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Heronimus
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First a little story.

When I first saw this week's theme, I immediately knew what I it. Nearby is an American War Cemetery, maybe some of you have heard of it. It is in Margraten in the Netherlands. President Bush visited it a few years back.

If you have never been there before, you should go there once. It is such a special place. Just the feeling if you walk onto the cemetery and you see over 8000 crosses in front of, each of them representing a fallen American soldier, is really overwhelming. The thought that all these people have given their lives to save ours and to bring peace is just striking.

Also the place is so well maintained, every marble gravestone is spotlessly white. One could hardly wish for a more beautiful place to rest. So why I went there for my entry, is because of the peaceful atmosphere at the place, just indescribable, the thousands of soldiers who have found their final resting place there and of course what they have all fought and died for; world peace.

At first I tried to capture as many graves at once as I could, but that just didn’t work out. So finally I decided to just capture one single grave. Maybe you don’t like what I done with the processing, but for me it shows exactly how I feel about the place, almost heavenly.

I hope you can feel it too



Thanks a lot for reading!
Jul 15, 2009 at 06:52 PM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · #354 Forever in peace


I love this shot, you've struck something very deep with this image.
Quite deep
Jul 15, 2009 at 07:43 PM
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Thank you for this wonderful photo and the beautiful sentiments you express with it. It takes someone in Europe to still appreciate the great good the sacrifice of so many young lives brought to the world. I frequently despair for our own country as it seems that more and more of its citizenry naively imagine that personal liberty and world peace have no cost. Sadly, our own current political administration seems to exist in a utopian fantasy world that allows it to express virtually no opinion on the brutality in Iran wrought on people who simply wanted a (relatively) honest election, yet then stand shoulder to shoulder with thugs like Castro and Chavez when it comes to the lawful removal of a would-be tyrant in Honduras. Here in Los Angeles, i frequently see bumper stickers affixed to cars that say "War is not the answer" - a particularly stupid sentiment. Yes, War is not the answer if the question is how much is 11 plus 4, but War has often been the ONLY answer to evil and murderous tyranny. I pray that we in the US don't lose sight of all the good our brave young men who purchased peace with their lives. Thank you, again, for your poignant reminder.

As to the photo it is excellent in its clarity and DOF. I love the crisp color and the tad of vignetting at the bottom. My only complaint might be that the bright white in the background is almost blinding and therefore distracts from the subject. You might be able to tone that down with some judicious burning in with PS. It's worth a try.

Thanks, again for the touching photo.

All the best,

Endre
Jul 15, 2009 at 10:14 PM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · #354 Forever in peace


This week's winner; no possible competition.

Peace to you.

John
Jul 15, 2009 at 11:36 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · #354 Forever in peace


Wonderful in every way.


Jul 16, 2009 at 12:48 AM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · #354 Forever in peace


excellent shot, wonderful reminder.


Jul 16, 2009 at 06:38 AM
Yakim Peled
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As a photographer I am impressed by the thought behind it and by the execution. As an Israeli, it touches a deep cord in my heart. Thank you for posting it.

Happy shooting,
Yakim.




Jul 16, 2009 at 07:39 AM
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I thank your country for taking such care with the hallowed ground.
Jul 16, 2009 at 10:29 AM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · #354 Forever in peace


I feel that words fall short to describe this shot. All I can say is, "Well done."

Patrick
Jul 16, 2009 at 01:00 PM
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Yep, Strong for sure. I do see what Endre is saying, but this one is very strong either way especially coming right out of the box....

Steve R
Jul 17, 2009 at 12:58 AM
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Thank you for this wonderful photo and the beautiful sentiments you express with it. It takes someone in Europe to still appreciate the great good the sacrifice of so many young lives brought to the world. I frequently despair for our own country as it seems that more and more of its citizenry naively imagine that personal liberty and world peace have no cost. Sadly, our own current political administration seems to exist in a utopian fantasy world that allows it to express virtually no opinion on the brutality in Iran wrought on people who simply wanted a (relatively) honest election,...Show more →
+1000

Great, great photo Heronimus !
Thanks, Sergey.

P.S. By the way, who pics best photo ?
And if i can vote, how?
Jul 19, 2009 at 04:30 PM
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · #354 Forever in peace


You have done an excellent job of interpreting this week's assignment, beautiful image!
To BluePixel, voting takes place after the assigment is up. This happens every Wednesday and a new assignment starts. Voting for the previous week closes at the same time. Look at WA board, at the top currently is a post for week 353(scary) voting.
Jul 20, 2009 at 07:39 PM
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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · #354 Forever in peace


Sad, but the price of peace so often comes down to so many of these markers. Well done.
Jul 20, 2009 at 10:25 PM
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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · #354 Forever in peace


Heronimus, this is an awesome image. Very touching.


Strad, I'm with you 100% except for one thing. I like the bright white of the background as it suggests (to me) the embracing glow of God.

Strad wrote:
Thank you for this wonderful photo and the beautiful sentiments you express with it. It takes someone in Europe to still appreciate the great good the sacrifice of so many young lives brought to the world. I frequently despair for our own country as it seems that more and more of its citizenry naively imagine that personal liberty and world peace have no cost. Sadly, our own current political administration seems to exist in a utopian fantasy world that allows it to express virtually no opinion on the brutality in Iran wrought on people who simply wanted a (relatively) honest...Show more →
Jul 21, 2009 at 07:41 AM
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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · #354 Forever in peace


Heronimus, a fitting entry. The cost of peace is staggering. Welcome to the WA.
Jul 21, 2009 at 09:44 AM
Heronimus
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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · #354 Forever in peace


First my appologies for my absence of a few days. We went camping for a few days and I didn't have the chance to look at the comments or reply to them or any other of the entries before we left.

I want to thank everyone very much for their comments, they really stimulate and are very helpful. Also nice to see the picture does what I hoped it would; make people think about what peace actually means and what needs to be sacraficed sometimes to preserve it.
Jul 21, 2009 at 09:55 AM
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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · #354 Forever in peace


Very touching image and story. Thank your for sharing it. I wish more people would have such high regard for our soldiers.


Jul 22, 2009 at 05:21 PM
Yakim Peled
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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · #354 Forever in peace


Beverly Guhl wrote:
Very touching image and story. Thank your for sharing it. I wish more people would have such high regard for our soldiers.

Oh, I so agree.

Happy shooting,
Yakim.




Jul 23, 2009 at 03:12 AM





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