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Agung Kurniawan
{K:219} 5/28/2010
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love the composition and feel the emotion.... well captured. not much to say....
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Elias Monges
{K:6238} 5/23/2010
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excellent shot...congrats
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RC. Dany
{K:64104} 5/23/2010
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Excellent .
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Afriadi Hikmal
{K:2216} 3/3/2010
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i like this picture
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Zohre Sehat
{K:654} 9/3/2008
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good documentary work. Excellent means
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Aykaan K
{K:13601} 9/3/2008
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excellente image documentaire..; félicitations..
AyKaan
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Irena - Marta
{K:4875} 7/17/2008
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amazing portfolio
regards i-m
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Sounak Mukhopadhyay
{K:2854} 5/8/2008
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This photo was taken on 2nd Oct. Interestingly that's the day when we celebrate Mahatma Gandhi's birthday. The great Indian leader preached non-violence. May be this shot is a poetic justice to the American massacre in Iraq.
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 5/12/2006
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Ivan,
Thank-you for your kind words....and your feed back. I will keep in mind what you have said.
Best Wishes, Chuck
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Juan Gonzalo Marcano Prieto
{K:14254} 5/11/2006
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buena toma y un descanso merecido, exelente
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 3/13/2006
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Chopo,
Thank-you for the kind words. Also I'm sorry for not getting back to you sooner. I have been in the procces of a move from one base to another base. Again Thanks for the kind words.
Best, Chuck
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 3/13/2006
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Susan,
Thanks! Also I'm sorry for not getting back to you sooner I was PCSing from one duty station to another duty station.
Best Wishes, Chuck
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Chopo Gomez Zoebisch
{K:67} 2/25/2006
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***Say and unsay*** Some pictures say one thousand words. With this one we get 3 thousand words. Then there is what is left unsaid by the empty center square. Wow!
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Susan Hernandez
{K:6487} 2/24/2006
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WOW, thats awesome Chuck, you got POD for this image, CONGRATULATIONS ;)
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 2/24/2006
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Pauline,
Thank-you for the feed back and kind words.
Best Wsihes, Chuck
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 2/24/2006
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Mark,
Thank-you for the feed back and comments. Also please pass onto your Mother's Uncle a "Thank-you" from for his service to his country. And Thanks for the tip on the other site...
Best Wishes, Chuck
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 2/24/2006
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Dave,
As always Thank-you for your kind words and postive feed back on my work...it has been helping out....
Best Wishes, Chuck
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 2/24/2006
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Ken,
Thank-you for the kind words.
Best Wishes, Chuck
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 2/24/2006
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1301307 60,
Thank-you
Best Wishes, Chuck
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 2/24/2006
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Kes,
Thank-you for the kind words and feed back. Sorry for not getting back sooner in the process of a move - Also I have been working on shooting more portraits.
Best Wishes, Chuck
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 2/24/2006
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Steve,
Thank-you for your postive feed back and kind words.
Best Wishes, Chuck
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 2/24/2006
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Roby,
Thank-you for your kind words and feed back.
Best Wishes, Chuck
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 2/24/2006
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Omar,
Thank-you for your comments and frankness, however please leave politics at home. Both sides have suffered and have done bad things by a very selected few, but not by all; maybe one day there can be world peace, but it has to start somewhere.
Best Wishes, Chuck
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 2/24/2006
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Elisa,
Thank-you.
Best Wishes, Chuck
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 2/24/2006
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John,
Thanks!
Best Wishes, Chuck
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 2/24/2006
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Jure,
Thank-you.
Best Wishes, Chuck
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 2/24/2006
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Paul,
Thank-you.
Best Wishes,
Chuck
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 2/24/2006
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Hesham,
Thank-you.
Best Wishes, Chuck
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 2/24/2006
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João,
Thank-you.
Best Wishes, Chuck
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 2/24/2006
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Nour,
Thank-you for your feed back and also for letting us know what the writing on the wall says. I too hope that Iraq will have a bright future, but I think it will be a very long and hard road for them to get there.
Best Wishes, Chuck
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 2/24/2006
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Ina,
Thank-you.
Best Wishes, Chuck
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 2/24/2006
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Ann, Thank-you for your postive feed back and kind words. I hope it doesn't say "No Sleeping Here" too...I did a little sleeping there myself :)
Best Wishes, Chuck
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 2/24/2006
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Pablo,
Thank-you.
Best Wishes, Chuck
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pauline morange
{K:464} 2/23/2006
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Stupendous achievement! Your pictures create strong emotions. Congrats...
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Mark Julian
{K:36866} 2/23/2006
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Dear Chuck, congratulations on the POD. Disregarding what's going on in the shot which represents something I totally disagree with (the occupation of Iraq) it's very nice composition. You have a lot of talent. Hope you can get out ASAP - or maybe even sooner (and in one piece). This isn't a personal attack on you or the other soldiers but it sure is about the gang at the top, sitting behind desks, away from the danger, and running the show (please read my about on my front page - it's been there for almost 3 years). You've been very polite and kind on my shots which I very much appreciate and i just hope you can get out soon, before the civil war starts and have a career in Photojournalism (or another area of photography you enjoy) as a civilian. I'm sure you'd make a good living at it. I hope we can agree to disagree and have respect for each other even though we have a completely different POV on this one (but not all of them. My Mother's Uncle was a Submarine Commander in WW II - saved his whole crew. He was a great and brilliant man and helped raise me when I was a child. Taught me how to use a camera). All the best, Mark PS On a lighter note. I'm sure all you guys are under extreme stress so I would suggest checking out the work of UF Photographer "ppdix" for a little mental "R and R". I'm sure his work will be greatly appreciated over there. Take care and keep your head down.
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ken osborn
{K:2997} 2/23/2006
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A wonderful image, johancharles. The most amazing thing, to me, is that this obviously exhausted individual appears to be quite comfortable!
Mister Ken
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Dave Stacey
{K:150877} 2/23/2006
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Hi, Chuck, I missed this one when it first went up, but I'm glad I caught it, and congrats on the POD! It has sure stirred up a lot of comment, photographically and otherwise, but that's not surprising, either. Apart from your excellent eye for composition, it also shows the conditions you guys are working under, when after being up all night working, the only place to sleep is on a hard stone floor! Thanks for being patient with the political comments, I'm sure it's not always easy! Dave.
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1301307 60
{K:44058} 2/23/2006
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Congratulations Chuck, i think I missed this one, this is a great capture again, still in action but in rest mode... You're doing a good job with all this intersting photo documenting the situation there... take care,,, best wishes...
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Nelson Moore [Kes] -
{K:20241} 2/23/2006
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Fantastic image! Congrats on the award!
Story telling composition. It doesn't matter what the words on the wall say. Somehow I think the water bottle, forearm, and rifle lines work well together.
I like your portfolio. Hope to see some more close up portraits there!
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Steve Rosenbach
{K:8338} 2/23/2006
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Well, it's a great picture in many ways. I like the way that you have all the design elements - the large Arabic script, the column of smaller script, the soldier, and the rifle - at the edges of the image, sort of making a frame. It's unusual, but very effective.
Also, as you can see from the various comments, your photo evokes a lot of emotion! As for me, there is humor in the common quest of soldiers to find some time for sleep, and serenity in a time and place of conflict.
My heartfelt thanks to you and your comrades for your service to our country!
As to the war itself, the fault lies not with Mr. Bush, but with Mr. Saddam and all others who create and maintain societies of fear.
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:209486} 2/23/2006
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...so.. Johancharles, real dramatic life captured anc composed!!! have a big contrast with the write and man is not possible to understand the sense! nicely and congrats for the award.. take care my friend roby
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orwa juve
{K:6059} 2/23/2006
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Nice photo of the day for guys travling miles away from their home to kill people they don't know for reasons they don't have. You could Dedicate this pic to the souls of more than 100 000 innocent Iraqi killed in the last two years during the Operation "Iraqi Freedom" . I really hope that one day those soldiers suffer in their own country from the same kind of "freedom" they are teaching to others. Thanks for the Usefilm for respecting the opinion of the peace lovers on this site, and awarding a picture reflect the killing culture that some people have, even that we have a lot of great photos of love , work, peace , fun, urban life .. in this site. Or maybe we should look just for the sharpness, the DOF, and the croping … and forget the idea that each photo has. Maybe one day they will front page a sadic pic taken in the prison of Abu Garib that show american super heros use their sexual illness to play with the bodys of Iraqi people. omar
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NN
{K:26787} 2/23/2006
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I´ve been looking at this image for quite a while now, after catching the necessary 'Z's safely in my own bed. This image really speaks more than a thousand words, and tells us about the sick/mad world we live in. People never learn, do they? Congrats on the award ~ so well deserved!
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J R
{K:49} 2/23/2006
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Awesome picture. well done.
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Jure Kravanja
{K:690} 2/23/2006
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excellent
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Paul's Photos
{K:35235} 2/23/2006
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congrats on the POD.... excellent image.. great capture
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Hesham Abouzekry
{K:15927} 2/23/2006
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this is the plain truth. we need the freedom to Iraq too. excellent shot dear. I've added it to my favorite. H.A
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João F * Photography
{K:41945} 2/23/2006
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CONGRATULATIONS....!!!For the superb shot... GREAT ONe... and for the POD!!! regards joão
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Nour El Refai
{K:12481} 2/23/2006
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Amazing picture, your work is to show to us all a part of the truth that is always are hidden from us. what is written in the walls is: WE NEED FROM A SCHOOL, To create a generation beleives in ALLAH (GOD), loves his country, beleives in the ARAB unity and its message, its objectives, and its freedom, a generation armed by the knowledge, depends on the work and self-learning, owns a fighting spirit, ready to face all the difficulties, open to the world, cope with ideologies of humanity, live by authinticity and novelty. Those are no more than words on the wall, maybe a whole nation could live by them someday. whether what happened was good or bad for them, the spirit who wrote and beleived in those words are capable of making a difference. thank you for this image
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 2/23/2006
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Congratulations Chuck for the Picture of the Day! Well deserved! Best regards, Ina
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Ann Nida
{K:45248} 2/23/2006
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A powerful image Chuck with a very strong composition. I have no idea what all that writing says but I hope for the soldier's sake that green writing doesn't say "No Sleeping Here" ;)
I love the blank centre wall with all the interest around it. Superb image and well deserving of the Photo Of The Day Award. Congratulations for the front page feature POD Chuck. A superb shot. Very impressive.
Cheers - Ann :)
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Pablo Dylan
{K:63918} 2/23/2006
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GRANDE FOTO!!! Pablo
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 2/18/2006
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Alex,
Here is the last one...I hope this puts this subject to rest...I don't set up my shots...if I do then I will call it an illustration...as you can see Soldiers can sleep just about anywhere...and just about anytime...
Best Wishes, Chuck
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 2/18/2006
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Alex,
Here is number three....
Chuck
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 2/18/2006
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Alex,
Here is the second one....
Chuck
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 2/18/2006
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Alex,
Okay this shot was not set up...I'm gonna post four more that I shot that day...so you can see that I just picked the best of the seven that I had shot.
Chuck
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 2/12/2006
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Leonardo,
Thanks!
Chuck
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 2/12/2006
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Rina,
Thank-you for the feed back and the words of encouragement.
Best Wishes,
Chuck
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Leo Régnier Я£
{K:67696} 2/12/2006
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F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-C S-H-O-T !!!!!
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 2/12/2006
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Ina,
Thank-you for the kind words and the encouragement.
Best Wishes,
Chuck
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 2/12/2006
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James,
Thank-you for the feed back and you are right Soldiers will catch some "Z's" when ever they can.
Best wishes, Chuck
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 2/12/2006
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Dani,
Thank-you for the feed back.
Chuck
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Caterina Berimballi
{K:27299} 2/11/2006
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Congrats for the PoD Chuck! Very well deserved indeed.
I had a look through your portfolio a little while ago and was very impressed with both composition and your bravery under the circumstances. Not exactly the most convenient place and time to set up, compensate for lighting, get your subjects to pose etc etc... :) I'm sure most times you probably only had a split second to decide how you were going to record the moment. And you did an incredible job. Kudos.
Wouldn't it be nice if they were viewed in the context they were intended - photo-journalism... Oh well, can't be helped. Please don't let provocative comments discourage you from posting more.
Take care. Rina
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 2/11/2006
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Hi Chuck, and congratulations for the DoD award. People like us who sleep safely at home and have the time to admire a flower and a bee don't know what it's like for you. I sincerely admire you and think you're a great photographer, I'm impressed that you even are willing to share with us these images, and I have to say "my hat off to you" - it's a photo site and I feel you bring something very different, valuable and real to it. Your day is very different than ours, none of us risks our lives, and I wish you well, and stay safe, wherever you are. Best regards, Ina
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* James *
{K:20200} 2/11/2006
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a classic military photo. soldiers do love to sleep, anywhere and anytime.
actually, contrary to the first poster's comment, its a bigger crime as a soldier to lean your weapon up against a wall like that (falling and hitting the ground could lead to accidental discharge) rather than having it lay near your feet :>) however, in this context, having it against the wall is more aesthetic-looking.
best wishes ~ james
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dani mesk
{K:1409} 2/7/2006
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Il riposo del soldato! Bellissima ripresa scatto drammatico e ben bilanciato,le scritte arabe fanno da cornice. Otttimo colpo d'occhio! Dani.
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 2/4/2006
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Mervo,
Thank-you for your feed back. I have had a lot of comments about the weapon. Please see my above response to Kambiz. On the other hand my job is Combat Camera, I document what I see - Be it right or wrong. That is why I choosed Combat Camera over being a Journalist in the military.
Chuck
AKA - Johancharles
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 2/4/2006
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Ivan,
Thank-you for the postive feed back and for the help on my portfolio. I will go through my images this weekend and see if I can find some images that you have suggested.
Best Wishes,
Chuck
AKA - Johancharles
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M.Gökhun BADEM
{K:424} 2/3/2006
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heheh this is yankee.Iraq under military occupation.No War!
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Kambiz K
{K:37420} 2/3/2006
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So you mean that normal people can't have it. If you write the website of this company I may able to find it in Ebay. You never know , these days few soldiers are so penniless that could sell their equipments in the Ebay!!
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Mervo
{K:8643} 2/3/2006
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Chuck, I think that this composition is brilliant. It turned my stomach to view this image because of the weapon stood still at the soldiers feet while he sleeps, looking up at the arabic writing on the wall.
I wish you well in such difficult times.
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Ivan Jimenez
{K:9078} 2/3/2006
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Chuck... you are doing an excellent job as a photographer. I really wish you didn't have to be in Irak, that the war never happened. Still, you and your camera can do your bid to bring light into darkness. I think it would be great if you tried to reflect not only the combact but the feelings, the emotions of that moment, to reflect what goes through the mind of both your fellow soldiers as well as the iraqi population. If you do that your portfolio will reached new heights. Stay safe. Ivan
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 2/2/2006
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Tracey,
Thank-you for your comments and support. I looking forward to feed back from you and other photographers on my work so I can better my skills...and at the same time I looking forward to seeing everyone elses work...in the short amount of time period that I have been participating in this group, I have already leared a few things and have some new ideas for future photo projects. Again Thank-you for your support.
Best Wishes,
Chuck
AKA - Johancharles
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 2/2/2006
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Kambiz,
The sun glasses (safety googles) are military issue. They are made by Wiley-X.
Chuck
AKA - Johancharles
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Tracey Main
{K:7290} 2/2/2006
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Hello again I have just read some of the comments on this particular photo and would like to say I agree this site is for photos only,not for politics and you will get alot of conspiracy theorists commenting, due to the type of photos you take, I think you all do a wonderful job and thats all it is, a job...I look forward to more photos from you and god bless you all kind regards from an Australian alie....
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Kambiz K
{K:37420} 2/2/2006
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Could you please write me the brand name of those glasses and the web site of it's manufacture. I would like to buy a pair for myself. My friend these days there is NOT anywhere secure !!
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 2/1/2006
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Karina,
Thank-you for the feed back. Also you have a really good eye for street photography, I enjoy looking at your work.
Chuck
AKA -Johancharles
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 2/1/2006
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Fabio,
Please remember this is suppose to be a photographic forum, not a political one. I know my photos do have a political nature to them - but I'm a U.S. Army Combat Cameraman, so a lot of my images will be military in nature. I joined this site to share my photos and learn what I'm doing right and what I'm doing wrong as a photographer - so please be respectful. Thank!
Chuck
AKA - Johancharles
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 2/1/2006
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Mohamed,
Thanks-you for the feed back. Actually he slepted in the courtyard of the school. The towns flok had open up the school to the unit during the operations.
Chuck
AKA - Johancharles
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 2/1/2006
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Tracey,
Thank-you for the postive feed back. Also please pass onto your son to be safe and Thank-you for his service to country.
Chuck
AKA - Johancharles
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Johancharles Boers
{K:4370} 2/1/2006
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Kambiz,
What can I say, but hummmm...you have some very good points. However, you can still see very well with these glass - I should know, I have a pair. In fact you can even wear them at night with the yellow filters in them. The weapon - that one I have to agree with you, but in his defense he was in a secure area. I hope that answer some of your questions.
Chuck
AKA - Johancharles
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Karina Brys
{K:16541} 2/1/2006
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Very good composition, good documentary work. I also wonder what the text is saying... maybe the Arab speaking members of this site can help? I guess it probably isn't a big thank you for the 'Iraqi Freedom'.
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José Vasconcelos Dias
{K:9341} 2/1/2006
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Very good composition! Very funny also! Regards
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Fabio Keiner
{K:81109} 2/1/2006
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'how many babies did you burn today, sir?' I'd like to know what the arab letters say and where's bin laden's hiding (and why still alive & kicking) and how you'll tell your children you waged a war just for the sake of mr.bush' employers in big oil?...zzzz (maybe he is dreaming about this problems, but I fear he's not even dreaming)
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Mohamed Banna
{K:34237} 2/1/2006
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amazing proportions and he slept in fron of a school ?!!!
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Tracey Main
{K:7290} 2/1/2006
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I'd love to have your job something I have always been interested in, my son is a paratrooper in the Australian Defence Force, it would be such a high especially the action photos, keep up the good work good composition on this and love the wall, I enjoyed your portfolio this was my favorite, take care in your career and I do hope this soldier has quick reflexes, wonderful work kind regards Tracey...
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Kambiz K
{K:37420} 2/1/2006
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I like this image is very nice and peaceful when nobody killing anybody. If I was his superior I punish him by not paying for a month salary. The reason is he made two mistakes: 1) to sleep with sun glasses which could not see the day light 2) he put his rifle near to his feet rather than near to his hands or arms in case in emergency situation need to use it
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