Omaha, a photo from Basse-Normandie, North

Photographer's Note

The wide sandy beach of Colleville-sur-Mer is a very pleasant place now, to relax and enjoy the sea.
Still one cannot forget that this fine sand was the witness of terrible moments the morning of june 6th, 1944.

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chriswhitley (2003) 2010-11-04 3:17

Yes, you have to think a little about what happened here 60 odd years ago when you see such a calm, pleasant scene. Nice repetition with the sand and water, and the people/dog through the shot. Good light. Chris

frunchy (1301) 2010-11-04 4:07

it is hard to imagine what happened here, how many soldiers died in the gunfire... to free europe!

It looks so peaceful now.Composition with the people included give a good feeling about the size of the beach, good work!

CLODO (24894) 2010-11-04 4:40

Hi Stefano

You're an artist to get 4 subjects on the same diagonal line! Nice hues of the sea ponds and sand.
Greetings
CLODO

bema (25964) 2010-11-04 4:48

Hi Stefano,

beside the history you´ve managed here a very beautiful capture with a great use of diagonals.. perfec composed picture with a great sharpnes and depth..

have a nice day, see you, Bernd

sevy (13367) 2010-11-04 5:14

Hello Stefano,

Yes, difficult to imagine the fights of 1944 when seeing this quiet beach.
I feel you can go more to square shape frame to cut a bit of the bottom and the left to place the dog and the people closer to the diagonale.

Yves.

Bluejeans (64241) 2010-11-04 6:43

Ola Stefano ,
Bonito ponto de visão desta praia com estas manchas de areia com mar entre elas , gostei muito do efeitop visual ,bom contraste de cores, parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Ninello52 (7065) 2010-11-04 11:04

Ciao Stefano!
A parte il fascino del paesaggio, la bellezza della composizione e dei colori pastello con quei intervalli fra sabbia e mare, mi fa impazzire quel cane nero! Fra l'altro, se noti bene, non so quanto sia casuale o
studiato, si trova nella stessa diagonale immaginaria delle altre figure in scena! Fantastico!
saluti, Nino.

yquem46 (32823) 2010-11-04 11:07

Ciao Stefano
I like this alternance of sand and remnant blue water pools on the beach
Very graphic effect
How calm and serene as compared to the same place some 65 years ago !
Have a nice evening
patrick

grigand (18621) 2010-11-04 11:42

ciao stefano,
veramemnte bella questa compo, dà un senso di estrema vastità e libertà.
ciao
andrea

magalik (6097) 2010-11-04 11:53

Ciao Stefano,

Sai che mi piace molto questo tipo di composizione. E questa non fa eccezione.
Bel lavoro. I miei occhi ti dicono grazie.

Magali

Jeppo (17623) 2010-11-04 13:18

una spiaggia vuota..poche le presenze umane..un panorama che ispira pace, romanticismo...che invita al silenzio. eppure questa spiaggia é indissolubilmente legata a quella data. ed il pensiero della battaglia stride con questo panorama...

ciao
jeppo

rbassin (11381) 2010-11-04 14:29

Ciao Stefano
Jolie composition, j'aime bien cette plage avec le mélange sable et eau.Les effets de lumière sont superbes; bien vu
Roland

siudzi (24681) 2010-11-04 16:18

Hi Stefano,
Very nice view, really like it. You have shown us great lines, different textures and shapes on that beach. Well done. TFS.
Cheers, Malgorzata

hispic (9619) 2010-11-04 20:09

Ciao Stefano
Beach at ebb tide is beautifully caught with a nice framing, the dog is expertly put in the best place. I like this subdued tonality. Beautiful work!
Best wishes, Hisashi

eversmile (11624) 2010-11-05 1:40

Hi Stefano

A beautiful picture with these pastel colors. The softness of the shapes and the sobriety of this duo of colors, induce, along with a clever framing, an attractive graphical impact. It is funny how the silhouettes appear in a diagonal line, crossing the other remarkable one, created by the water marks on the beach.
Congratulations
Regards
Marine

Bournazel (6076) 2010-11-05 3:56

Stephano
Nice picture of this historic and sad place. The alternance of layers of sand is well seen
Thanks
Vincent

jonathan_hart (21268) 2010-11-06 4:19

nice patterns, and it's fun that you got the people and the dog in the same line
jc

macjake (39962) 2010-11-06 10:38

Hi Stefano
this is a great layered photo.
and in each layer there are key elements that catch your eye.
wonderful composition
cheers
craig