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Posted by e. (New York, NY, United States) on 14 March 2008 in Lifestyle & Culture and Portfolio.

One amazing feature that few people outside of Taiwan know about, is that their gas stations in the suburbs are mini shopping malls. That way, when you pump gas, you can take a break, eat some food, and relax, until you feel you're ready to sit in the car again. We stopped by a gas station on our way, and, suspended in midair, they had these rocks that had been marked by various strangers over time.

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Photo taken in Taiwan, en route to the Sun Moon Lake, on December 15, 2007.

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. - Albert Einstein

Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies. - Shawshank Redemption

We walk through our lives so focused on our daily tasks and griefs. It's important to realize that there is always hope, because without fail, there will always be a touch of color - in a hazy shade of winter.

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Comments (22)

Nick Passantino from Bronx, United States

brilliantly captured e. i really like how you framed this with the out of focus rocks in the front of the shot

14 Mar 2008 12:04am

Jrask from Pasadena, United States

very interesting, and a great composition

14 Mar 2008 1:49am

Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia

Very interesting. I've never seen anything like it. An interesting bit of local culture.

14 Mar 2008 3:03am

tyan from Singapore, Singapore

Very nicely captured,and what creative ways to add spice to one's sometimes mundane life:)

14 Mar 2008 4:16am

Craig from Vacaville, California, United States

Very good composition! Well done!

14 Mar 2008 4:27am

Rabbit from Richmond, United States

Wow very strange - looks like a cool art piece tho. Love the idea of getting the public involved in art! GREAT POV by the way -just lovely.

14 Mar 2008 6:25am

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Really interesting, I agree with Rabbit, a piece of art. I like the way you've captured this e.

14 Mar 2008 7:23am

Rhys from Darlington, United Kingdom

a brilliant find that makes an amzingly interesting shot.

14 Mar 2008 7:26am

Shuva Brata Deb from Hyderabad, India

Rocks! How do you drill a hole without cracking it.

14 Mar 2008 9:43am

Barbara from Florida, United States

Interesting and unique. Very nice capture with great DOF. Are the real purpose of these rocks for the public to write on? I really like this.

14 Mar 2008 9:55am

Michael Rawluk from Prince George, Canada

That is so beautiful. I love the low shooting angle. It makes the stones look magical.

14 Mar 2008 11:03am

Elisa from Massachusetts, United States

great capture, I like the dof... did you mark a rock?

14 Mar 2008 1:05pm

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

Very interesting shot :)

14 Mar 2008 1:48pm

Saeed from Tehran, Iran

Very Nice shot . . .

14 Mar 2008 3:05pm

juant3 from Bremen, Germany

Great taken shot and very interesting! It would be nice to find out the reason for them to be hang and mark...

14 Mar 2008 3:28pm

standley from brou-sur-chantereine, France

Very interesting information. This is a piece of art. Very well captured!

14 Mar 2008 3:46pm

Michael from Wuppertal, Germany

Exceptional shot, great pov!

14 Mar 2008 5:37pm

Illuci from Hurdegaryp, Netherlands

A community of rock pebbles! At first I thought of a macro of some technological module or element. This is very inyteresting and indeed it makes us think of a community, only ít makes me also curious about what is the purpose and intention of it: wishes? little poems? names? whatever, the picture is great!!

14 Mar 2008 5:53pm