A Lego recreation of Robert Capa's 1944 photograph taken during the D-Day landings on Omaha beach during World War II.
Original here ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Capa,_D-Day2.jpg
Setup shot here ... www.flickr.com/photos/balakovsetup/2517087424/
Lego soldiers from www.brickarms.com
Wikipedia has an the story of the how Capa's original negatives were damaged during development at Life magazine ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Capa ), I had to simulate the effect in photoshop :)
Print available on Redbubble.
Doctor Sinister, *northern star°, and 93 other people added this photo to their favorites.
metzgarpaul 62 months ago | reply
Wow, very interesting story behind this shot!
I love these classic shots done with Legos!
SeánLi 62 months ago | reply
good setup! like it
jrbechthold 62 months ago | reply
Oh this is fantastic!
I love the DOF.
Thomas LMC 62 months ago | reply
Hmm... They don't look like they are running.
....Tim 62 months ago | reply
Great shot (FAVED) - but Thomas has a point...
They look like they are slowly making thier way to the beach.. It's odd but I guess it is very difficult to give the real sense of motion...
The result is quite sureal...
dibec 62 months ago | reply
That is awesome. Much respect for the creativity. =)
jontlaw 62 months ago | reply
Classics in Lego - by far the most creative and inspiring set of shots I've seen. One of those - "I wish I'd thought of that!" moments.
As for the running - they're lego, not fully posable action figures. Part of the charm of these images is that they are very restricted by the components, yet the results, combined with the original, can still carry emotion and feeling. At least for me!
Aka Kage 62 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Simulated, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
saintentreri 61 months ago | reply
Figures the publication would blame the photog before admitting a mistake. I just had to drop everything and go through this whole series, setup shots and originals as well. This is amazing work, a very creative idea. Keep it up!
Jojo Foto [deleted] 61 months ago | reply
superbe
Kid_Benjamin 61 months ago | reply
I saw your photos on flickr before and saw the photos on BBC news and was instantly reminded how amazing they are. I love this (and many more) of your excellent recreations.
francis bacon 61 months ago | reply
hi,
im from porto alegre, brazil.
yesterday, your photos (legos' photos) were published in a newspaper from here,
did you know?
Mike Wood Photography 57 months ago | reply
Excellent concept and execution - this image and the other Lego re-creations. Just read it on the Wired Blog and I blogged it myself. Well done. :)
mikewoodphotography.blogspot.com/
Spikey-Mikey 50 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a new group called LEGO History, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
candy_lett 41 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called lego world war II, and we'd love to have this added to the group!