Posted by Two Sense (Atlantic Shores, United States) on 1 April 2008 in Miscellaneous and Portfolio.
Lilly : I got no cents but I got a quarter . . ?
Ronnie : It says these halfpennies used to make 2 cents in the 1940’s.
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Great composition, really nice light on the quarter that creates a beautiful contrast with the old bill. I like the red/pinkish tones here. Wonderful!
1 Apr 2008 7:49am
Great stuff ... I just checked the exchange rates – a dollar-and-a quarter is worth 2 halfpennies ... :+(
1 Apr 2008 8:34am
@Ron: (from Ronnie 2¢) . . lol . . it sure is heading that way, Ron ! Crazy times.
another great shot, how have you lit the shot on the left?
1 Apr 2008 9:41am
@Rhys: (from Lilly) That's just some early morning light. :)
sehr schön!!
1 Apr 2008 9:50am
Ya know, a quarter here is also known as "two bits." In high school we used to have a cheer that went: "two bits, four bits, six bits, a dollar, all for the Tarpons stand up and holler." The "Tarpons" was the name of our football team, and I'm not claiming that the cheer made any sense, or that I support mindless cheering.
1 Apr 2008 9:59am
you captured very well both images - very bautiful light and colors
1 Apr 2008 11:09am
oooo look like someone is tying their money down so it doesn't fly away or maybe so its a bit harder to fly out of your hand & get spent.
1 Apr 2008 11:21am
great lighting on both images..nice work !
1 Apr 2008 11:23am
nice shot. i like your style :)
1 Apr 2008 11:26am
The lighting in both is amazing. The texture and detail just jump out with this lighting!
1 Apr 2008 11:27am
complementary images, once again.. the color of the coins especially. wonderful lighting too!
1 Apr 2008 12:39pm
Excellent work! Very interesting and creative, I like it :)
1 Apr 2008 2:46pm
nice tones, color and light on both. i take it the dollar wasn't very strong in comparison to the pound in the 40s either? interesting L doesn't have any cents -- i heard they were decommissioning the penny.
1 Apr 2008 3:00pm
@danthro: (from Ronnie 2¢) The exchange rate was around US$4.00 to the British Pound back in 1943 so, yes, an old ‘halfpenny’ was roughly equivalent to one US cent. Today, that same coin would be worth half that now that the exchange rate is only US$2.00 to the GBP.
Ron, you have this great capability of putting me a large smile on my face after a very long and exhausting day of work. Bravo ! I am your fan.
1 Apr 2008 4:45pm
a wonderful "blast from the past" [excuse my corniness, I couldn't think of a better phrase]. :P
1 Apr 2008 6:29pm
Excellent...great light and composition in both shots!
1 Apr 2008 8:20pm
taking the ordinary and making it extraordinary... love it!
1 Apr 2008 8:21pm
24 halfpennies to make one shilling :)
1 Apr 2008 8:33pm
We are in hard times man,and this pic is so apot,you never run out of creative ideas do you!
1 Apr 2008 9:05pm
I love the concept of your photoblog =D Brilliant stuff Lily and Ronnie! Keep it up =D
1 Apr 2008 10:19pm
Both images well done. Makes alot of cents.
1 Apr 2008 10:33pm
Excellent detail in each of your images. I find them pleasing!
2 Apr 2008 12:22am
If you haven't got a penny then a halfpenny will do. Such creative ideas come from that head of yours. Great one.
2 Apr 2008 12:58am
Nice concept and dialogue. I like the lights too.
2 Apr 2008 1:18am
nice shot and comparison... nice framing we had the same cheer as twelvebit...but with our school name Osceola
2 Apr 2008 6:58am
Very inspired and creative composition! I find it intelligent and attractive!
2 Apr 2008 9:08am
very very nice indeed...a great capture...
2 Apr 2008 11:39am
the light is quite nice
2 Apr 2008 1:30pm
another great concept and capture.
2 Apr 2008 7:24pm
insightful, especially in the right image, but the composition of both is classic, another gem of a picture, im impressed
2 Apr 2008 7:25pm
Very nice -- I love the look of old money that has been around, very evocative, and the old dictionary typeface takes you right back into the past.
3 Apr 2008 12:08am
Beautiful... Great shot of the coins!
3 Apr 2008 2:40am
great shot
3 Apr 2008 3:37am
Certainly different for a cents-less person like me.
3 Apr 2008 6:49am
This is history!
3 Apr 2008 2:47pm
Great contrast. They are both brilliant images, and they make true art when combined.
4 Apr 2008 7:50pm
These go together so well... But isn't that always the case with everything the two of you do!
8 Apr 2008 7:43am
Very nice contrast and correlation.
9 Apr 2008 2:12am
Irony here speaks louder than words. as time rolls some things get lower in value, higher in cost.
22 Apr 2008 7:19am
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