Photographer's Note
The wind has its say. Triumph over light and clarity.
All during the month of January, the American flag stood at half mast -- traditional symbol of honor for the dead. In this case, President Bush apparently ordered the flag to stand lowered for an entire month in honor of former President Ford, who died at the end of December. But the flag should stand at half mast every day, many believe. As long as young men and women in the armed forces are dying every day, why shouldn't we remain in a constant state of mourning? And there, beneath, the Stars and Stripes, you see the black POW-MIA flag. Prisoners of War and Missing in Action. The flag was created during the Vietnam War, and many still fly it in honor of those still unaccounted for from 40 years ago. Today, it flies with new meaning, new mourning.
More in the workshops, HERE and HERE, too..
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michiels
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(4170) 2007-02-05 13:51
hi Hugh,
Impressive, i agree with the half mast flag every day !!! I like the photo is WS more with the lighted window, i like that colour. Great with the movement in the flag ;)
greetings, inn
ps. do you also have the blur-disease now ?
;DDD
Polonaise
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(5802) 2007-02-05 15:01
Good stuff, Hugh.
Very good stuff...And presented the way the very good stuff should be presented.
This flag is quite visibly on fire, and it should be.
American army is trying to achieve something that is absolutely un-achievable. An American army is fighting a war that can't be won, because we don't even know how the victory should look like ???????????
Young American soldiers, absolutely un-prepared to fight THIS kind of war (and they never will - thanks God on high!), running the streets and the bushes, and killing other young people who dearly want to be killed, killing the young people who do everything possible to be killed (the sooner, the better), and who don't give a s*** if they are killed. The other young people, dressed in sneakers and t-shirts, untrained in the slightest form of training, are dying happily as long as they can kill someone before they die.
And it looks like there is no exit from this madness.
Shall I continue…?
g.
designsoul
(17843) 2007-02-06 12:57
A very meaningful and symbolic shot of the time we are living, Hugh. What struck me first was not that the flags were lowered but that the US flag looked like one that was burning... tremendous punch here! I am amazed this shot hasn't received more critique yet. It certainly would deserve a lot.
sasa
sajjadali
(422) 2007-02-07 8:08
Well meaningfull picture with intresting comments, will surely receive more comments. Although its not a place for expressing political views here, but keeping in view of some comments above, I must right that America is lossing its Value of Freedom, for which it has been loved all around the globe.The Moral ground are already lost and lets see whats come next..but I wish a bright and successfull future for the People of America !
regards
Qureshi
Photo Information
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Copyright: Hugh Siegel (bombilla)
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 401 W: 142 N: 401]](//i1.trekearth.com/misc/g-g-g.gif)
(3406) - Genre: Τοποθεσίες
- Medium: Έγχρωμο
- Date Taken: 2007-01-25
- Categories: Καθημερινότητα, Τελετή, Αποφασιστική στιγμή
- Camera: Casio Elixim EX-Z750
- Έκδοση φωτογραφίας: Πρωτότυπη έκδοση, Workshop
- Date Submitted: 2007-02-05 12:58
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