Hemingway's The Old Man and The Sea

Challenge #1 in the Nature from Around the World series. Hosted by vqueen.

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Very simple: just submit your picture which best expresses your personal interpretation of Ernest Hemingway's chef d'oeuvre "The Old Man & The Sea"

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Announced:

Thursday, 23rd June, 2011 (GMT)

Submissions:

Thursday, 30th June, 2011 – Wednesday, 6th July, 2011 (GMT)

Voting:

Thursday, 7th July, 2011 – Wednesday, 13th July, 2011 (GMT)

Processing rules:

No major photo-shopping
Minor editing such as exposure, contrast and such for small fixes is acceptable

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

Photo entries must be the original work of the challenger (poster)
Only pictures not entered in previous dpr challenges please
Please abide by dpr rules re nudity etc
Please write in the description about how your picture relates to your interpretation of Hemigway's "The Old Man & The Sea". Pictures submitted without the explanation will be disqualified.

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

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446 votes

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fisherman

by rodclikr

17^th place (joint)

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The old man on his 85th day to fish.

Camera:	Nikon D200
Lens:	Nikkor 18 - 200 zoom
Submitted:	Friday, 1st July, 2011 16:15 (GMT)
Taken:	Friday, 13th June, 2008
Focal length:	28 mm
Shutter speed:	1/200 sec
Aperture:	F7.1
ISO:	400
Notes:	Taken from a bridge on an overcast afternoon.
Views:	123
Galleries:	View this photo in rodclikr's gallery

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