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Let the heart talk...
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Copyright: Stefania Cotta Done (stecotdon)
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 930 W: 144 N: 817]](http://i1.treklens.com/misc/g-g-g.gif) (4883) |
| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Black & White |
| Date Taken: 2005-05-05 |
| Camera: Canon Ixus 400 |
| Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2005-06-08 5:25 |
| Viewed: 912 |
| Points: 10 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
This is the entrance of the "Musee International de la Croix Rouge et du Croissant Rouge", in Geneve. Everytime i see this monumet I fell something stiring inside. So i decided that i should share this feeling. I really don't know the name of this monument, since I could not find this information in locus.
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The idea of a Red Cross was born in 1859, when Henry Dunant, Swiss man, came upon the scene of a bloody battle in Solferino, Italy, between the armies of imperial Austria and the Franco-Sardinian alliance. Dunat took pity of the wounded and decided to organise a group of soldries to feed and comfort those in need. When returning to Genéve, he called the creation of a society which would aid and care for those wounded in war, and pointed the way to the future Geneva Conventions.
The Red Cross was born in 1863 when five Geneva men, including Dunant, set up the International Committee for Relief to the Wounded, later to become the International Committee of the Red Cross. Its emblem was a red cross on a white background: the inverse of the Swiss flag. The following year, 12 governments adopted the first Geneva Convention; a milestone in the history of humanity, offering care for the wounded, and defining medical services as "neutral" on the battlefield.
Henry Dunat was the first man ever to win a Nobel Peace Prize in 1901, and the Red Cross won 2 other Nobel Peace Prizes, in 1917 and 1944, for it's humanitarian work in the 2 World Wars.
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maybe my feelings are just beause I saw the news this morning... or maybe beause i see the news everyday ...
take care everybody,
Stefania |
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- fer
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- [2005-06-08 5:41]
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Olá Stefania,
É verdade esta imagem transmite algo que nos mexe com a alma.O preto e branco ficou muito bem e faz com que a imagem fique mais poderosa ainda.A tua nota está excelente como sempre.
Parabéns por mais este excelente trabalho.
Fica bem,
Fernando
hi, thanx for sharing this great history, the photo looks weird seems like dead walking people. great shot!
Não compreendo como esta foto fantástica não foi mais comentada... Enfim sempre há destes mistérios no TL :-))
É um monumento impressionante, com uma força extraordinária e definitivamente não deixa ninguém indiferente...
Gostei muito da composição em preto e branco que so torna a foto mais poderosa e de um pequeno detalhe que não pude deixar de reparar, que são os reflexos que se veem no fundo da foto, é um detalhe insignificante, mas para mim dinamiza bastante a composição.
Muito parabéns por este excelente trabalho! Valeu!!!
Ana
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- Dingo
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- [2005-06-15 16:23]
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This is a beautiful statue, or actually I mean very expressive... and you've captured it very well, Stefania. Excellent choice for B&W here. Maybe you could have blurred the background more, though. Still, nice work. TFS.
Very well presented, Stef!
I agree with Frank about the BG blurring.
Garo
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