I Can Explain by bmac62

Photography • Abstract • posted on Jun 14, 2009

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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)

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neiwil

8:51AM | Mon, 15 June 2009

Was your intention to capture ALL of that or was it a happy accident??. Either way it's brilliant (even more so if deliberate.).

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flora-crassella

12:40PM | Mon, 15 June 2009

great photo!!!!!

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orig_buggy

5:25PM | Mon, 15 June 2009

ditto to all the above...it is very eye catching

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dbrv6

8:13PM | Mon, 15 June 2009

I needed the explination ! thank you and glad to see this.

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Fred255

6:13AM | Tue, 16 June 2009

This photo has worked very well! Sounded like it could have worked or just not have worked. I think you were lucky!

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Buffalo1

1:45PM | Tue, 16 June 2009

Wonderful composition, Bill. A very artistic photo.

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debbielove

8:41AM | Sun, 21 June 2009

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.

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