Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Ash Wednesday - Angel of Alms

Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok


Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, traditionally begins a time of prayer, fasting and alms giving for Christians around the world.

If you are in the frame of mind to give alms this Lenten season, please take a moment to visit the site of one of our fellow photographers, Sidney.

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20 comments:

  1. MarcieMarch 9, 2011 at 7:29 AM

    Very beautiful and evocative. Love how you've framed this.

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  2. LasseMarch 9, 2011 at 8:09 AM

    Hi and thanks for the visit at my blog. You have a great blog!!

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  3. UnknownMarch 9, 2011 at 8:10 AM

    Very moody photo. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  4. OlaMarch 9, 2011 at 8:29 AM

    meaningful!

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  5. LúciaMarch 9, 2011 at 9:06 AM

    Wow, so beautiful and delicate...
    Wonderful shot! ;-)

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  6. London CallerMarch 9, 2011 at 9:08 AM

    Have you met my angels?
    She can cry! ;)
    Come and see for yourself:
    http://tinyurl.com/5v5bhd2

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  7. YoshiMarch 9, 2011 at 10:51 AM

    I like the composition of this photo. Excellent, as always, Doug:)
    Thanks for sharing,
    Yoshi

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  8. AnonymousMarch 9, 2011 at 1:09 PM

    fantastic b&w work - very melancholic and great framing
    http://krikis.aminus3.com

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  9. franzaMarch 9, 2011 at 1:46 PM

    a very touching and poignant image, doug, and beautifully cropped. i also like the selective focus that works so well here. (and thank you very, very much for taking the time to view my charleston album and for commenting on it. too bad we could spend only the better part of a single day there, as we liked it very much. i guess we'll have to return some day! there's also an album about my visit to the great smoky mountains n.p. on webshots, if you have nothing else to do .... ;-)) take care!

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  10. AnonymousMarch 9, 2011 at 2:14 PM

    I love this photo, I especially love that it's grascale. Awesome!!!

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  11. Theysr-mono.March 9, 2011 at 5:16 PM

    Very good bw, bravo!

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  12. Michael ValčićMarch 9, 2011 at 8:26 PM

    Beautiful image. I love the detail here.

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  13. UnknownMarch 10, 2011 at 8:24 AM

    Beautiful shot Doug--somehow you've managed to make her look very soft and delicate to me. Excellent!

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  14. jACK LARSONMarch 10, 2011 at 3:41 PM

    very nice. it has always fascinated me the way that Christians take lent so much more seriously than the 50 days of Eastertide

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  15. Eyeliquor 2March 10, 2011 at 6:07 PM

    Nice one!
    Well done!

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  16. LeoviMarch 10, 2011 at 6:13 PM

    An excellent B / W with gray delicious and wonderful texture. This image is a poem.

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  17. KathyMarch 10, 2011 at 8:42 PM

    I'm always on the lookout for angels in cemeteries. They're becoming more and more difficult to find.

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  18. CharlesMarch 11, 2011 at 1:00 PM

    Beauty.

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  19. S. FannMarch 17, 2011 at 12:53 PM

    this is just so beautifully framed, liking the mode and mood here :) gorgeous piece of work.

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  20. Klaudia JJune 4, 2011 at 11:35 AM

    beautiful image, color, wonderful shot ...

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