OCOLOY Day 103: Fallen Warrior by vignouse

OCOLOY Day 103: Fallen Warrior

This is my favourite large scale sculpture and it sits besides the N24 express-way from Rennes to Lorient at Ploërmel. The fallen warrior is in full armour and carrying his battled scarred sword; all that can be seen of him is his helmeted head and left shoulder and part of his sword... the earth has claimed the rest. The tip of his helmet is about 3 metres high and the tip of his sword about 6 metres high. The best view is from the other direction but tonight I was looking directly into the setting sun and the resulting image wasn't going to make it without some processing help.

This rear view with the sun directly behind me is SOOC and is part of my ongoing OCOLOY project - you can read more about it in my profile. View on black if you can.
This sculpture really is quite something. With its broiling sky, this shot is most apposite to the heroic Fallen Warrior, and for me commemorating all those fallen in the defence of others.

A massive fav!
April 12th, 2016  
Very fascinating. And a wonderful bw.
April 12th, 2016  
wonderful sculpture...so creative and meaningful...and huge... well captured also...fav
April 13th, 2016  
I think it's beautiful. I think it's exactly how it's supposed to be.
April 13th, 2016  
Great capture of this neat sculpture...wonderful cloud formations
April 13th, 2016  
what an amazing sculpture!
April 13th, 2016  
Even from this angle it is a fascinating image.
April 13th, 2016  
I think it's great that you find something new to present every day and limit yourself in how you do it, another great scene , reminds us that we were not the first people here and wont be the last...
April 13th, 2016  
Great b&w
April 13th, 2016  
Awesome B&W
April 13th, 2016  
love the way that the stone lines up with the clouds
April 13th, 2016  
Nicely captured!!
April 15th, 2016  
Before reading your commentary I thought 'Arrow of God!'
April 15th, 2016  
Nicely complemented by the clouds.
April 15th, 2016  
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