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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 1/5/2007
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Howdy Phil..
So I get in to work today to see email from a good friend, and in the body of the email was this link..
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/journeys/photo_feature/thorn_tree_photo_5/
..I entered the contest about 4 months ago, and today, they announced the winners. My first competition!! This image will possible end up in the Hong Kong guide book from Lonely Planet!
..not bad for a runner up! :)
cheers mate.. had to share!
-joel
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Shirley D. Cross-Taylor
{K:174022} 12/5/2006
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You're welcome, Joel!:)
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 12/5/2006
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Thank you Shirley!
:)
-joel
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Shirley D. Cross-Taylor
{K:174022} 12/3/2006
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Congratulations on making the front page, Joel!:)Spectacular photo!:)
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 9/4/2006
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Thank you Clifton!
So glad you like this. If you have not been to Hong Kong... man... *YOU* will go insane w/ the new buildings that are going up! GLASS like you have never seen before :)
cheers,
-Joel
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Clifton Jones
{K:10688} 9/4/2006
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SPECTACULAR view..........wonderful vision...........
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 7/9/2006
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Thanks Jeanette!
...it's one city, that for many reasons, looks very different from above. Stunning place!
cheers, and thanks again!
-joel
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Jeanette Hägglund
{K:59855} 7/9/2006
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I like this from above shot and certinly it“s a clear vertigo ;-) The city looks so unreal from up there, but i guess it“s always the same. Nice idea of going up there and nice work too!
Jeanette
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 6/28/2006
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Thanks Paul!
appreciate it very much!
-joel
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 6/28/2006
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cheers Doyle!
thanks very much!
j
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 6/28/2006
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Thank you very much Khaled!
cheers,
-joel
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Paul Lara
{K:88111} 6/27/2006
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Hey!
Congrats on being chosen as Donor Image of the Day, Joel! Quite deserving of some recognition, too.
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 6/27/2006
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Well deserved award Joel . . . stopped back by to congratulate on the Front Page status of this award winning capture.
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Khaled Mursi Hammoud
{K:54005} 6/27/2006
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Congrats on the Donor Image of the Day award, a well deserved award for an excellent image.
Khaled.
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 6/27/2006
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Jinggoy,
Thank you very much!!! SO glad that you like it!
cheers,
-Joel
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 6/27/2006
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Thanks Rina!
You're too nice! It is a 'metropolis' front page today! :)
So love that wonder woman image! That I would hang on the wall in my office.
cheers,
-Joel
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 6/27/2006
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Thanks Phil!
very kind my friend!
cheers,
-Joel
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 6/27/2006
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Thank you Manu!!
cheers,
-Joel
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Jinggoy Montenejo
{K:7736} 6/27/2006
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Absolutely Awsome Mr. Aron! congratulations on your Award!
AAAA++++
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Caterina Berimballi
{K:27299} 6/27/2006
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Hmmm... tall buildings and superheroes, together... what does it all mean...? 
Nice to see you on the front page again Joel, and I'm honoured to be right next to ya!
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Phillip Minnis
{K:13131} 6/27/2006
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Congratulations, my friend, Joel! A well deserved award!
Cheers
Phil
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Manu
{K:13082} 6/27/2006
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Its all in the timing....God knows how you managed not to jump off....but I suppose that my issue with vertigo..!
Excellent POV well worth it...colors and comp are spot on
Cheers
Manu
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 6/24/2006
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Thank you very much Eb!
very kind comments!
cheers,
-joel
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Phillip Minnis
{K:13131} 6/24/2006
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In future, I'll shut my mouth!!! I no sooner commented about the nominations not receiving awards and, within no time, the judges just granted quite a few of them! LOL This is one of them - have a look at it - a well deserving winner: http://www.usefilm.com/image/1133423.html
Just tell me to shut up next time! LOL
Cheers
Phil
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Eb Mueller
{K:24960} 6/24/2006
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This shot is phenomenal, Joel! I get weak in the knees! Great exposure. Congratulations on the award!
Eb
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Phillip Minnis
{K:13131} 6/23/2006
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Well, I am only guessing that is how it works. Last week (15 June) my Pink Ranunculus image was nominated for an award in the forum by Randy Lorance - the next day it was awarded a DOD. So, when I saw Kambiz nominate your photo, I thought you would get one.
However, in saying that, I have noticed that, in the last week or so, many of the recommendations are not receiving awards. I think a lot more are missing out than usual. If you visit the forum, and click on each of the nominations you will notice that not a lot of them are getting awards.
Even in the general photos, if you scroll back through the pages you will notice that the awards have dropped off a bit on the usual rate that they were being issued. Perhaps the standard of the photos being submitted is not as high.
I'm not complaining - I have received three in the last two weeks - that's enough to last me a year!!! LOL LOL
Mate, enjoy your success, it doesn't matter how you got the award - you deserve it!
Cheers
Phil
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 6/23/2006
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Wow... from Kambiz! :)
I saw that post, and didn't think that a DOD award would be selected from the UF Donor Forum. Always thought that was for POD.
I'll have to open up on my selections in the forum!!
thanks for the heads up Phil!
cheers mate!
J
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Phillip Minnis
{K:13131} 6/23/2006
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Actually, Joel, you were nominated for an award for this photo by Kambiz on the 18th of June. If you go to the POD #15 in the forum, you will see his post. After his nomination, you received the award.
Cheers
Phil
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 6/23/2006
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Thanks Phil!
I had no idea about this one.. funny how the awards just pop up sometimes! I had one win a BIP almost 2 months after I posted it. My thought is that there are staff members that are assigned to monitor projects/areas to assign awards. ..and the DOD staff member tagged this one a week later, as it doesn't show up in the DOD page. Hmmm.
I am honored that I won another award! Crazy! You and I just love aiming the camera at what we believe in our hearts looks amazing, and then spend glorious hours infront of our computers moving crop lines in 2 pixels at a time to make sure were happy with what we captured. What I don't understand, are the people that complain about awards not coming their way..and maybe that's just it. They are taking pictures for the wrong reasons.
Hope winter started okay down there. It's crackin' heat here... so my weekend project.. take pictures of heat ripple... When in Rome I guess!
cheers, and thanks again!
J
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Phillip Minnis
{K:13131} 6/23/2006
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Oh, Wow! Joel, another award??? Well done! Well deserved!
The way your collection of awards is going, you'll be on to your second page before you know it!!!! LOL
Good on you, buddy!
Cheers
Phil
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 6/22/2006
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Thank you again my friend! Too kind!
If I only did have a helicopter Roby! I would fly over cities and take pictures all day.
Thanks so much for your comments! I appreciate you time, as I am wild busy with work as well. ..it's hard to find the time sometimes!
cheers,
-Joel
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 6/22/2006
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Thank you Ron! Glad you love it! This was pure luck with handheld. Wish I had a tripod w/ me! There were 19 other images shot at exactly the same time...all looked like I was trying to balance on a paint shaker while taking the picture.
For a few moments on that roof... I wish I were Spiderman. Looks like fun. ;)
thanks again!
cheers,
-joel
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:209486} 6/22/2006
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..the elicpter use?!?!...
eh eh eh.. i joke, sorry for my absence but i'm very busy my friend,.. the plaesure is to see always your fantastic work.. eh eh eh and many congrats for this DOD very wlel deserve dit!!
perfect and clear shot-details..
BRAVO!
roby
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Ron Wilson
{K:18362} 6/21/2006
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Love the shot Joel. Super detail and sharp, I got trouble with a tripod and you handhold at 1/15th of a sec and do this. Well done. The V in the 2 roads is great as are the shades of grey in the buildings. You of course knew that the chance of any terrorist activity in this building is next to nil since Peter Parker uses the same roof. Regards Ron.
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 6/21/2006
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Thanks Paul!
...and thanks Paul...
I so agree, What's funny, what was going through my mind when I was trying to hold the camera still when I shot this... "I can't f#$Xing believe what I'm doing to get this shot, but I hope I get a clear one".
Cheers,
-Joel
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Paul Lara
{K:88111} 6/21/2006
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"So...how 'bout them Mavericks?" ;)
(getting back to the imagery at hand)
I am really impressed with the exposure, and how the ambient blue sky-light is in such strong contrast with the sodium lights below, Joel.
Glad you reminded us all that when it comes to photography, there is only a theoretical 'later' but truly only a NOW. Catch the shot, grab the moment now, because later may never present itself.
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Kambiz K
{K:37420} 6/21/2006
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heard what you say
resPect
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 6/20/2006
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Kambiz,
I appreciate your concern, but I am an artist. This is an artists' site. Let's please keep all comments to the images.
Political issues are a waste of time on a site that is about photography.
cheers,
-Joel
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Kambiz K
{K:37420} 6/20/2006
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Joel
I appreciate your honesty.
But in my opinion, rule is RULE.
I always follow rules.
This is the reason that I appreciate Oliver North in that political problem, because he followed the RULE.
If I were you I write an anonymous letter to the head of security office in China and explain about the lax situation of their security.
At the end of day all of us should protect ourselves and civilian from those who claim they are head hunters!
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 6/20/2006
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Joćo,
Thank you so much!! ..your english comes across just fine!
I appreciate your comments very much my friend!
cheers,
-Joel
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Joćo F * Photography
{K:41945} 6/20/2006
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Hi Joel
I whant to comment this beautiful photograph like you comment mines , but my english is so poor for that...But this is amazing perspective and i put this one on my favorites tank you for sharing my dear friend !!
Cheers
joćo
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Gayle's Eclectic Photos
{K:91109} 6/20/2006
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yawn...anybody have a fly-swatter handy?...yawn ;>
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 6/20/2006
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...thank you RIna...
I'll try closing the gate again. ;)
J
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Caterina Berimballi
{K:27299} 6/20/2006
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Oh dear.... someone left the gate open again. Best to leave it well alone though guys ;D
Step away from the keyboards!
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Kambiz K
{K:37420} 6/20/2006
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Dear Gayle
I am VERY surprised from your comment!!
I K N O W that Joel took that LOVELY MAGE (Queens Road Vertigo) in China, NOT USA!
but THEN
it seems to me that you DO NOT follow the NEWS around our globe EVERYDAY on your local paper, international paper and internet news (loads of them)!!!! and all of satelite channels!
It doesn't matter where terrorists are, "WE" have to find them and KILL them instantly WITHOUT asking before hand.
(Oh of course we might ask them LATER!)
Look what is going on in Afganistan, Iraq, Africa, Central America, and of course are beloved Guantanamo Bay [4 bloody years without having any trials, legal representations, legal court, so on ....).
I BET YOU if "WE" had one of those advanced UFO Technologies, "WE" could go after those terrorists in other universes!
SO, please do NOT tell me I read it WRONG!
God Bless
Shalom
Salam
and of course NAMASTE'
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 6/19/2006
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Thanks Michael!
...i have no end date... ;)
a full length film? ...well, start with saying goodbye to all of your free time. ;)
cheers,
-joel
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 6/19/2006
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Thank you Doyle!
..and thanks for keeping it light with humor! I don't wish for my images to be the source of a pointless political debate. It's usefilm, not 'free speech'.
Cheers,
-Joel
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Michael Kanemoto
{K:22115} 6/19/2006
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Great perspective.
Joel is a replicant? Just let us know if you are hardcore enough to ram a nail through your hand cramp to keep shooting.
Sorry my notes are late and far between. I'm making my first DVD set of photographs and staying up way too late. I don't know how you get through a full length film.
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 6/19/2006
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An amazing shot Joel . . . and I never considered the terrorist thing until Kambiz brought it up. If that were a bomb and not a camera you could have blown yourself up and made little red spots on all those people and cars! The car wash business would have ruled for a day and profited from their capitalistic enterprises at the expense of the exploding proletariat!! Umbrella distributers would have sold out and the stranded populace . . . exposed to the rains you yourself confess were coming . . . could have gotten ill and seen that the medical personnel (unlike the US system) would have been oppressed by the thronging masses seeking safety from illness. It could have been ANARCHY!
(My apologies to Kambiz for the humor--or what I pass off as humor . . . it's nothing personal). That being said . . . the image WAS better with the camera than an explosive device. VERY well done Joel . . . and welcome home . . . where the rooftops are secure.
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 6/19/2006
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Rina,
thanks for your @#%@&#$ amazing comments! I am flattered!
And yes... KK's comments had me wondering what forum I was reading. I think that Hong Kong has it figured out, and my guess is that the mob there has a much tighter grip on their comunity than is obvious. I'm sure that as soon as tall white guy like me got on the roof, there were at least 4 of them watching me take pictures of their @#%@&#$ amazing city, that I hope always stays that way.
Thanks again Rina! Appreciate your comments very much!
cheers,
-Joel
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 6/19/2006
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Thank you Gayle!
I'm glad the image has an effect on you! ...my first thought when I shot this was that I wished I could get across the rush of looking straight down. My boss, and our Hong Kong partner was there to watch, as I did eveything I could to get over the edge :) Since it was my second trip to HK, and possibly my last to the roof for a while, I had to go for it.
Thanks for the comments!
cheers,
-Joel
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Caterina Berimballi
{K:27299} 6/19/2006
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Hehehehe.... cracking up over the reaction to KK's comment! LOL!!! You guys keep your cool so well, I need to take notes... ;)
Anyway, aside from that, I really like this shot. The light is @#%@&#$! superb. I admire your courage, I'd still be back in the elevator, frantically pushing Level 1!
Congrats on another fine image Joel!
Cheers
Rina.
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Gayle's Eclectic Photos
{K:91109} 6/19/2006
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hi,Kambiz...this is a photo shot in Hong Kong,China...not the USA...i don't think Pres.Bush has any control there...yet! ;>
Joel, i can appreciate the perspective and glow of light,but i experience vertigo as if i was there..LOL..like the "V" shape from the streets below...regards,gayle
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Gayle's Eclectic Photos
{K:91109} 6/19/2006
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hi,Kambiz...this is a photo shot in Hong Kong,China...not the USA...i don't think Pres.Bush has any control there...yet! ;>
Joel, i can appreciate the perspective and glow of light,but i experience vertigo as if i was there..LOL..like the "V" shape from the streets below...regards,gayle
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 6/18/2006
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Thanks Paul!
I hear ya... it's a sight we don't see as humans all that often!
cheers,
-J
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 6/18/2006
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Kambiz,
it was easy. I just walked the stairs to the roof, right past the sign that said, "caution, roof", and walked around the top like a sniper. ;) (see attached image of the building)
To be honest, Hong Kong is a very safe place. You would expect that froma city that is run by it's business men, rather than a government of blow hards.
thank you very much for the very kind comments about my photo, and VERY much for the push to the members board for a vote! I appreciate that very much!
cheers,
-Joel
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Paul's Photos
{K:35235} 6/18/2006
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nice perspective.. always love these kinds of images.. good work
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 6/18/2006
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Thanks Paul!
glad you dig it. that place is so Metropolis.
cheers,
-J
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 6/18/2006
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Thank you Metoni!
cheers,
-Joel
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 6/18/2006
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Thenk you Megan!
cheers,
-joel
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Kambiz K
{K:37420} 6/18/2006
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Exellent image.
Indeed you are a very dedicated amateur photographer who could put his life in danger in order to capture a unique photo.
I wonder how you went on the roof despite the extreme security matter about terrorism!
Has any security officers stopped you on your way up?
If NOT then I wonder how Mr Bush would like to stop the terrorism if a simple office breach the codes of security????????
Hope to see the other 19 images here at UF!
p.s.- If I were a UF judge, I would give you a UFVT.
therefore I am going to vote for your image because you did an extra hard work to catch that lovely image. Good luck.
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Paul Lara
{K:88111} 6/18/2006
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Oh, yeah, Joel, this is cool.
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metoni .
{K:24727} 6/18/2006
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Amazing photo..
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Megan Irwin
{K:1666} 6/18/2006
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This is an awesome image... You have done an excellent job. congrats
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 6/18/2006
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Thank you Petal!!
yeah....for a moment there, I thought I would be on the way down! was *very* windy!
Thanks so much for the kind comments... do know that I spent a crazy amount of time trying to decide on the crop for this... once again, thinking... what's Petal gonna say? ;)
cheers!
-joel
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 6/18/2006
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Arnee,
thanks for the comments!
you will be blown away by HK. I'll be there at that same time! ....walk below the Hopewell Center around lunch time, and you'll more than likely be in one of my images :)
Enjoy your time there! ..and don't go up to the Peak unless you know it not cloudy!
cheers,
-joel
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Petal Wijnen
{K:50989} 6/18/2006
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Neat shot!! Great POV... almost as if you were on your way doooooooooooooooooown, but thank God you held on and got a fine and clear image out of it... ;-DD!! Like the blueish tone and the bright orange streets cutting through it. Good composition... well done!!
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{K:490} 6/18/2006
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thanks for sharing Joel, will be visiting hong kong in 2 weeks.. good shot!
regards,
AH
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Phillip Minnis
{K:13131} 6/18/2006
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Oh, mate, you don't want to over do it! You know what they say "all work and no play......"
Mate, you may get a bit of a shock when you look at my images. I won 3 awards last week. I could not believe it!!!! It's all a bit of a fluke, I think! LOL
I look foward to seeing more of your photos!
Cheers
Phil
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Joel Aron
{K:14920} 6/18/2006
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Thanks Phil!
Yes.. i'm back. I've been insane busy. My only free time to play with images is in the hours before sleep. I may have to go again for a 3rd time (and not the last) in a few weeks. I hope that I at least get ONE single day with sun next time.
It've been trying so hard to keep up with all the new images that everyone is posting. It's kind nice to step away for a few days, then hit the 'friends' link, and see all the new subjects and styles that everyone is trying. Now I gotta sit and look at all the fine work everyone has posted!
Today was my first day off in a few weeks. Did nothing but walk around with my camera around town. ..and relax...
Thanks so much for the comment! Appreciate your comments very much! hope it's not getting too chilly down there.
cheers mate,
-joel
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Phillip Minnis
{K:13131} 6/18/2006
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Oh, Joel, another fantastic Hong Kong image! Absolutely incredible! Well done!
Joel, you are home now, aren't you? Are you going back?
You must be very busy - I have not seen you on much.
Cheers
Phil
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