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Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day
flaherma


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Challenge: Conjunctions (Standard Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D800
Lens: Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 LD for Nikon
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date: Nov 11, 2016
Aperture: 8.0
ISO: 12800
Shutter: 1/100
Date Uploaded: Nov 11, 2016
[Nov. 18th, 2016 03:18:36 PM]

Show us where, or when, or how things meet or come together.

Remembrance Day - a day when people around the world come together in their cities, towns and villages to remember, give thanks and say prayers for the brave soldiers who gave so selflessly of themselves so we could enjoy our freedoms.

The photo is of army cadets. The following passage is from the Government of Canada website re: Army Cadets get involved in ceremonial military events and citizenship activities that allow them to connect to their Canadian heritage. They develop a great sense of pride and discipline through their involvement in a hierarchical system that allows them to hone their leadership skills as they grow older and they learn to care for younger cadets.




Statistics
Place: 22 out of 46
Avg (all users): 5.4717
Avg (commenters): 5.8000
Avg (participants): 5.4643
Avg (non-participants): 5.4800
Views since voting: 411
Views during voting: 99
Votes: 53
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 11/23/2016 06:45:52 PM
This was really underrated from my perspective. You've created an effective overall composition that brings the eye right to where it should be. And the processing is well matched to the subject - channels the itchy wool they must be wearing... Nice work!
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 11/21/2016 12:15:08 AM
I thought it perfectly fit the challenge. But it's hard to please everyone. The texture added to the mystery of it all, the boy on the end was the one we needed to focus on.
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 11/21/2016 12:07:51 AM
gave 8. just love the faces, the almost casual black and white thrown together of this.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/20/2016 11:55:55 PM
Back to bump for the second time. Each time I view this I appreciate it some more. Good use of added texture, and nice leading lines to the face that's the focus.
I'm aware of feeling sadness in response to this, especially in response to seeing the poppies all so neatly placed. When I was a child we would attend Remembrance day services on Plymouth Hoe, with the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines all very well represented, along with wounded veterans. This, of course, in a city that was very badly bombed during the war.
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 11/20/2016 09:02:46 PM
I was going to rate this among my best picks then noticed the overlay that defaces the faces so to speak. 6 anyway
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 11/17/2016 04:01:56 PM
This doesn't say "conjunctions" to me at all.
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 11/16/2016 08:39:12 PM
I really like your composition and the overlay you used.
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 11/14/2016 09:12:38 AM
My pick for the red, love the glance of the kid on the end, classic
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