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<blockquote data-quote="Blue439" data-source="post: 824103" data-attributes="member: 53455"><p>Thanks, Dawg ! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> </p><p></p><p><strong>Legion of Honor medal, detail</strong></p><p></p><p>The Legion of Honor is the highest French decoration. This one was awarded to my great-grandfather during World War I. The ribbon was replaced, I believe, during the 1980s, but the medal itself shows its age here and there. It is the 1870 model, for that was the one still in use when this was awarded. They have slightly modified it since then, maybe after World War II. This is a detail macro shot taken with the bellows and an ordinary 50mm lens. Reproduction ratio is approximately 8:1. Below is the whole medal.</p><p></p><p>Created by Napoleon, the Legion of Honor used to be only awarded for military reasons, at least until the end of World War II. My grandfather also received one, although he never was a soldier but a doctor, and was shot by a Nazi firing squad in late 1944 for having helped and treated Resistance fighters. He was one of the very first non-combatants to be awarded one, although it was still deemed <em>à titre militaire</em> (“for military reasons”), as he was also awarded the envied qualification of <em>mort pour la France</em> (“dead for France”). Nowadays, they award the Legion of Honor to Olympic champions and famous actors and singers...</p><p></p><p>Nikon Z7, Nikkor Z 50mm, ƒ/1.8 S lens. Gitzo tripod, Arca-Swiss Cube C1 geared head, Novoflex BALPRO T/S bellows. Artificial lighting. Composite shot made up of 35 focus-stacked exposures, using the built-in function on the camera. Stack processed with Helicon Focus.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]410212[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]410213[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blue439, post: 824103, member: 53455"] Thanks, Dawg ! ;) [B]Legion of Honor medal, detail[/B] The Legion of Honor is the highest French decoration. This one was awarded to my great-grandfather during World War I. The ribbon was replaced, I believe, during the 1980s, but the medal itself shows its age here and there. It is the 1870 model, for that was the one still in use when this was awarded. They have slightly modified it since then, maybe after World War II. This is a detail macro shot taken with the bellows and an ordinary 50mm lens. Reproduction ratio is approximately 8:1. Below is the whole medal. Created by Napoleon, the Legion of Honor used to be only awarded for military reasons, at least until the end of World War II. My grandfather also received one, although he never was a soldier but a doctor, and was shot by a Nazi firing squad in late 1944 for having helped and treated Resistance fighters. He was one of the very first non-combatants to be awarded one, although it was still deemed [I]à titre militaire[/I] (“for military reasons”), as he was also awarded the envied qualification of [I]mort pour la France[/I] (“dead for France”). Nowadays, they award the Legion of Honor to Olympic champions and famous actors and singers... Nikon Z7, Nikkor Z 50mm, ƒ/1.8 S lens. Gitzo tripod, Arca-Swiss Cube C1 geared head, Novoflex BALPRO T/S bellows. Artificial lighting. Composite shot made up of 35 focus-stacked exposures, using the built-in function on the camera. Stack processed with Helicon Focus. [ATTACH type="full"]410212[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]410213[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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