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The Way of the Cross 02

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Genre: People

Medium: Color

Date Taken: 2006-04-29

Categories: Daily Life

Camera: Konica Minolta Dimage Z5, Konica Minolta Built-In 12X Lens, Cokin gradual P1

Exposure: f/7.1, 1/250 seconds

Photo Version: Original Version

Date Submitted: 2006-05-03 11:04

Viewed: 961

Points: 12

[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note

This photo was taken in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Hercegovina, on the top of hill called Krizevci (name came from križ – cross)

Medjugorje ("between the hills") has become well known in Bosnia-Hercegovina, and the world, because of six young people who claim to have seen visions of the Madonna, Queen of Peace. Beginning on June 24, 1981, the Blessed Mother appeared to, and later told the visionaries God sent her to our world to help us convert our hearts and lives back to Him. Our Lady's call is one of Peace, Love, Faith, Conversion, Prayer, and Fasting. We are each challenged to answer Our Lady's call to change our lives, and hearts back to God. Her message to the childrens was : “Peace, peace and only peace. Peace must reign between man and God, and between all people."

Since then, Medjugorje became a place visited by millions of pilgrims. All of them
goes on the Way of the Cross on nearby hill called Krizevci . All 14 Station on the Way of the Cross consist of bronze plates created by Italian sculptor and painter Carmelo Puzzollo. After 14th station on the top of the hill was large white concrete cross made by inhabitants of Medjugorje in year 1934. All money, materials and all necessary works are done by them. As visionar’s claim Queen Of Peace told them that the building of that cross was preparation to her’s visit to them.

From the bottom of hill to the cross on the top, path along the Way of the Cross is covered with rocks, (different sizes, sharp and slippery and when rain fall watter run down the hill producing a lot of mud and climbing is not easy).

Today, 25 years after first Apparition pilgrim’s still came to Medjugorje with their’s hope and beliefs.

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Ilir (5119)
[2006-05-03 11:08]

Very, very nice - colors, cropping, dof. Even the body language of the ppl is appropriate to the theme - very humble. I would have eventually cropped the top white part just above the writing. as that chimney-like addition surves no purpose to the shot. Its a nitpick anyway.

Odlicna fotografija, odlicno si video i snimio. Kapa dolje.

A.

maurizio50 (577)
[2006-05-03 11:44]

I thought Medjugorje in B&W, I don't know the reason, but this shot give me another way to think this place. Very nice composition.
I like the filter effect on the sky.
Maurizio

joselandrada (0)
[2006-05-03 13:17]

Nice one ! It looks like a perfectly rehearsed and unrehearsed photograph, both at the same time. The color combination is perfect and the pose/poses of the people in the photograph somehow complement each other as in the links of a chain ! Great shot ! TFS and have a nice week !

marjan (788)
[2006-05-03 15:13]