Our Lady of the Missing Digit by TwoPynts

Photography • Seasonal/Holiday • posted on Oct 30, 2006

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"If the whole human race lay in one grave, the epitaph on its headstone might well be: 'It seemed a good idea at the time.'" ~ Rebecca West

"Has anyone seen my fingertip(s) ...and my wingtips for that matter...?" A little pre-Halloween image to get in the mood for tomorrow. Taken at a cemetary in St. Mary, Georgia. Postworked to give it an infrared flavor. -----

Thank you for your Taoist comments on my last upload,

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Comments (27)

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NekhbetSun

3:12PM | Mon, 30 October 2006

LOL well Kort, it sure is a funny title and very apt too, I might add ! Love the Rebecca West quote and how true that is :o) I love going to cemetaries and taking pictures...we've got a gorgeous one here in Jax with some really old graves. This photo is superb ! Have a great day S hugs

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killerpumpkins

3:13PM | Mon, 30 October 2006

Pretty creepy. Are you sure that's not her middle finger? Ha! KP

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goodoleboy

3:17PM | Mon, 30 October 2006

Great capture and postwork. I'm sure the lady has seen better days. Almost looks like she's made of dirty ice, or are those smears of carbon black? Good black and white ambiance of a dreary and sullen mood. The kind of stuff you see in horror movies, and an apt contribution to Halloween.

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Onslow

3:20PM | Mon, 30 October 2006

A pointed capture indeed ;) - nice postwork well seen and captured !

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ACS-001

3:24PM | Mon, 30 October 2006

Nice shot man, as usual (great quote too). I have a suggestion, however: since the statue has alot of the same colors in it as the ice-covered trees in the background, you could selectively darken the trees to make her stand out a bit more. Can't wait for your next upload, you always keep me guessing as to what you'll do next.

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DELMUR

3:27PM | Mon, 30 October 2006

maybe a problem with the right wing too??

Valerie-Ducom

3:38PM | Mon, 30 October 2006

very nice picture and excellent contribution halloween ;)

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TwoPynts

3:44PM | Mon, 30 October 2006

Thanks for all the great comments. 'Our Lady' is made of a very dirty looking marble, and this was taken in the summer. The postwork gives it the wintery feel and the 'ice' on the trees is spanish moss

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Zacko

3:53PM | Mon, 30 October 2006

Awesome! The infrared-look really brings out a certain mood to it. Well seen there Kort. #:o)

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Burpee

4:01PM | Mon, 30 October 2006

Excellent snap here and quotation! Which finger is that that's missing? :) Really love the old, decaying look of this :)

MrsLubner

4:14PM | Mon, 30 October 2006

Oh, how funny! We have similar monuments in our old cemetary here. Vandelism over the last century had taken its toll as well as many storms. I never thought about photographing them for humor before but you may well be on to something... ! Great photo.

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nattarious

4:27PM | Mon, 30 October 2006

very nice IR effect here Kort! And thank you for the comment my friend.. Hummm.. I wonder what are you doing to do in the HALLOWEEN NIGHT! :)) Haunted House, maybe? :P Love the sharpness and the lighting, and yes its an excellent shot dear friend.. Thank you for the share.. JOE

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SoulSearcherr

4:52PM | Mon, 30 October 2006

beautiful..S

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Loloe

5:37PM | Mon, 30 October 2006

An excellent pre-Halloween pic! great mood!!! Bravo!!!

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Digimon

5:47PM | Mon, 30 October 2006

Perfectly captured Kort!! The quintessential black and white image!!

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rayburg

8:10PM | Mon, 30 October 2006

I guess that angel wasn't taught the ole saying "it's not polite to point" so she obviouly paid the price..now it's pointless to go on...lol I like the wintery feeling you created ,,,,,

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DennisReed

11:53PM | Mon, 30 October 2006

Awesome work! Bravo!

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Sekadhar

11:55PM | Mon, 30 October 2006

Excellent shot...but those days some motive I am not "crazy about"! I am sure you understand...

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jif3d

12:11AM | Tue, 31 October 2006

mmm...it seems everybody sees something different, she looks like the Ice Queen to me, she almost has a dirty glassy texture about her, got me thinking once again, nice work Kort ~Cheers~

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grrrduhbear

1:19AM | Tue, 31 October 2006

It was a good idea at the time , only time changed and the idea remaned the same ~~GRRRRRRRRRRRRR

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sharky_

1:33AM | Tue, 31 October 2006

Very interesting image. Excellent. Aloha

SecondChoice

4:24AM | Tue, 31 October 2006

because of the uncountable shit that man does i feel compelled to say: i like rebecca's words!!

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oscilis

5:30AM | Tue, 31 October 2006

Oh wow! What are you going to do for Halloween?

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Gor111

7:52AM | Tue, 31 October 2006

Fantastic BW photography with a real excellent light resp. camera setting! I love the creepy atmosphere, here! Lets welcome Halloween! LOL

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FriedaFelicia

2:47PM | Tue, 31 October 2006

Gorgeous works. I love statues and sculpture. This one is very expressive. You have caught its beauty and expression very well. Excellent mood and atmosphere.

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