast water is something very rare.

The man riding it on the picture is the guy who owns the Donkey and makes business renting him for this short trips by the sea...
paura, adores, keribar, alekpet, KevRyan, lilimih33, dospordostres, Silke, meltemi, AnimeshRay, arturski has marked this note useful
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To Polonaise: Thank youAnaFrantz 1 07-19 03:21
To Silke: HeyAnaFrantz 2 07-12 05:19
To alekpet: ......the thirds thing....KevRyan 2 11-13 04:18
To paura: OiAnaFrantz 1 11-09 11:19
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  • paura Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 3812 W: 8 N: 2518] (20257)
  • [2006-11-09 11:09]
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Ana,
Legal sua fotografia. Boa composição, cores e assunto.

Abraços


Paulo

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  • gelor Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 994 W: 23 N: 325] (2994)
  • [2006-11-09 12:18]

Bonsoir Ana,
Au 1000ème de seconde tu ne pouvais pas manquer le geste pour faire avancer la mule ! Une image très bonne techniquement. Je suis moins convaincu de la mise en page. Peut-être pouvais-tu laisser un peu de champ en face de cet animal pour une composition plus classique au 1/3 ? Merci pour le partage. Cordialement,
Gérard

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  • adores Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2541 W: 48 N: 3512] (11327)
  • [2006-11-09 19:19]

Olá Ana!
Pena não ter ficado um pouco maior porque esta foto está excelente.Óptimas cores!
Cumprimentos, Anabela

Hello Anna,

A nice little picture if I may say so Many assets such as the subtle light; the donkeys feet apart and the mans gesture with the stick
Perhaps it is a bit centered Friendly yours = Izzet

Hi Ana.

It's always a pleasure to see domestic animals on the sea coast. People usually here on TE don't like to see things centered and put the subjects on 1/3 or 2/3 width of the picture and no one can explain why, which is why I started doing the same thing. But if you keep up with this style of centering and stick to it, I won't think it is bad. The light is phenomenal and it is nice that you captured both the movement of the rider and the donkey, as well as the movement of the sea.

take care, Aleks

Great shot Ana - the scale of the little donkey against the man and then the whole against the sea is really good - a really interesting note.......most of my response is in the reply to Aleks though.....

bw Kev

Hello Anna! The picture is very good, but I don't like what this man doo. Saludos! Lili

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  • flory Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 847 W: 23 N: 984] (4539)
  • [2006-11-15 1:03]

ciao Ana,
so touching image and story...I love all the animals and I hate the people who makes business with them..
well chosen POV ,the light is good,too..
have a good day,
flory

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 653 W: 78 N: 869] (3015)
  • [2007-07-12 4:02]
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You have a delightful gallery, Ana.
this one drew me in from the thumbnail: superb composition, colours and details and a very fine note
TFS
silke
BTW: If you reduce the compression size when you are saving these images for posting, you can post much larger pictures.

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  • osse Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 375 W: 0 N: 14] (2713)
  • [2007-07-17 14:32]

Hi Ana
Nice shot. Good composition.
Well done

osse

damn, if this is not the best donkey shot, i've seen in my life...
If not the baseball cap...It could be HIMSELF, riding there... To save the world...


All the best, Ana.
g.

Hello Ana,
I've enjoyed your note a lot. Fantastic photograph. Loving the composition and the contrast of colours. Very striking image. Good work on the sea!
Regards.
Stella

An amusing moment, and a great little note to accompany the photo. Wonderful relationship between man and his beast expressed with exquisite timing. Bravo!

Hi Ana !
Very funny photo, men have wanted to say the "last mohikaner"

greet

Artur

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