Collection:France Camera:Canon EOS-30D Lens:Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS Location: Meuse-Argonne Cemetery, France Date: Aug 27, 2009 Aperture: f/5.6 ISO: 100 Shutter: 1/125 Date Uploaded: Sep 1, 2009
This was my Free Study for August; I honestly did not realize it was bad enough to score a 4.3. I still wanted to share it to share the story behind it, though.
This was taken at the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery in France. There are 14,246 Americans interred here, most of whom fell here (in France) between 26 September and 11 November, 1918, but some who were repatriated from other locations including Germany and Russia.
This cemetery was established 14 October 1918 by the American Graves Registration Service, with free use of the land in perpetuity granted by the government of France, and is maintained by the American Battle Monuments Commission.
I traveled here with my Dad at his request - one of the places he wanted to see this trip to Europe was one of the American cemeteries in France - there are 11 of them.
What? 4.3? No way! I'm sure I would have given it a 7 or 8. I love how the front markers in the back part of the graves are all neatly shadowed -- as if they are in fact standing guard over their fallen comrades behind them.
Free Studies just bring out the voting brutality in everyone methinks!
Hi Deb, the image itself is composed well. I wouldn't think it was a 4.3 score; in the DPC world, low to mid 5 on a FS? Anyways, it's a solemn image, thanks for sharing the details and story behind it.
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