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Photographer’s Note

This is the first of a series of photos that I took when I went to Oklahoma City. I went to visit the memorial for the Oklahoma City Bombing. They did a great job with the memorial site, you'll see it in my upcoming photos. I couldn't take photos inside the museum, it was really sad to be there. The chairs that you can see here are one for every person that died on the bombing. Where the chair are is the actual location of the building. Here is a little more information about this day.

The Oklahoma City bombing was a terrorist attack on April 19, 1995 aimed at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, a U.S. government office complex in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The attack claimed 168 lives and left over 800 injured. Until the September 11, 2001 attacks, it was the deadliest act of terrorism on U.S. soil.

abanibi, konok, Paolo, claudio74, emn, philsim, vinicio, zmey has marked this note useful

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konok (2005) 2007-10-17 6:12

Accurately construted, clear geometrical composition, wich for me symbolize the order against the anarchy.
Nice job!
TFS
Janos

Paolo (40635) 2007-10-17 6:16

Hi Daniel, excellent image about that memorial, with this empty chairs and the long shadows that are relly full of mood.
thansk, ciao

claudio74 (6195) 2007-10-17 6:21

Hello Daniel
really graphic picture,the light is perfect and your POV excellent.
Also your not is useful.We can think about victims.
regards
Claude

emn (251) 2007-10-17 7:12

Hi Daniel,

What a wonderfull analogy you make from this place.
The picture is great with good details, very good symmetri, good game with the shadows.
Nice work you have here.

emn***

markstaples (15670) 2007-10-17 10:52

Hello Daniel
A great perspective shot with wonderful graphical qualities. Very well seen and nicely framed.
Best wishes
Mark

mikeo (12113) 2007-10-17 11:33

Hi Daniel!
Superb composition with very good POV. The shadows give incredible effect. Good colours and sharpness.

Congratulations!
Greetings
Aga

philsim (1910) 2007-10-17 12:19

In a purely formalistic sense, Daniel, this is a very interesting shot. I could talk about colours , shapes and abstract qualities. When you consider its context , however, it takes on another dimension.
Regards
Phil

vinicio (22252) 2007-10-17 22:41

Sad memories indeed, Daniel.
I much appreciate your note and this fine image of the memorial cemetery.
Compliments.
Ciao
Vinicio

zmey (7242) 2007-10-19 8:50

a sad place, context and scene, daniel. but you have captured it well. fine geometry and perspective. very good DOF too. btw, have you tried to convert this image into black and white: keep the contrasts,composition and geometry, but lose the color. just an idea, otherwise, the bright yellow sunlight takes a tad away from your intended message.

regards,
kristaps

sebinho342 (18726) 2008-01-15 13:03

Hi Daniel, i see you have an eye for graphical compositions, this one is a perfect exemple, nice use of those shadows, i think it perhaps lacks of something that would brake this compo, perhaps a soul or perhaps just an object, but ok i can imagine that this is a memorial and you wanted that place "pure".
Very nice