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phone

A kind of phone, that goes back to the wireless days.

The sculpture in front is one of the most popular in the city of Bochum.
It shoes Fritz Kortebusch,
who was the last official cowboy (LOL) of the city of Bochum from 1850 until 1877.
Well, cowboy isn´t exactly the right explanation:
In those days nearly each family still had a cow and some other farm animals.
In the morning Kortebusch came around, announcing himself with his horn,
so that the people opened the gates, to let the cows out.
He brought them to a place, where they could drink and stay outside
(which is the Bochum City Park nowadays), and looked after them during the days.


The poster in the back was hanging on the opposite side of the street.
It´s for the Bochum Philharmonic Orchestra.
But to me it looked like the man was listening to the sound of the horn.


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Sabine Stetson03-Oct-2008 16:27
very funny...great find, great image!!!
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shatterbug01-Oct-2008 22:09
Great street shot...well seen!
carol j. phipps28-Sep-2008 21:53
Excellent choice, Werner! Reminds me of a movie of the life of Beathoven who used a number of these as he was losing his hearing.
Malcolm Smith27-Sep-2008 06:38
Great take on the challenge. Hope you are feeling better.
Guest 27-Sep-2008 02:25
Great work here, and its fun to see that wireless is not a recent invention.
Guest 27-Sep-2008 01:37
Great shot and composition... love the B&W here.
Bill Ewart Jr27-Sep-2008 01:02
Great shot! Get better quick!
Cindi Smith26-Sep-2008 22:10
This is perfect! Awesome and creative and hope you get to feeling better really soon! Big vote on this one!
Phillip Normanton26-Sep-2008 21:51
Brilliant juxtaposition! Your cowboy's lost his horse :)
Harrison26-Sep-2008 13:42
EXCELLENT!
Anja Lieder26-Sep-2008 12:31
YUP. Excellent. I got one of those in my collection someehere.
Guest 26-Sep-2008 12:24
Very well seen indeed!
Mairéad26-Sep-2008 11:54
Super idea and composition. V
Barbara Heide26-Sep-2008 07:17
witzige Idee! toll gemacht und : gute Besserung!
Greg Vescuso26-Sep-2008 06:04
Perfect take on phone..Perspective is excellent!V
Linda Willets26-Sep-2008 03:28
perfect
Sue Robertson26-Sep-2008 02:32
What a classic shot!.. Wonderful capture Werner.. V
Faye White26-Sep-2008 02:24
yes! brilliant! :)
Laryl26-Sep-2008 01:48
well seen!!!
J. Scott Coile26-Sep-2008 01:47
Brilliant Werner! So well seen and composed. BraVo!

Now get some good sleep and feel better!
laine8226-Sep-2008 01:38
Fantastic juxtapositioning !!
laine8226-Sep-2008 01:37
Little Boy Blue,
come blow your horn.
The sheep are in the meadow,
The cows are in the corn.
Where is the boy who looks
after the sheep ?
He's under the haystack fast asleep !!