Foto Friday: Sand keeper
Photographer: Gertrud K
The title of this photo is “Die Angst des Torwarts beim Elfmeter.” According to Google’s translator that’s German for “The fear of the goalie in the penalty.” According to the photographer, it means “The Goalie’s Anxiety at the Penalty Kick.” Obviously not perfect translations but you get the idea.
From what I gather, there were a lot of these sand sculptures in Berlin during the 2006 World Cup.
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The photographer’s translation is the closest one. ‘Angst’ means ‘fear’, but could also be translated to ‘anxiety’ I guess. ‘Elfmeter’ is ‘11 meters’ i.e. 12 yards -the distance separating the goal line from the penalty spot.
So overall the photograph represents ‘The Goalkeeper’s Fear facing a Penalty Kick’. Cool stuff.
Marco: Thanks for the linguistics lesson! I didn’t even think to look closely at “Elfmeter.” Very cool.
And by the way, it’s a little too late for him to be scared. That ball has sailed over the bar!
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