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After D Day


After D Day
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Copyright: henri Lecaire (colvert) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 426 W: 95 N: 511] (4050)
Genre: Places
Medium: Black & White
Date Taken: 2004-08
Categories: Architecture, Mood, HPP [Heavily Post-Processed]
Camera: Minolta Dimage A2
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2009-02-23 0:54
Viewed: 304
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Colleville -
Omaha Beach is just behind the trees

"The Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in France is located on the site of the temporary American St. Laurent Cemetery, established by the U.S. First Army on June 8, 1944 and the first American cemetery on European soil in World War II. The cemetery site, at the north end of its ½ mile access road, covers 172.5 acres and contains the graves of 9,387 of our military dead, most of whom lost their lives in the D-Day landings and ensuing operations. On the Walls of the Missing in a semicircular garden on the east side of the memorial are inscribed 1,557 names. Rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified.

The memorial consists of a semicircular colonnade with a loggia at each end containing large maps and narratives of the military operations; at the center is the bronze statue, "Spirit of American Youth." An orientation table overlooking the beach depicts the landings in Normandy. Facing west at the memorial, one sees in the foreground the reflecting pool; beyond is the burial area with a circular chapel and, at the far end, granite statues representing the U.S. and France."
From Wikipedia

I choosed not to be just face the crosses row to show all of them

11 03 09 I add a ws with the sea recomposed behind the trees...
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Hello Henri,
Great mood and graphism.
Minimalistic but full of emotion shot...
TFS
Selahattin E

hello Henri
how are you?
what a fine pp here
good idea and concept
the execution is wonderful
good dof
nice composition

regards
Manuj Mehta

Hi Henri
great!
good work in pp
I like very much this shot and your artistic view
bravo
ciao
Lucio

hello
its a nice idea but maybe you had to cut the trees off

Bonjour Henri,

une ambiance toute particuliere accentuée par le noir et blanc...tres beau, bien vu, bien fait. Une belle réalisation.

Amicalement,

Stasa

very good shot good presentation of the cross, very nice view food compo

tfs
cris(",)

Hi Henri
Excellent B&W photo,lovely PP work!
Well done
Regards from the Serbia
Zoltan

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  • jazrr Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 317 W: 72 N: 82] (1883)
  • [2009-02-24 20:03]

Hi Henri:

Very nice composition.
I like the B&W and the color bouquet.
Excellent pp work.
TFS.

Regards,
Jafar

Hi Henri:
beautifull DEPHT,nice capture,good P/B.
regarts
Salomao

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  • mbrito Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1636 W: 118 N: 2818] (11368)
  • [2009-03-03 4:53]

Hello Henri
Very good graphic impact with an excelent contrast. Great moody work. Very weel done the note of colour in the flowers near the grave.
Alireza

très bizarre cette ligne d'horizon avec les arbres flous, bravo pour avoir osé
je me demande combien de gens ont vu le bouquet coloré, je ne l'ai remarqué qu'au bout d'une dizaine de secondes, c'est à dire bien au delà de la moyenne des gens sur ce type de sites où l'on consomme de l'image à tout va
jc

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  • moli Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1429 W: 275 N: 1984] (12262)
  • [2009-03-09 12:49]

Hello Henri.
Very interestinfg presentation here with good note as well.
Good idea.
Regards
Janek Kloss

Salut Henri
Beaucoup de bonnes idees et d'excellentes realisations dans tes albums en general,si j'ai choisi celle ci plus qu une autre c'est aussi en mémoire de ce jour particulier je n'étais pas nè mais l histoire en general et celle de WWII m'ont tjrs sensibilisé Amitiés HC

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