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Repent - To make a change for the better as a result of remorse or contrition for one's sins.Wallpaper pack
Here's a nice little change from my last two submissions, for those who have decided I'm losing my mind.
While rushing across campus one dreary day, this caught my eye. Amazing what you can find, in the strangest places, when you're just trying to get from point A to point B.
Edited due to some excellent feedback from `breaking-reality
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In the New Testament, the word translated as "repentance" is the Greek word μετάνοια (metanoia), "after/behind one's mind", which is a compound word of the preposition 'meta' (after, with), and the verb 'noeo' (to perceive, to think, the result of perceiving or observing). In this compound word the preposition combines the two meanings of time and change, which may be denoted by 'after' and 'different'; so that the whole compound means: 'to think differently after'. Metanoia is therefore primarily an after-thought, different from the former thought; a change of mind accompanied by regret and change of conduct, "change of mind and heart", or, "change of consciousness".
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I love this so ****ing much... Oh my god... Any chance of a larger stock version or maybe a wallpaper? Just brilliant!
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Note me your email and I'll send you a wallpaper version. 
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i do love random, obscure graffiti. a few months ago, all these 'get out of Portsmouth free' cards appeared on all the pavements and subways overnight, and it was awesome.
i like the colours in this - whereabouts what it taken?
and...do you repent?
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Every now and again you can find some really cool stuff.This was actually done on a four foot tall wall at the campus near my house. I was actuallly laying on the ground, it's only a few inches from the sidewalk. The color's odd because I scanned in the negative and didn't color correct, then jut toyed with the color balances to get a good grungy look, the original isn't half as cool.
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It came out pretty well, i wouldn't say the colour was odd. grunginess works. i might see if i can nab a camera and go looking for cool graffiti in portsmouth
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Wow... some of you people find the coolest things to shoot. XD
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ah i really love the whole grungeyness of this.. its like a still from a movie!
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Nice! I love the cold harsh surroundings and how that one word has been painted, no more to surround it. Such a simple yet powerful message.
Repent!
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Very cool grafitti concept, a cool message in an urban setting. Great sharpness and colors, really brings it out.
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i can't quite put my finger on it, but this one really strikes a chord with me, i love it.
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heh, every time I see that i want to get my own stencil and spraypaint '& REPEAT' right behind it. Repent & Repeat. guess that shows my feelings on the subject.
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nice capture. 
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if lies grew on trees, you'd be one hell of a big tree... haha jk, very nice job!
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Hmm, i think i probabl would have been paralyzed at that point for the rest of my life, very powerful find, i think this is perhaps the greatest bit of random photography i've ever seen.
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I like how you can't really tell how big anything is or supposed to be in this picture because there's nothing to really reference it by...so the repent feels much bigger than it probably is.
By the same token, it's amazing what you can find on walls these days, ain't it?
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Looks like it's been extracted from a movie or a fantasi......A fantasi that must have emurged from some dark thrillerbook or nightmare...And in the mittle of this scaring fantasi is a message....A message with a word that contains a word so strong and meaningfull... .. . . . . .
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very striking image, makes you stop and think. I can't believe this was on a college campus. I thought it was some back alley in the inner cities
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Fantastic work. The word repent really adds some kinda cold atmosphere to the picture. Like the only way to get rid of your sins is to walk down this road. The fact we only see the beginning of the road/lane makes us imagine more wot it is ure gonna have to face whilst going down it. Beautiful colours, I love this sorta pic, it makes you think. 
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Hmm.. I used to keep wondering how photography is supposed to be an art.
This shows quite well. You did well. ^^
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This capture speaks for itself really, I have no advanced criticism to offer, still, I would like to have seen the original.
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makes me want to just stencil random words around where I live to lighten people's days. Perhaps words like DIE, SUCCUMB, and FEAR to make people feel better :]
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excellent.. dramatic ..the muted monochromatic colors add to the mood and the gloomy message in proximity to the "gutter" shout to the viewer .
sorry if it seems I take a long time before I reply or comment .. I try to
get to all on my watch but between doing my own work and dealing with
family and medical issues ..
terry
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such a beautiful photo. Very moving. And sort of doomsday-fortelling...I love the idea of it being in a tunnel where you feel trapped..
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such a beautiful photo. Very moving. And sort of doomsday-fortelling...I love the idea of it being in a tunnel where you feel trapped..
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this is a killer pop image. wonderfully irreverant and hostile. composed and calm and caustic all at once. i love pictures with dichotomy!
+joe
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There's just something so beautiful and raw about this. It really looks like it should be in the background of some dystopian graphic novel or maybe an issue if The Watchmen. Oh btw, cute christmas moddy for your icon.
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awesome! killer image, great tones and composition. the only thing i dont care for is the text in the bottom left; just seems a little redundant. keep up the great work! ^^
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This is a really nice piece... it captures the meaning. Beautiful work!
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Really nice.
The way you decided to focus in on the word repent, draws the viewer in. The depressing settings around the word really makes you sit back and think about the situation.
The surrounding trash, and the way the wall and street leads off the page, leaves the viewer to comtemplate the meaning of the image, which I love.
Very much conceptual in nature.
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you avatar is sooooooooooooooooo cute
and clever
hehe
hope you have a wonderful new year
and a merry merry Christmas
Repent yes they shall
poewrful points you make
nice set up with the shot 
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"for those who have decided I'm losing my mind."
you cant lose what you dont have...
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i think this would work a lot better if the word was in sharper focus. it blurs quite a bit, which gives it almost the feel of a painting, but at the same time draws away focus. anyway, if it -was- a painting it wouldn't matter, but as a photograph...
and on a completely different note, the colours are fantastic.
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I feel kind of slow making such a simple comment, but I love this. I like the litter and the lighting and how it draws you away from the REPENT into the brighter part of the picture. From darkness into light, if you don't mind the cliche.
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Very... out the blue.
I always think of repent as a somewhat negative word... I don't know why, perhaps it's just a brain thing.
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