Bells #1
by Darren Fisher
Title
Bells #1
Artist
Darren Fisher
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Photograph - Photography/ Digital Art
Description
Gold Christmas bells with a red ribbon on a gold metallic background. Used a selective focus and shallow depth of field. I took a texture and added it to the photo to give it a painterly and aged look.
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December 6th, 2012
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Hartmut Jager
Wonderful golden "Still Life" shot. It conveyes the Spirit and Mood of Christmas Perfectly . However, unlike you, I am not too fond of anyone preaching on this forum to expouse their religious beliefs, or who does not even bother to read your description which explain clearly its "reason for the season" Christmas Card intent and contest legitimacy.
Sherrie Winstead
Awesome still life shot! Had this been a contest for still life shots I would have voted for it, but it was a contest for a Christmas card and this photo, as good as it is, has nothing to do with the reason for the season, which is the birth of Christ. Therefore, I cannot congradulate you on your win because I personally believe that a photo contest for a Christmas card should have been won by one of the few photos in this contest that actually remembered the reason for the season, the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I think you should enter this photo in one of the still life contest. I bet you would win first place. Merry Christmas!
Darren Fisher replied:
I appreciate your preaching but I would suggest when you do so you know more about what you are preaching. Here is a little help on that. Why Bells?? Bells announce the coming or arrival of an event, activity, or occasion. They toll for good times. They toll for bad times. They ring out warnings. Bells herald in the New Year. Bells are rung to announce the union of a man and a woman. They are rung during Christmas to announce the arrival of the season, to proclaim the birth of Christ. Ringing of bells can be traced back to pagan winter celebrations. During those times, noisemakers were used to scare away evil spirits in the night. Among those early noisemakers were bells. People had fun ringing the bells and making noise. It was too much fun to just use bells to scare demons away. So over time, bell ringing was incorporated into other events and activities. Bells are rung at churches to call people to gather, as warnings, and to bring people together to make announcements. From these ancient roots, the ringing of bells began to be used in the Christian Christmas season. The soft, cheerful tones blended well and enhanced the sounds of the season. Today, they play an important, traditional role during the holiday.
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