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Armed Forces Day
Armed Forces Day
kanaj


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Foreground Interest (Standard Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon EOS M200
Lens: Canon EF-M 55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM
Location: Giddings, Texas (USA)
Date: May 18, 2025
Aperture: 6.4
ISO: 250
Shutter: 1/664
Date Uploaded: May 18, 2025

 Shot just prior to a "twenty-one-gun salute" performed by members of the local American Legion chapter during an Armed Forces Day ceremony here in central Texas. I was aiming for a composition that "anonymizes" the veterans in the background while clearly providing a context of dignity and national pride.

Statistics
Place: 14 out of 28
Avg (all users): 5.7941
Avg (participants): 5.7895
Avg (non-participants): 5.8000
Views since voting: 147
Views during voting: 56
Votes: 34
Comments: 2
Favorites: 0

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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 06/04/2025 04:14:11 PM
A favorite of mine. Very nice foreground and background.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
OM System OM-5
Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko
05/28/2025 11:26:36 AM
Well done. Thank you.
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