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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Old man on the sun

by KrešimirPregernik

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Book talk about a man, see and fish. Bottom theme is waiting. Patiience. Struglling.

Camera:	Sony Alpha DSLR-A350
Lens:	Sony DT 18-250mm F3.5-6.3
Submitted:	Friday, 1st July, 2011 16:37 (GMT)
Taken:	Saturday, 4th September, 2010
Focal length:	135 mm
Shutter speed:	1/250 sec
Aperture:	F6.3
ISO:	100
Notes:	Normal shot at 10 AM...
Views:	122
Galleries:	View this photo in KrešimirPregernik's gallery

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