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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These waters are my life

by Marilia

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"He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the Gulf Stream and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish.." The Old man and the Sea

Camera:	Nikon Coolpix 5700
Lens:
Submitted:	Tuesday, 5th July, 2011 21:21 (GMT)
Taken:	Tuesday, 2nd March, 2004
Focal length:	31.9 mm
Shutter speed:	5/803 sec
Aperture:	F3.8
ISO:	100
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Views:	198
Galleries:	View this photo in Marilia's gallery

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