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Gun Turn in
Gun Turn in
BAMartin


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Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Date Uploaded: Apr 5, 2008

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Comments: 10
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In the village of Guadalupe Arizona. This is a very close knit community and very suspicious of outsiders.

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05/15/2008 12:03:39 AM
Fascinating study of small-town life. If the sign weren't hand painted it just wouldn't have the same appeal. The lady with the stroller adds to the overall effect.
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05/01/2008 05:05:04 AM
Would be perfect for the current "Every picture tells a story challenge" !
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04/15/2008 10:52:17 PM
I have heard of many people giving various things up for lent, but guns are a first for me:) Nice composition and a nice journalistic shot.
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04/12/2008 08:03:16 PM
powerful image
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04/08/2008 04:50:30 PM
I see interesting hidden shapes. Specifically a triangle made from the gun turn in sign, the taqueria, and the stop sign, which nice encapsulate the mother and daughter into the environment. I like it.
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04/07/2008 03:23:34 PM
I can't say I've seen a gun turn in based on Lent before - that's really quite interesting! A very intriguing slice of life picture. In my mind, this wouldn't work at all in color.
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04/07/2008 02:25:15 AM
Something out of the Wild West. I love the juxtaposition of the the sign, the woman with the stroller, and the sign for tacos in the background. Wonderfully weird.
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04/06/2008 08:34:43 PM
This is so weird. Being from Canada I can't grasp that this is actually going on in other parts of the world. This image kind of reminds me of old images from the 60's for some reason. Must be the heavy contrast in the women with the stroller.
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04/06/2008 07:18:09 PM
the story told is powerful - especially the peace of the two in the background and the peace that is cried out for in the sign
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04/05/2008 01:44:52 PM
How FUNNY. . .Ironic. What a life magazine photo. Turn in your guns for Holy Month. Then get them back and start shooting again :) I love the dichotomy too of the mommy and her baby strolling down the street. Very cool photo, Barbara.

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