Paimpont 2018: Day 68 - Marty by vignouse

Paimpont 2018: Day 68 - Marty

I've photographed this scene many times but never posted the resulting image - I need to get it out of my system. This is what I wrote last night and - to my pleasure - the image had already garnered a couple of comments and Favs before I went to bed. And then this morning - nix, nada, nowt, nil, nothing... my post had disappeared. So let's try again...

This was taken on the site of the former WW2 Luftwaffe air base where the commandant so much liked trees that he planted an arboretum there. There remains little of the former infrastructure - just a few walls here and there cohabiting with the trees.

I've no idea who Marty is but his graffiti looks best on black!
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March 10th, 2018  
Ah those shots that get into our heads. Hope you are free but my experience says at sometime you will see it differently and it will make it's way back here. The wall looks surreal.
March 10th, 2018  
wonderful contrasts
March 10th, 2018  
Almost looks as though Marty is suspended in space. I thought the background was distant view rather than a wall. However that's just me!!
March 10th, 2018  
I like this shot and your description of the history of the trees and walls.
March 10th, 2018  
Whilst MARTY has a sense of style, am pleased that this is beyond the gaze of most. Otherwise some tourists might think that this was the hotbed of stylish countryside decor.
March 10th, 2018  
What a surprise as you're walking through the woods. The building remains blend so well with the background that the word seems to be hanging in air.
March 10th, 2018  
I’m glad you shared this with us, it’s very thought provoking indeed and wonderful on black.
March 10th, 2018  
I thought I had fav'd this yesterday. Just as well I passed by again today.
March 10th, 2018  
how strange it disappeared - Marty does seem to be just hanging there!
March 10th, 2018  
For some reason, I truly like this. Perhaps its the fact that Mother Nature is reclaiming and Marty seems to be asking for some attention which is muted by the tall and proud trees which will put him in his place eventually.
March 11th, 2018  
Great find and I like the contrast...nature and graffiti
March 11th, 2018  
It looks like a portal .... eerie
March 11th, 2018  
the graffiti makes the image so arresting, which is all the more reason to like this!
March 16th, 2018  
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