A Midwinter Night's Dream. The Guardian Angel.

A Midwinter Night's Dream. The Guardian Angel.

by GIULIO57

I want to dedicate this photo to my brother Richard died the night of March 1st, 2011 for a myocardial stroke. Tomorrow will be his birthaday. He was born on March 7th, 1959. He has been the first to leave our gang of boys of 1957,1958 and 1959. When I uploaded this photo on PPG (Feb. 14th,2011) I couldn’t image the amount of meanings that it could represent for me. Today I know what and who the angel could be. I wrote the comment below on Febraury when my thought drove me to a better year. It didn’t happen. Sorry for this sad story. “Florence Dec. 17th,2010.When it stopped snowing a lot of peoples(most of them strangers and a few Italians only) with their cameras, tripods and monopods became the owners of the old-town part of Florence. Like an army, those fighters shooted their bullets to a white, passive, motionless and sleeping Florence. While I was walking in Piazza San Lorenzo this scene sprang to my eyes. Am I in dreamland?At first glance I thought about a painting; it was the light of a slide-projector onto the wall of San Lorenzo’s Church, instead! I shooted. I’ll shall never forget the magical atmosphere of that night. X-Mas was at hand; an old year was going to end. A new one was rising. This photo, IMHO, is the melting-pot of those emotions: snow was the catalyst while Florence was a patient and amused witness of all this; like the smiling-face of the Angel. Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. It’s the sum of many different “quantic states”where reality and dream mix together.”
Uploaded06/03/2011 - 19:44
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bwlchmawr
Posted 06/03/2011 - 19:52 Link
A wonderful picture and a sad, sad tale. I am so sorry for your loss Giulio. To lose someone so close and so young is a terrible thing. My sincere condolences.
Best wishes,

Andrew

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royd63uk
Posted 06/03/2011 - 20:13 Link
a nice image in memory of your late brother..my deepest sympathy to you
regards
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senn
Posted 06/03/2011 - 20:28 Link
A very affective manner to express your farewell to your cherished brother, ..
all my compassion to you
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Edited by senn: 06/03/2011 - 20:30
trixie
Posted 06/03/2011 - 20:38 Link
My sincere condolances Gui what a lovely photo to treasure, Trixie
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puma
Posted 06/03/2011 - 20:59 Link
So sorry to here about your brother (Richard) My sincere condolances to you and your family.as you say ( where reality and dream mix together.) this photo you made is Beautiful,and i bet your bother would be happy with the out come.
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autumnlight
Posted 06/03/2011 - 21:42 Link
A moving and beautiful tribute to your Brother Giulio, i feel your pain as i lost my Sister a year ago.
june
Posted 06/03/2011 - 22:23 Link
Our hearts go out to you at this time of your grief and I think we all feel the beautiful thought that is in this photograph,
kind regards,
June
nonur
Posted 06/03/2011 - 22:49 Link
Very sorry to hear about your irreparable loss Giulio; my heartfelt condolences to you and the family. That's a wonderful photo to commemorate your dear brother.
Regards,
Nezih
jeff0000
Posted 07/03/2011 - 08:17 Link
i am Very sorry as well good photo
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sandinista
Posted 07/03/2011 - 09:28 Link
Sorry for your loss Guilio, but a wonderful picture and fitting tribute to your brother who will live on in our hearts and minds.
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vikma19
Posted 07/03/2011 - 13:33 Link
Wonderful work

Viktor.
GIULIO57
Posted 07/03/2011 - 15:39 Link
Thank YOU ALL MY FRIENDS.
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szgabor
Posted 07/03/2011 - 17:35 Link
My sincere condolences to you and your family. Otherwise the picture is great. It is perfect remembrance to him.
Regards,
Gábor
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GIULIO57
Posted 08/03/2011 - 07:23 Link
szgabor wrote:
My sincere condolences to you and your family. Otherwise the picture is great. It is perfect remembrance to him.

Thank YOU GABOR
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Lucky Lee
Posted 13/03/2011 - 12:05 Link
So sorry to hear about your loss and may I offer a belated condolance?

Your image is stunnigly good and a superb memorial to your brother.
GIULIO57
Posted 13/03/2011 - 19:36 Link
Lucky Lee wrote:
So sorry to hear about your loss and may I offer a belated condolance?

Your image is stunnigly good and a superb memorial to your brother.

Thank YOU Lucky Lee.
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japers45
Posted 02/05/2011 - 17:31 Link
Giulio, that is a very moving tribute to you late brother. I think the image has an appropriately other worldly quality- you also have a wonderful way with words,

the ability to connect your viewer through images and words is a rare thing.
GIULIO57
Posted 30/06/2011 - 09:07 Link
japers45 wrote:
Giulio, that is a very moving tribute to you late brother. I think the image has an appropriately other worldly quality- you also have a wonderful way with words,

the ability to connect your viewer through images and words is a rare thing.

Thank for your beautiful words
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