Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Ghosts of WWII

Via SFMEDIC

Vivid reality: The past and the present collide as touches of colour appear on this emotive shot on rue Armand Levéel in the French city of Cherbourg 
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Vivid reality: The past and the present collide as touches of colour appear on this emotive shot on rue Armand Levéel in the French city of Cherbourg

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5 comments:

  1. either photoshop retouched, defective color film , or something strange going on

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    1. Open the link. It will explain and show many more.

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  2. Amazing.... makes one stop and think, to ponder the cost in human lives. And to see the modern day photos superimposed over the hell of those days....
    Having lived in France, and my father taking the family out to see the history, to walk in the very steps of those who've gone before us. I've walked the grounds and burial sites of battles fought long before modern weapons reeked such horror on the bodies and battlefields of WW I, WWII.....
    My father ensured that everything was a teachable moment! Being a military man he wanted us to understand war and it's cost....
    "If we forget our history, we are doomed to repeat it".

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    1. "If we forget our history, we are doomed to repeat it".

      We are sure doing it now.

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  3. Yes, that was the Link at the end of the post. A lot of work went into it for sure.

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