Devil’s hoof 31st december 2008

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Shot Notes

It seems like these Horseshoes are hanging because of the strength of spiderwebs. These horseshoes are hanging upside down on my garage. Maybe this is not a good idea; just check out the following Wikipedia ‘facts’ concerning good & bad luck and horse shoes:

In some traditions, any good or bad luck achieved will only occur to the owner of the horseshoe, not the person who hangs it up. Therefore, if the horseshoe was stolen, borrowed or even just found then the owner, not the person who found or stole the horseshoe will get any good or bad luck. Other traditions require that the horseshoe be found to be effective.

One reputed origin of the tradition of lucky horseshoes is the story of Saint Dunstan and the Devil. Dunstan, who became the Archbishop of Canterbury in AD 959, was a blacksmith by trade. The story relates that he once nailed a horseshoe to the Devil’s hoof when he was asked to reshoe the Devil’s hoof. This caused the Devil great pain, and Dunstan only agreed to remove the shoe and release the Devil after the Devil promised never to enter a place where a horseshoe is hung over the door.
Source: Wikipedia

2 Responses to “Devil’s hoof”

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    admin:

    * I love this! The color, composition and the textures.
    Frida @ 2009-01-12 01:08:51

    * Nice combination of color and greyscale. The composition is nice too.
    sherri @ 2009-01-12 18:02:23

    * This is too cool!! The illusion that these iron’s are hanging from the spider-webs is perfect!! Nice job Javga! :)
    Arjan – PlasticDaisy @ 2009-01-12 23:55:42

    * Fascinating arrangement, like the spider-webs. Great tones and textures. Nice job on this composition.
    John Maslowski @ 2009-01-15 23:15:39

    * Beautiful in many ways. Love the detail of the web and contrast with the horseshoes on the wall. (By the way, I believe horseshoes are lucky no matter which way they are hung.)
    Kevin from OrganicPIX.com @ 2009-02-02 23:20:05

    * Yes, amazing how strong these webs are!
    Heidi @ 2009-02-08 16:55:33

    september 28th, 2010 at 22:28
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    Kevin from OrganicPix.com:

    I’m just fascinated with these ‘frozen’ webs – I’ve never experienced them in my part of the world.

    november 5th, 2010 at 17:47

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