Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Centuries Ahead of His Time

2nd Century Roman Statue, Capitoline Hill, Rome, Italy
© Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved
(Velvia slide film)




God of the River Nile

 tweeting on his smart stone.



22 comments:

  1. Your text to this photo cracks me up Doug ... lol..

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  2. Great caption Doug!

    I have a near identical shot of this very statue. It is strange to think that we have stood in almost the exactly the same position, pointing our camera in the same direction, just at different points in time :)

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  3. Love it. What is he tweeting? "Dammit. Yoga didn't help. I'm still stiff."

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  4. Amazing capture!I have the sensation he is live, and only lost in some thoughts...Impressive!
    Léia

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  5. Magnificent statue!

    Have a great St.Valentine's Day!

    xoxo, Juliana | PJ’ Happies :) | PJ’ Ecoproject

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  6. Ha I remember this chap on Capitoline Hill!

    Oh that was his smart phone?
    I thought it was a TV remote control!

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  7. Wonderful photo with a witty caption.
    The ravages of time have obviously left their marks here.

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  8. Perfect for yesterday, Silly Tuesday :-)

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  9. I think he's looking doubtful over a new follower he has...

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  10. So this "smart thing" has such a long history.:-) Beautiful portraiture and wonderful humor, Doug! You've brought him to life!

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  11. now that was really hilarious.. ;D it's still a nice capture though.. :)

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  12. Great title...probably tweeting Zeus "Another bloody photographer - send bolt of lightning" Love Nile XXX

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  13. Beautiful with these purple tones. Your angle makes him very expressive. Nicely seen.
    Have a nice day.

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  14. Great details and great use of DOF.

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  15. he's probably warning the ancient egyptians of the next flood ... ;-)
    love how you cropped this and what you did about the focus!

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