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Reaching across the generations

Posted by
Curly (South Shields, United Kingdom) on 11 November 2009 in Documentary & Street and Portfolio.

Young army cadets at the Westoe Cenotaph, South Shields, during this year's Remembrance Sunday ceremony. We think of all of our fallen on this anniversary of the Armistice.

PENTAX K100D 1/350 second F/5.6 ISO 200 82 mm (35mm equiv.)

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kaveh Sadeghi-Azad from TEHRAN, Iran

nice composition, well done.

11 Nov 2009 6:02am

`Paul from Minneapolis, United States

very very well done.. the treatment, timeless tones, texture.. nice.

11 Nov 2009 6:23am

M4 from Durham, NC, United States

I like the work with the texture here.

11 Nov 2009 6:27am

Alun from cheshire, United Kingdom

very good image, some nice work

11 Nov 2009 6:29am

mascha from kootstertille, Netherlands

It looks like a old postcard, verry good processing.
Fantastic textures, colours, compositon!!
Good work, bye Mascha

11 Nov 2009 6:40am

Julia from Athens, Greece

Great processing!

11 Nov 2009 6:47am

Stu from Kyoto, Japan

I love your treatment of this Curly. A genuine antique feeling. Nice!

11 Nov 2009 7:09am

Sriram from Chennai, India

amazing!

11 Nov 2009 7:26am

Anne from Singapore, Singapore

I like all of your works and the narrations too..great!! Thanks for sharing..

11 Nov 2009 7:38am

kisskool from fontainebleau, France

great angle for this photo, the post traitement is good

11 Nov 2009 7:42am

Pawn from Den Haag, Netherlands

Antique. Very fine picture!

11 Nov 2009 7:45am

Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France

A nice shot for this remembrance day

11 Nov 2009 7:47am

Irene from L C, France

Great shot for this day ! I like your processing

11 Nov 2009 8:18am

Lyl and Roll from Besançon, France

"THE" serious warrior !!!

11 Nov 2009 8:32am

Anthony Morgan Lambert from Bielefeld, Germany

Young lads wearing my old Cap badge !! Nice processing and very fitting for today !!

11 Nov 2009 8:39am

Vitor Martins from Lisboa, Portugal

Great shot and processing.

11 Nov 2009 8:44am

Sarito from Basingstoke, United Kingdom

Another great shot...

11 Nov 2009 9:09am

Veronica from Bucharest, Romania

i like his attitude, great timing

11 Nov 2009 9:14am

Craig@Random Ramblings from Herts, United Kingdom

A very fitting image for today, the pp work has made this timeless, perfect. Lest we forget.

11 Nov 2009 9:47am

Anina from Auckland, New Zealand

Stunning image! I love the processing!

11 Nov 2009 10:10am

Tamara from Aarschot, Belgium

Brilliant work on the treatment here. Well done !

11 Nov 2009 10:26am

grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom

Nicely distressed treatment

11 Nov 2009 10:36am

Faramarz from Tehran, Iran

wow... great shot.

11 Nov 2009 10:39am

NastaraN from Babol, Iran

nice shot, good luck

11 Nov 2009 11:11am

Hiro from Kyoto, Japan

Please forget my comment yesterday. I agree to your choice today. I mean selective saturation is effective.

11 Nov 2009 11:18am

Mahdi from Tehran, Iran

amazing shot

11 Nov 2009 11:42am

mirela from brighton, United States

Yet another wonderful shot! The tones are perfect for this!

11 Nov 2009 1:36pm

Ralph Jones from Detroit, United States

Great shot, the tone gives it a timeless feel.

11 Nov 2009 1:49pm

Amanda from Jersey City, United States

Brilliant composition and processing--I feel like I'm looking at one of my grandfather's old photographs.

11 Nov 2009 1:54pm

Nazzareno from Rome, Italy

very nice framing and great atmosphere

11 Nov 2009 2:04pm

dideban from mashhad, Iran

Good shot

11 Nov 2009 2:44pm

Yvonne Simons from Tilburg, Netherlands

It looks very old!! Just perfect, well done!

11 Nov 2009 2:47pm

Susan from Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States

Wonderful shot, and perfect for today's Veteran's Day in the US........

11 Nov 2009 2:52pm

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

This young gentleman in the foreground is a sure standout amongst his comrades. Hope that guy behind him wasn't falling asleep and that you only caught him blinking. :-)

11 Nov 2009 3:39pm

MARIANA from Waterloo, Canada

Great shot . Love processing a lot ! looks like an old photograph !

11 Nov 2009 3:49pm

MrsAmber from West Wickham, United Kingdom

We will Remember them.

11 Nov 2009 4:24pm

Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, BC, Canada

That one guy really has his beret askew like he is trying to hide his face from you. Very nice processing.

11 Nov 2009 4:45pm

Pepe Cabrera from Cuidad de Antipolo, Philippines

Beautiful shot!

11 Nov 2009 5:01pm

Macrobaby from Vancouver, Canada

Excellent processing and wonderful capture....they look so young. Makes me sad.

11 Nov 2009 5:13pm

k@ from Paris, France

I'd have sworn it's an old pic ! Wonderful catch and work, Curly*

11 Nov 2009 5:30pm

Levi from West Vancouver, Canada

Great capture and the effects are simply amazing. You created the mood brilliantly!

11 Nov 2009 5:43pm

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

Perfect tones.

11 Nov 2009 6:10pm

Lalena from Barcelona, Spain

Very good work,exellent processing!

11 Nov 2009 6:38pm

alex centrella from California, United States

bravo !

11 Nov 2009 7:01pm

flyingwind风飞扬 from Bridgetown, Barbados

GOOD TREATMENT TO BE AN OLD ONE WHICH PRODUCES RECALLS OF THAT TIME!

11 Nov 2009 7:10pm

Marc from Granby, Québec, Canada

very nice shot for the veteran's day, well captured

11 Nov 2009 7:55pm

Bishop from Houston, United States

Nice bit of work with the textures! :)

11 Nov 2009 7:57pm

Nigel from Avening, United Kingdom

Very very nice Curly

11 Nov 2009 8:27pm

Viewfinder from Bradenton, FL, United States

Heroes all. We must never forget.

11 Nov 2009 10:10pm

Benissa from BOULOGNE SUR MER, France

Very special shot for this special day. Bravo.

11 Nov 2009 10:17pm

Stephen Skok from ASCOT VALE, Australia

Good one, Curly.

11 Nov 2009 10:33pm

Shar from Regina, SK, Canada

Wonderful presentation!

11 Nov 2009 10:43pm

Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom

A fine image for The Day. And the list of The Fallen grows longer.

11 Nov 2009 10:50pm

B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States

Perfect for a special day.

11 Nov 2009 11:27pm

Michael from Shell Village, United Kingdom

A strong image nicely processed Curly.

12 Nov 2009 12:04am

Ajay from Pune, India

Classic shot and amazing DoF.

12 Nov 2009 1:01am

uvaraj from New Jersey, United States

this series and the tones are just classic. Well done :)

12 Nov 2009 1:38am

Magda from Vancouver, Canada

FAbulous series!!! All images are special in their own way.... This one has perfect treatment giving it the timeless feel.

12 Nov 2009 2:02am

Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada

A fitting tribute! Well done! ;-)

12 Nov 2009 2:11am

John from Geneva, United States

Through these fields of destruction
Baptism of fire
I've watched all your suffering
As the battles raged higher
And though they did hurt me so bad
In the fear and alarm
You did not desert me
My brothers in arms

12 Nov 2009 2:39am

Lambspun from Madison, Maine, United States

These boys sure are young......incredible photo!

12 Nov 2009 3:26am

Twinklestamper from Oklahoma, United States

images are fabulous and the processing is just perfect...

12 Nov 2009 3:45am

bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada

Congratulations...this image is so incredible. It goes straight to the heart.

12 Nov 2009 4:35am

Connie from Downingtown, United States

Wonderful photo.Outstanding job on the processing.Thank you, for the kind comment.

12 Nov 2009 8:31pm

Dawn from Maryland, United States

Congrats on the spotlight!! Great job and great photo! : )

12 Nov 2009 8:52pm

@Dawn: I didn't realise Dawn, that's two spotlights now in as many months!

dabbler from Minneapolis, United States

a remarkable & thought-provoking image - great tonal effect!

13 Nov 2009 4:37am

Magda from Vancouver, Canada

Congratulations on the Spotlight!!! Well deserved! Bravo!

13 Nov 2009 5:23am

Yvonne Simons from Tilburg, Netherlands

Congratulations. well done Curly!

13 Nov 2009 6:49am

shoti from Everywhere in the, Philippines

wonderful! I love this one. it feels like a frame from the film Schindler's list. perfect composition coupled with great processing!

13 Nov 2009 11:07am

Benoit Darrieux from Tripoli, Lebanon

Very good image. The atmosphere given by the processing fits very well with the theme of your picture. The title does a lot as well. Congratulation for the spotlight.

13 Nov 2009 11:27am

Christophe Esnard from Angoulême, France

Great "hommage" (in french).

13 Nov 2009 2:06pm

Theys from Charleroi, Belgium

Very good image !

14 Nov 2009 12:51pm

Shoebox from Orlando, Florida, United States

This is a powerful image with a timeless feeling, and the title speaks of the subject - great work! Congrats for the spotlight.

14 Nov 2009 11:19pm

Vikram from Chandler, United States

Excellent work on this Image!

16 Nov 2009 3:52am

Dream Chung from Hong Kong, Hong Kong

wow~~that good

17 Nov 2009 5:43am

Ada Panich from S.Benedetto del Tronto, Italy

Beautiful work, congratulations!

17 Nov 2009 1:45pm

Pascale Kisilak from Paris, France

J'aime beaucoup cette photo qui rend un bel hommage aux soldats. Beau traitement.

22 Nov 2009 5:05pm

PENTAX K100D
1/350 second
F/5.6
ISO 200
82 mm (35mm equiv.)

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