Commemorative Sculpture - Normandy, France

Commemorating the Omaha beach landings 1944


The mistake we make with holiday photography
See the posting on Photokonnexion...
http://www.photokonnexion.com/?p=7593

[Kylie Martin]

lovely shot, like the colour against the sand

[ShanneW]

*waves"

[Karen H]

This is very moving. Very futuristic

[Camille Bisson]

wow, this is a stunning photo! going to the link right now. fav. oh, and thank you for the link, btw.

[Netkonnexion]

@shannew - sort of... more detail can be found on the link from my site. the sculptor said the columns represent "energy coming out of the sand, standing up straight." She said the "sacrifice and courage" of young American soldiers allowed us all to stand.

[Camille Bisson]

that link is fantastic! wonderful. am having back issues sent to me as i type this.

[ShanneW]

sorry - that was me wandering through, knowing I had seen this, but as I've commented on Flickr ...

[mittens (Marilyn)]

What a great looking sculpture.

[Jane Pittenger]

Fabulous

[Kerri]

Awesome

[Simply Amanda]

Cool memorial sculpture. What a pivotal event! Thanks for sharing!

[Lisa]

fave, this is just so moving!

[Jen Hudson]

It is interesting to see this sculpture and you have showed it well. Thank you so much for the link, some really helpful information here.

[Maria Masotto]

molto interessante, mi piace l'ambientazione ed è molto bella la tua fotografia

[Jennifer Ruge]

What a neat memorial. You photographed it very well.

[Ramona]

nice

[Gerry]

very nice photo

[Mags]

Very cool capture! What an interesting work of art!

[bernadette mcelligott]

very well captured, and this is very interesting and sad.

[Michelle]

Looks stunning.. captured well

[Jen E]

Love the composition, great shot!

[Paula]

Lovely shot!

[Wendy Bowden]

Wonderful shot

[Alison Hewitt Bailey]

I like the high keyish look to this and the lines are lovely.
That sculpture is gorgeous - I'd love to meet it. Was it inspired by prows, I wonder?

[Amanda F.]

Lovely shot! I have bookmarked your site and hope to get a chance to look at it this weekend. :)

[Shirley Chetwynd]

Wonderful sculptures, beautifully designed.

[Sue Wilde]

Beautiful composition...do they not get high tides?

[Nicola]

What a great site, wonderful pieces of art to photograph, fabulous memorial.

[Dione Giorgio]

Great memorial. Beautiful capture.

[Peter de Graaff]

Fascinating. My grandfather was at Normandy putting in the Docks

[Beverly Moolman]

Wow well captured!

[Bev]

Oh wow. What a telling photo. It really stands out. A great memorial.

[Sabaa]

Gorgeous photo!