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Any thing that up lifts My LORD and SAVIOR is gospel. This photo brings the words ( Mark 15:33-34 ) of the bible to visual life. Plain and simple Jesus gave his life for You and I...

A #25 filter used on this B&W photo would have added more drama to the presentation by darkening the sky (kinda foreboding) but that's just me (you can see that my mind is still stuck in the Gothic era!!!). Otherwise, nice photo.

Just wanted to congratulate the photographer on pausing to either reflect on or glorify the event of the cross. Jesus dying on the cross is the center of all time and all history. Time itself is measured relative to his death (this is the year 2001 - 2001 years from his death), and all history is measured by time (so He is forever central to every day and all events, whether we believe or not). :) This truth is a daily reminder to me for the Christ to whom I'm grateful: "Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners-of whom I am foremost" 1 Timothy 1:15 I love Christ for saving me, a sinner like every one of us. For anyone wondering about the simple truth of the Gospel, drop me a note at jason@jasontolis.com. You can also check out my own photos for anyone interested in fine art imagery from Arizona, advertising images, graphic design and web design.

 

Most people think that the Gospel of Christ is a story of condemnation or judgement, but every "true-to-the-text" Christian knows: "therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spririt of life set me free from the law of sin and death." Roman 8:1,2

 

Real quick, another fast clearing of a mess is just what "sin" is - most people think sin is just the commission "bad" things or evil itself. It's not. Isaiah was shown by God what God has against those the human race that he created: "We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us turning TO OUR OWN WAY, and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all." Isaiah 53:6

 

It's the turning away from all acknowledgement of God, our Father, and each of us chasing our own way of doing things, our own way of defing morality that shows us that we are clearly not in a right state to come before him after death and expect flippant access to His Heavenly Kingdom, when we didn't even really care who He was while living on his earthly "footstool" (God refers to Earth as his footstool - something to remind us of the grandeur and scale that Heaven will be for those that accept Christ and are allowed in by His grace." :)

 

Anyway, food for thought for those that have never heard an accurate presentation of the Gospel - not that I'm any kind of expert (far from it, and that's not false humility). For those interested in hearing more, just drop me a note or go to www.christiananswers.net - its a really good site that is not an in-your-face type delivery of how loving Christ is, and how much we truly need Him before each one of us trespasses past our last day. :)

 

In Christ,

 

Jason Tolis

www.jasontolis.com

great job my man. keep it up.

This photo has an eerie 3D look about it. Regardless of the subject matter (apparently a "love it or hate it" kind of thing) it's still a superb photograph.

Excellent

Really makes you think and that is what a photograph is supposed to do. Great job.

Since the trend seems to be expressing your religious zealotry towards the given pictue, I'll comply...

 

As an athesit, I still see some beauty in this picture. Though the merger of the head of the bowing person and the feet of Christ is distracting, it's not overly so. Though many interpret this picture as a direct representation of what this crucifiction was like, I see it more as a reflection on society... a glimpse of what mass beliefs and religious upbringings can produce- a statue of the torture and crucifiction of a man.

 

Whatever the intent, the photo can be improved by stronger contrast and more attention to compositition. Non the less, the image is striking and succeeds in protraying some type of religious expression (obvious given its subject), whether adherence to the religion or as a potrayal of religion's strong-hold on society and the preoccupation with religious art.