I Can Explain by bmac62
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I can imagine your reaction. Having taken this photo at the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, I still had to dope out just what we are looking at here.
I am standing on a polished marble floor a few feet from a bridge of acrylic, see-through flooring. The see-through bridge spans a poppy field one level below made to look like a slice of a WWI field in Flanders. The see-through floor also is reflecting a glass ceiling above, through which you can observe the 217' tower with eternal flame...backed by a blue sky with some puffy white clouds.
Now, can you see all that???
There are 9,000 artificial poppies. Each poppy represents 1,000 combat deaths in WWI (or the Great War as it was called prior to WWII). Doing the math that is 9,000,000! Lest we forget.
This museum was dedicated in 1921 but completely redone and reopened in 2004. Well worth a visit if you ever get to Kansas City.
Thanks so very much for all your comments and favorites.
Bill:)
Comments (39)
Was your intention to capture ALL of that or was it a happy accident??. Either way it's brilliant (even more so if deliberate.).
great photo!!!!!
ditto to all the above...it is very eye catching
I needed the explination ! thank you and glad to see this.
This photo has worked very well! Sounded like it could have worked or just not have worked. I think you were lucky!
Wonderful composition, Bill. A very artistic photo.
I was there. I understand and it WAS a very fine effect indeed! . Excellently caught, Bill. A tremendous job. Again, difficult lighting at these places! Rob.
Super idea and treatment Bill. Thanks for the explanation!!
looks great you have to look at it a few times to see every layer of the picture you could say