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birds eye view 2 -Arromanches DDay


birds eye view 2 -Arromanches DDay
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Copyright: henri Lecaire (colvert) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 426 W: 95 N: 510] (4042)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-08-12
Categories: Nature, Architecture, Event
Camera: Minolta Dimage A2
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/500 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Friday theme 2009/02/20 Birds eye view [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-02-20 0:55
Viewed: 653
Points: 20
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focus 44= 172mm equiv 24x36

Arromanches. since 1944 , remains of mulberry harbour ,built to allow unloading of material and goods,can yet be seen on the beach and in the sea.
"Arromanches-les-Bains (or, simply Arromanches) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.

It is located on the coast in the heart of the area where the Normandy landings took place on D-Day, on June 6, 1944.
The town lies along the stretch of coastline designated as Gold Beach during the D-Day landings , one of the beaches used by British troops in the Allied invasion. Arromanches was selected as one of the sites for two Mulberry Harbours built on the Normandy coast, the other one built further West at Omaha Beach. Sections of the Mulberry Harbour at Arromanches still remain today with huge concrete blocks sitting on the sand, and more can be seen further out at sea.

Today Arromanches is mainly a tourist town. Situated in a good location for visiting all of the battle sites and War Cemeteries, there is also a museum at Arromanches with information about Operation Overlord and in particular, the Mulberry harbours."
from Wikipedia

see also

"D-Day invasion
Artificial port of Arromanches

a ingenius idea !!!

All the natural harbours of the region being firmly hold out by the Germans, attempting their head-on capture was not conceivable. The Allies would indeed risk being pushed back to the sea as they had already been so, on August 19th 1942 : the tragic experience of Dieppe suffered by the Canadians and British should reoccur. Hence the following brainwave : “bring in their luggage, just towing it, an in kit form harbour, the elements of which were prefabricate in Great-Britain prior to the landing. It will merely be necessary to put them together in Normandy. Once the Germans withdrawn inland and the coast under allied control, the largest towing operation could start. An artificial roadstead (breakwater) provided the ships with a shelter worthy of the largest harbours, as well as with floating installations that matched indeed even outmatched the highest-performance harbours’ in unloading capacity.
Put together in record time in front of Gold (British sector) and Omaha beaches (American sector), these artificial ports are one of the keys of the successful landing. Of British conception, the artificial harbours remain one of the most prodigious and unexpected achievements of the military Engineers’ History.
from "Normandy-Guide"
and over all , but in french:
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulberry
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  • Great 
  • bupga Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 300 W: 6 N: 360] (2683)
  • [2009-02-20 1:09]

Beautiful composition Henri. A nice scale of water and land in the frame. The low lights also compliments. Sharp and detailed....well seen.


tfs.....Buddy

hi Henri
fantastic shot grt details thourghout a place i have always wanted to visit maybe one day tfs
mom ami
bryan

Hi Henri!

wow!!!, a real stunning view, The colors and light are awesome.
well seen and perfect captured..
TFS
Best regards
Kostas

Bonjour Henri,
Très belle vision d'oiseau de cette belle plage.
Bonne composition, presentation et contribution pour le vandredi thème.
Amitiés
Raimundo

Bom dia henri
Wonderful composition...and beautiful capture.
I like it very much
Have a good WE
MY regards
Teresat

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  • b021 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 90 W: 0 N: 47] (1178)
  • [2009-02-20 12:17]

Nice composition Henri.
Good atmosphere in this well presented image!

regards
Branimir

Salut

Belle composition.
Une vue d'ensemble très agréable, même si je n'aime pas les plages du débarquement.

p.s :
sais tu ce que ça veut dire le focus .
On me pose une question à laquelle ne je ne sais pas répondre
tu sais toi ?

Bon week end

  • Great 
  • mbrito Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1626 W: 118 N: 2805] (11304)
  • [2009-02-21 5:00]

Hello Henri
Excelent idea for a title and a series.
Great Panoramica, very high and opened, very sharp, with a wonderful bright light and colours, and a composition that transmits your concept.
Best regards, mb

Bonjour Henri,

Très bonne réponse au thème du vendredi. Le POV élevé donne une vision à vol d'oiseau. Belle netteté et bonne exposition sous cette douce lumière. Compostion balancée et belle profondeur. Bravo, du beau travail.

Alain

  • Great 
  • soe Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 402 W: 0 N: 107] (2461)
  • [2009-03-06 7:39]

Hi Henri
Beautiful composition of landscape with color and light. nice shot.
Tin Soe

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