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31-MAR-2007

3248 fallen is enough. Stop!

Lafayette, California

This is a shot of a small PART of a hillside grassroots effort for cross memorials for the soldiers killed in Iraq.
There is a lot of controversy in the town of Lafayette because of this display not fitting into the rules that they have.
I saw this start up in November of 2006 with only a handful of crosses. By now it stretches for at least two
blocks on a grassy hillside. A large number sign which I didn't get in the picture displays a weekly updated
number of the dead, now displaying 3248, and supposedly there is one cross for every one. The hillside is
now covered with the rough white crosses, nearly one on top of the other.

Canon PowerShot S2 IS
1/200s f/4.0 at 40.3mm full exif

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Don Taylor01-Apr-2014 03:47
This turned out nice.
Bill Taylor03-Feb-2011 06:06
Very Nice !
Mattias Backström14-Jun-2010 21:43
Wow. So well seen. Vote.
cits_4_pets30-Jun-2009 22:20
Hopefully the number will stop. Ping:Stop the Deaths_http://www.pbase.com/cits_4_pets/image/97685557
Dave Hodges19-Sep-2008 03:56
Nice Carol, I see this daily!
alexeig19-Feb-2008 22:22
Amazing memorial and great image
Ray :)20-Oct-2007 01:11
The power of the photograph.
If only it could stop...
Jim Chiesa14-Oct-2007 15:25
I think the message is clear. You've conveyed it in a clever manner.
Jim
http://www.jimphotostudio.com
Tim May08-Apr-2007 15:22
A dynamic anti-war image.
Wendy O07-Apr-2007 03:46
Great shot Carol. You really get the message.
Guest 06-Apr-2007 01:33
tooooooooooo cool!!!!! love it. V
Didier Vanderperre04-Apr-2007 12:15
Very clever shot, you certainly got the message across.
Ought to be in the NY times, they would love it.
Greg Burke04-Apr-2007 03:30
very powerful and timely image.
Georgia Roessler04-Apr-2007 00:01
This is still the best of all. It's the light here, and the striking composition!
I really like this a lot!
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