manic and twirling

wow

"...when he laughed

he was sobbing and he was

sobbing because when he

picked you up out of the ash you were still working. still

working

and measuring..."

The image is perfectly crafted, with the handprint and the clock and the three people. I love how you have almost three separate stories and backgrounds-the Russian, the Brit, the old German woman-that converge in this one spot in Dresden. And the use of time in the war portrait...all I can say is, wow.