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The Artificial Port of Arromanches. Gold Beach. Normandy, France


26360001.jpg by KentWebb, on Flickr

During the time it took for the port of Cherbourg to be captured in 1944, an artificial port was built off Gold beach at Arromanches. Another was built off Omaha beach, at St Laurent, but was destroyed in a storm and abandoned. This remaining port became one of the busiest ports in the world for a few months as supplies were unloaded by the allies for their advance to Paris. These few concrete piers are all that remain.

Mamiya 7, 65mm f/4 lens, Ektar 100

Cheers,
Kent
 
No, I sent the film to Precision Camera and Video in Austin for develop and scan. They are an advertiser on this site and they do a great job. I think they use a Noritsu professional scanner on all 120 and 35mm film. Thank you for the comment, though. This was the first trip I took with the Mamiya 7. I carried the camera and the 65 & 80 lens all over Europe in a Think Tank Retrospective 7 bag. No problem even walking 10 hours on some days!
:)



Pete B said:
That's beautiful kent. Did you scan it yourself?
Pete
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Kent
 
+1 on Precision Camera, they did the scans and processing on the photos I posted above as well. They are good people doing good work!

Cheers,

Tom
 
BardParker said:
The Artificial Port of Arromanches. Gold Beach. Normandy, France

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During the time it took for the port of Cherbourg to be captured in 1944, an artificial port was built off Gold beach at Arromanches. Another was built off Omaha beach, at St Laurent, but was destroyed in a storm and abandoned. This remaining port became one of the busiest ports in the world for a few months as supplies were unloaded by the allies for their advance to Paris. These few concrete piers are all that remain.

Mamiya 7, 65mm f/4 lens, Ektar 100

Cheers,
Kent
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Thanks for posting a great shot and also personal to me as my Grandfather helped build that harbour. I remember he said he had to sail the pontoons round the English coast in a storm and then across to Arromanches
 
Well, I haven't made a print yet, because I have run out of inks in my Epson... But wil certainly do... Thanks for your encouraging remarks...
 
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