Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red

[Ossie]

Views of the art work being installed at the Tower of London in remembrance of those who gave their lives in WWI.

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Ossie

[sury]

Keith,
I love the second one best.

Sury

[the_hefay]

Nice shots. It looks like a lot of work for those "gardeners" though. o_O

[Ossie]

Sury, Thank you

The hefay, When finished on 11th November there will be 888,246 ceramic poppies. The installation will be removed starting on 12th November. More information here https://poppies.hrp.org.uk/about-the-installation

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[Kalainen]

Huh, awesome installation!! I like the first one and the last one (with man). Actually the last one is best, because this installation needs a bit distance to work best. Great work with these pictures!

-Toni

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Toni Ahvenainen (1976)
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[Birma]

It's an amazing I installation. It's been impossible to get near it at popular times and I think I heard they are extending the deadline for dismantling it. Each poppy has been sold and raised a lot for ex-servicemen. A great idea.

[Pitter]

Very interesting installation and your photos capture it really well. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.

[the_hefay]

I wonder if anyone has been able to get a drone in to take an elevated view of the poppies.

[Ossie]

I wonder if anyone has been able to get a drone in to take an elevated view of the poppies.

I don't know about a drone but perhaps a helicopter. This was my best attempt from the viewing platform on the 72nd floor of the Shard through glass and rain drops on the window.

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[sury]

Keith,
Nice shot. Certainly gives you the feel for the scale knowing what that
"red carpet" contains.

Sury