Recon by barryjeffer
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They had walked right into it... firefight. The first rounds hit them before they knew what was happening. Snipers above them in the ruined hotel had racked off at least six shots in rapid succession. The side-arms that were standard issue for medics were of little use, the shooters were out of the range of such weapons. Caught in the open with nowhere to take cover, they were easy targets and they both were hit repeatedly... Corporal Lindsey took two rounds to the head and fell almost immediately. Sarge was hit numerous times, but he had pulled his helmet on at the first sound of gunfire, and the Kevlar armor suit protected him from any real damage. He made a desperate call to base and within a matter of minutes the sound of approaching Apaches brought an abrupt halt to the attack.... but it was too late for the Corporal, all he could do was gather up the body and return it for burial.
There is no such thing as a fire-free zone, it doesn't exist.
Wanted to give black and white another go, so here it is.
Thanks for the peek.
Comments (60)
bebopdlx
Nice work, sad but nice work.
Faemike55
My heart is heavy, reading this and seeing the image, thinking of our men and women in the hot-zones around the world, with some, like the corporal, coming back on the shield and not with it. Powerful image and story the stuff that true nightmares are made of
Black-Carrie
Fantastic B/W! Excellent work!
linwhite
Faemink55 said it all....my heart is heavy, too. So sad for all the brave ones who never return....
ronmolina
Excellent work!
giulband
fantastic !!!!!!!! good idea and realization
mikeerson
they should of left their helmets on - lol
Domi48
Superb!
Jean_C
Very touching image, superb lighting, excellent work, Seth!
pchef
great use of the materials. Very beautiful scene.
byteline
EXCELLENT WORK! SUPER!!!!
Leije
Great image about the darkness of the war, absolutely superb with this monochrome tone and the lighting!
miwi
Excellent,love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
starfire777
Fantastic image and concept!!!
illkirch
B/W works well here. Great job
Grossevi
Amazing light and render!
Heronerd13
Fantastic scene.
dru57
Superb composition! :)
twelvemark21
Outstanding render, gorgeous light and mood!
adrie
Great work on this dark story telling image Seth, superb done in everyway.
donnena
Dark & sad image!
netsuke
The usage of the black and white emphasizes the sadness of her companion in arms.
Cyve
Marvelous image and fabulous creation... It's a very fantastic scene.... Outstandiingly well done !
eekdog
great story and moving piece of work. wow!! details are super on enlarge.
nefertiabet
Excellent image and lighting!!!
GrandmaT
Very dramatic work! No one is immune to death in a war zone.
Lenord
Worst thing about a Free Fire Zone is whose behind you, they call it Friendly Fire but there's nothing friendly about a Bullet no matter whose weapon it comes from(flashback sorry). Super work man. Peace
Cimaira
Fantastic work, I really like the black and white treatment, it adds great emotion/mood.
Egzariuf
This has hit a personal tone with me....... Very emotional... powerful...... superb !
daggerwilldo
A truly well done and heart felt work. Even when you do everything right you can still lose. It is up to the Gods of War. At least the Apaches came this time, sometimes they don't.