JPG Magazine: Photos: "Library of Celsus, Ephesus" by John Linton

Library of Celsus, Ephesus

By John Linton

On 5 May 2008

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My wife, Brenda, was happily pointing out that the builders of the library had chosen women to represent (from left to right on the bottom level) its four symbols: Wisdom, Virtue, Intelligence, and knowledge. To which I replied, "It figures, Virtue is in the best shape while Intelligence and Knowledge have both lost their heads. At that point she punched me.

05/22/07

24 Responses

On 5 May 2008 Jason Pierce gave props:
This is funny. I love the image but I can't decide if it beats the caption.
On 5 May 2008 Audrey Kanekoa-Madrid gave props:
wow!
On 5 May 2008 catharine amato gave props:
both photo and caption great!
On 5 May 2008 Linda Merz gave props:
This is like a stage setting. Almost surreal. Love the caption too!
On 6 May 2008 Simon Le gave props:
Wow! What a stunning shot John! Great composition, contrast & color tones. Can't wait to be there!
On 9 May 2008 Melissa Prosser gave props:
Hahaha!!! Great shot and caption!
On 9 May 2008 Leanna Lomanski gave props:
Well captured!
On 10 May 2008 Winston D. Munnings said:
Really love this shot John. It says .... HISTORY! Great composition too.
Winston.
On 10 May 2008 alicia lee said:
wow greatness
On 10 May 2008 Portia Söderberg gave props:
wow! fantastic structure so beautifully captured!
On 10 May 2008 Jayne Logan gave props:
LOL .. that's funny .. great shot, lots of interesting detail
On 13 May 2008 glindaraye gave props:
perfect time of day
On 13 May 2008 VickiLynn said:
This is awesome... and I love your quote... :0)
On 14 May 2008 Nelson Campbell gave props:
Impressive subject impressively captured.
On 14 May 2008 *hector* ortiz gave props:
history...very interesting shot...i like the guy in the middle on 1st floor... i think he is dancing or possing for a shot.
On 16 May 2008 Gail Fleming gave props:
very funny caption and I love the color tone makes it stand out
On 22 May 2008 Debbie Cannaday gave props:
Wow.. amazing shot. I love it!
On 26 May 2008 Vidyavati Chandan gave props:
amazing!
On 27 May 2008 Mario Scattoloni gave props:
The story really makes it this more than just about the beauty that encompasses this image..great 1
On 4 June 2008 Austin Drissen gave props:
Great shot, love the washed color. did you add a filter or not? And the caption's punchline... lol!
On 4 June 2008 John Linton said:
No. Just clicked antique in iPhoto.
On 9 June 2008 Noa Siegrist gave props:
Incredible image!
On 5 July 2008 Debby Adler gave props:
Wisdom seems to be holding up.
On 17 July 2008 Natalie S gave props:
Wow - the history