the grave of Robert. F. Kennedy

Thanks for your comments...

Bob Kennedy was born on November 20, 1925, in Brooklin (Massachusetts, USA). Brother of President John F. Kennedy, former Attorney General, Senator and Presidential candidate, he was shot on June 5, 1968, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles (California, USA) shortly after claiming victory in that state's crucial Democratic primary. He died the next morning and he was buried in the Arlington National Cemetery, just steps from his brother's gravesite. In 1971, a more-elaborate gravesite was completed, at the request of the Kennedy family, by architect I.M. Pei (who also designed the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art). The new gravesite retains the simple, white Christian cross of the earlier site, and adds a granite plaza (like JFK's gravesite which adjoins it) and two inscriptions from Senator Kennedy's most notable addresses.

The color & detail here is eye openingly beautiful. The compostion is peaceful and uncluttered. This is very beautiful and understated.

Una autentica maravilla,lo tiene todo: composici�n,luz, color y lo mas importante llena de mensaje. Transmite una gran sensaci�n de soledad.

A proposito de tu comentario de la Catedral de Burgos, estoy de acuerdo una foto muy dificil y mas si la tienes que hacer con la camara en el suelo en exposici�n prolongada, ya que nuestros amigos del clero, no dejan hacer fotos aunque sean sin flash, pero luego bien que venden las postales con todo tipo de iluminaci�n que en realidad es lo que da�a la pintura y demas obras de arte.

Un saludo.

This photo has been "Featured Work" in artSIG on 2004-07-19. http://www.artsig.com

I wouldn't know whose grave it was unless I was told, but the composition is incredibly effective and gives a lush, gorgeous panoramic view of green, tastefully broken up by the presence of the bleached white cross. Excellent work.

very good this green!!!!!

Me encanta ese verde brillante, vibrante!

LLena de sensibilidad.

Guillermo, what do you think of this croping, to eliminate the empty part on the top right corner and tighten the composition ?

Simplicidad y belleza. Muy bien lograda, Guillermo!

Henri thanks...I like your composition.

I guess I like the ORIGINAL composition because the slope of the hill and the shadow line lead the eye to the cross as it sits small and insignificant in the entire frame... just my take on it. :))

 

Ajoy

I agree with Mari Mar, simplicity is what this image transmit, IMHO you have captured perfectly the meaning and the soul of that place. Technically I like the textures on the grass and the lighting of course. Very pleassing image. Felicidades y gracias por la informacion siempre se obtiene mucho mas al saber algo del sitio o motivo que te llevaron a tomar el disparo, en este caso hacen la diferencia.

Very good! I like the horizontal composition, and the colors are fantastic.

Se me habia pasado por alto esta foto y he de decir que es una gran composicion, tampoco esta mal la version de Henry, pero me gusta mas esta que ofrece una mas pronunciada sensacion de soledad. Tambien se agradecen las explicaciones con que acostumbras a acompa�ar tus fotos. Un saludo.