Uploaded: May 15, 2009 23:35:47 | Entered: August 22, 2014 07:59:23
Calcata, Italy
Exif: F Number: 9, Exposure Bias Value: -0.67, ExposureTime: 1/400 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 200, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 42.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II
Debra R. Harder May 15, 2009
You have the uncanny ability to be at the right place at the right time...man-oh-man!! This is brilliant work, Stefania. Perfect composition, details and lighting. I know we'll see this superb image again! Deb #1128442Tommy E. Burgess May 16, 2009
Outstanding capture Stefania!! #7525583Renee Doyle May 16, 2009
Deb pretty much summed it all up Stef!!! Brilliant!!! I just keep wondering what he is thinking!! #7525586Kerry Hill May 16, 2009
Excellent capture, Stef!! #7525591Lynne Morris May 16, 2009
Wow this is a beauty Stef, wonderful light, comp and colours, great work as always! #7525630Carol Engstrom May 16, 2009
Excellent shot, Stefania! Makes me wonder what he was thinking. #7525683Margaret R. Barry May 16, 2009
Amazing capture, Stefania. Great composition, colors, textures and mood! #7525685Vladan D. Djordjevic May 16, 2009
Excellent photo with superb composition, textures, colors, pose. #7525700Laura E. Swan May 16, 2009
You've done it again, Stef! GREAT POV and framing and terrific subject matter. Great job!)-Laura #7525762
Brett Dolsen May 16, 2009
Stunning Stefania!!A great slice of place and life!Brett #7525771Chua Wee Boo May 16, 2009
Wow!Right into my fav,Stef!Love the colours,textures & so outstanding! #7525798Hendrik Storme May 16, 2009
Stunning capture,so well done Stefania! #7525804Laura E. Swan May 16, 2009
P.S. I just learned how to do the walking gizzmo's tonight!OKAY, OFF TO BED FOR ME! Good night Stef!
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Stefania Barbier May 16, 2009
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member since: 1/16/2005 Awesome, Stef...straight to one of my favorites...
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Stefania Barbier May 16, 2009
Lala when you wake up pls tell me how to do those moving gizmos... PLEASE!!!!!! #7525824Pat Gamwell May 16, 2009
We all agree this is a winner, Stef! Wowzaaaa! I just LOVE his facial expression! #7525830Lynn M. Whitt May 16, 2009
This is great! Love the textures and tones.... #7525846Dominick M. Dimacale May 16, 2009
Great image and composition here, Stefania.
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Laurence Saliba May 16, 2009
another fantastic find and capture Stefania. it is perfect in everything, composition, color, textures, everything. another badge for this! #7525891Michael Khoury May 16, 2009
Excellent placement of elements in this scene Stefania, with great tonal harmony.michael #7525916
MELODIE C. ROBERTS May 16, 2009
Oh.....There is a LOT More going on Here Than THATFabulous Everything Stef
We should see it again!!! #7525973
Manuel Barrera May 16, 2009
One of the things I enjoy the most is street photography and I have not enough of it lately, great street capture, Stefania #7526027Tammy M. Anderson May 16, 2009
Composition, colors are capture are superb. Great work, Stefania. #7526051Paul E. Earl May 16, 2009
GOSH. You certainly get around, Stefania! A wonderful image! #7526070Ron McEwan May 16, 2009
Excellent saturation here, outstanding composition, and full of emotion well done. #7526108Michelle Alton May 16, 2009
Can't add anything to the praise above, Stefania. You are a natural photographic artist! #7526160Stephanie Frey May 16, 2009
Oooh, I would kill to get some texture shots of this building, lol!Ray Thoms May 16, 2009
WOnderful image Stefania.... #7526353Sam Britt May 16, 2009
Great composition & textures, Stefania. #7526515Mike Clime May 16, 2009
What a great capture! Wonderful comp, light, color, textures, etc:! #7526517Yulianto Soeroso May 16, 2009
wow nice color and composition and pov ...man #7526530Mary Beth Aiello May 16, 2009
Wonderful capture, textures and mood, Stefania. Just so well done. #7526668ROLAN NARMAN May 16, 2009
Wonderful capture, colors, textures and details Stefania! Excellent composition! #7526788Melissa G. Meiselman May 16, 2009
The photo of this old building with peeling paint, textures, colors and lighting would be enough, but the addition of the man sitting elevated this into a photographic masterpiece, Stefania!! #7526903Teresa Burnett May 16, 2009
An amazing capture Stefania!! I think Melissa summed it up best... the building alone would have been great. The texture, tones and detail are wonderful! The addition of the man, and his expression, take this one right over the top! This goes straight in my favs!! #7526969Stephen Zacker May 16, 2009
All the elements in this image give it such a wonderful feeling. Nice work #7527088Kirsten Kiki Kjaer May 16, 2009
A brilliant capture, Stefania. And a very sad one. #7527095Eugenio Diaz May 16, 2009
Another stunning shot!! Wonderful composition and atmosphere ... love it!! #7527143Carol Sawyer May 16, 2009
Fantastic capture and composition, Stefania!! #7527151Jodi Zimmer May 16, 2009
awesome composition!! #7527282Nadya Johnson May 16, 2009
Absolutely love this, Stef! The textures - the colors - the fellow sitting there - everything about this says, "Cover for a Coffee Table Book," to me! Wonderful work! #7527296Patricia Seidler May 16, 2009
Beautiful Stefania. He looks like he has a lot on his mind and you brilliantly captured his emotion. #7527326Mitch Spence May 16, 2009
The details, textures, and comp are all just great, Stefania. #7527410Claudia Kuhn May 16, 2009
Wonderful composition, colors and textures Stef! #7527437Tiia Vissak May 16, 2009
great tones, textures & framing! #7527612Erica Murphy May 16, 2009
I love this Stefania!! So much texture, color and the person takes it to the next level. Great work! #7527637Kathleen Rinker May 16, 2009
Excellent image Stefania, fabulous work!! #7527730Joy Rector May 16, 2009
love it #7527765A P May 16, 2009
Love the textures and your lone man makes the scene. Outstanding Stefania #7527785Sheila D. Robertson May 16, 2009
You captured a lot of evocative feeling in this as well as an artistic and technical beauty. #7527858John Connolly May 16, 2009
An amazing sight with outstanding composition, textures and tones Stefania! This is a winner in my eyes! #7527867Tammy Espino May 16, 2009
Wonderful composition. I like those frilly curtains in the colorful building window :) #7527940Tammy Espino May 16, 2009
Wonderful composition. I like those frilly curtains in the colorful building window :) #7527941Julianne Bradford May 16, 2009
Superb craftmanship Stefania! This one tells many stories. Maybe he's just contemplating the ground. But you have made him famous with your wonderful capture. #7527998Lorraine A. Cook May 16, 2009
Ahhhh...I wonder what is on this gentleman's mind???Beautifully seen and captured, Stefania!<:)) #7528077
Barbara Waldoch May 16, 2009
Love this, Stef! #7528482Ellen Hodges May 16, 2009
Awesome mood and texture and color in this awesome image, Stef!! #7528586Max Aureli May 17, 2009
LOL... LOL .... :-)))I think he left, Stefania!!! Great shot my friend!!! LOL LOL :-))))
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Joseph N. DiGilio May 17, 2009
I think I know what's on his mind, the same question that has haunted him for decades, "Should I spackle then paint or just paint?". Well Pops why don't you just stand pat it makes for a more interesting subject for photographers, right Stef? #7529193Gina Cormier May 17, 2009
Awesome comp work and wonderful textures and color! #7529247Marisol Pastor May 17, 2009
This is spectacular Stefania. The color, comp, details PLUS the story telling element are all A+. #7529927Toni Riggs May 17, 2009
Wonderful textures and composition! #7529974Dianna Murphy May 17, 2009
He looks so sad! Great storytelling image. Fine details and textures. Perfect comp. #7530080Patricia Ronan May 17, 2009
Great capture Stefania, love the background wall:) #7530632Nancy L. Green May 17, 2009
GREAT cpature here Steph, I can't believe all the wonderful colors here, WTG!! <>< #7530729Ujjwal Mukherjee May 17, 2009
OUTSTANDING in all aspects,Stef!!!! #7531408Nikki McDonald May 18, 2009
Wonderful composition where every element is just right: the graphic geometry of the background, the textures, the pastel palette and, of course, the figure of this thinking man. Great job, Stef. #7533992Erin Appelbaum May 18, 2009
Outstanding composition, colors and details Stefania. Love the expression on the man's face. Peter #7534340Aimee S. McMaster May 19, 2009
...excellent Stef...in every way...Aimee #7535791AEK May 20, 2009
one of my absolute favorites of all the shots i'm enjoying, stef. the human element is so perfect and makes this image so compelling. -a. #7541719Stefania Barbier May 27, 2009
thank you all so much for your comments and support! #7564745Donna La Mattino Pagakis May 28, 2009
Awesome Stef, great timing and place! Nicely seen! #7574164Stefania Barbier May 28, 2009
thank you Donna! #7574549Richard D. Love May 29, 2009
Great eye, Stef. This has it all, composition, texture, color, ... Truly outstanding.Rick #7576571
Stefania Barbier May 29, 2009
thank you Rick! #7576648Nikki McDonald May 30, 2009
It's on its way, Stef. Congratulations on the EP. #7580575Stefania Barbier May 30, 2009
thank you Nikki! #7580709Tammy Espino July 21, 2009
Congrats on a great finalist!! :) #7763826Max Aureli July 21, 2009
Great Finalist of Calcata Stefania !!! Congratulations!!!! #7763857Erin Appelbaum July 21, 2009
Congrats again Stefania. Well deserved. Peter #7764162Patti Coblentz July 21, 2009
Love this image...cngratulations, Stephania!Deborah Lewinson July 21, 2009
Congratulations, Stef, on your finalist for this powerful image!Debby #7764421
Jeff Robinson July 21, 2009
Congrats Stefania on your Excellent Finalist! Jeff #7764515Jeana Clark July 21, 2009
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ROLAN NARMAN July 21, 2009
Huge Congrats on this gorgeous finalist Stef! #7765215Colleen Farrell July 21, 2009
Terrific capture, Stef! Big congrats again! #7765822Laurence Saliba July 21, 2009
Congratulations on this superb finalist Stefania!!! WTG!!! #7766439Debra R. Harder July 21, 2009
I knew we'd see this excellent image again!! Awesome, Stefania! Congratulations on another brilliant finalist!! Deb #7766519Teresa Burnett July 21, 2009
And another big YAYYYYYY!!! Congratulations on this marvelous finalist, Stef!! Best of luck in the next round!! #7766539Renee Doyle July 22, 2009
Congratulations Stef on another wonderful and deserving finalist!! #7766861Beverley Scott July 22, 2009
Huge congrats on all your fantasticYulianto Soeroso July 22, 2009
Congrats on a great finalist #7767121Mukesh Srivastava July 22, 2009
Great image,Stef!!!! Huge congrats for the FINALISTS and good luck for next round!!!!! #7768131Usman M. Bajwa July 22, 2009
A great portrait, CONGRATULATIONS on another outstanding Finalist, Stefania.UB. #7768592
Anna Diederich July 22, 2009
Congratulations Steph! This is stunning! #7768967Kristi A. Howson July 22, 2009
Congratulations on this wonderful Finalist Stefania! This is super! #7768971Ken Smith July 22, 2009
Another typically brilliant month for you, Stef. Congrats again!! #7771720Sam Britt July 22, 2009
Congratulations again, Stefania! #7771999Stefania Barbier July 23, 2009
thank you all for your comments and support! #7772812Alex T. Mizuno July 23, 2009
Great texture and full of pathos. Excellent work Stefania! Congratulations on your Finalist!!! #7773039Carol Engstrom July 23, 2009
Congrats! #7776348Marisol Pastor September 05, 2009
Congratulations (belated)! #7917072Stefania Barbier September 05, 2009
Alex, Carol, Marisol: thank you! #7917955Joseph M. Muench October 04, 2009
Awesome colors, composition, and textures Stefania! Another fine work or art!Stefania Barbier October 04, 2009
thank you Joe :) #8008354Thomas E. Hinds November 12, 2009
This is superb! Love it! #8124926Stefania Barbier November 12, 2009
thank you Thomas! #8125285Anna Krukowska May 25, 2010
Great picture! I love it! #8639712Stefania Barbier May 25, 2010
thank you Anna! #8639736Laura E. Swan August 25, 2011
Stef what a wonderfully symbolic image. WOW! This one speaks so loudly to me. That mans body language says it all! Even the building has something to say about how he is feeling.I love this image.
Miss you! AND HUGS CONGRATS. Your gallery is amazing.
-Lala :) #9626958
Stefania Barbier August 25, 2011
So sweet Lala, thank you :0) #9626981Laura E. Swan August 25, 2011
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