Staurophobia
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Comment by Bear_Music:
Coming back to comment. This is quite bizarre on several levels. Staurophobia is the fear of crosses, or a crucifix. There being no crucifix in the image, one focuses on the nail. Nails, of course, or more properly "spikes", are an integral part of the crucifixion. So that is the connection, but tracing it through the entirely UN-crucified pose, and the stone blocks (is this related to His tomb?) is an awkward intellectual journey.

All in all, a strange and evocative image, one of my high-scorers of the challenge.

Coming back to this, I give you the Silver Paw :-)

Staurophobia
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Comment by zencow:
excellent composition and textures. I like the light and dark tones, too. 7

Staurophobia
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Comment by De Sousa:
The idea behind the Posthumous Ribbon is to encourage you to break the rules, to find new and different ways to express yourself. To free your mind to think clearly toward the solution that is certain to come, to laugh at world and at life, not doing what others are expecting you to do, but just following and listening to what's in your heart. DPC it̢۪s a wonderful learning place where everyone should be supported on their way to be a photographer. A special attention should be aimed to those working hard with different views and approaches to photography, those not aligned with the mainstream taste and receiving no recognition. It̢۪s our responsibility to support these photographers creating diversity and expressing different visions. Being active at the Posthumous thread it̢۪s the best way to do it. Being active at the Posthumous thread it̢۪s the best way to protect your and the other̢۪s freedom of being different. Thanks for taking the time to enter this challenge. Stay wild.

Staurophobia
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Comment by posthumous:
ahhh nothing hits the spot like a little German expressionism!

I'm hanging this in the posthumous art gallery.

Staurophobia
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Comment by zeuszen:
My choice for yellow (title couldn't be better).

Staurophobia
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Comment by Louis:
I like the setup and the execution of this, and it's very compelling, but in the end, it seems contrived to me somehow. There's something lovely about it, but also something self-aware.

Staurophobia
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Comment by jagar:
well it least it made me open my dictionary, its rather grim in a good way, i suppose we can't always shoot happy plasticky scenes and you even got blood on your hands for this one.

in-flight correction
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Comment by posthumous:
you've gotta love my poetic comment.

where flowers go to die
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Comment by tanguera:
The creaminess of these tones is delicious. Love the light, and how it leads the eye to the flowers.

Staurophobia
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Comment by bvy:
Daring yet so subtle.