co-ed army

Posted by
Franz (Baden, Austria) on 26 July 2013 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.

stockholm 10/10

this concludes our short trip to sweden's capital city - soldiers of both sexes performing the changing-of-the-guard ceremony at the royal palace.

have a great weekend !

PENTAX K-x 1/400 second F/9.0 ISO 200 240 mm (35mm equiv.)

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Javier from Castro-Urdiales, Spain

Nice blue color and great light.

26 Jul 2013 5:13am

Tede from Aubenas 07, France

Splendide, superbe harmonie des gestes. Bonne journée.

26 Jul 2013 9:15am

Ainsley from Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Looking nice in blue. Very well turned out.

26 Jul 2013 9:27am

Focales from Rhône-Alpes, France

Very strong blue !

26 Jul 2013 10:09am

Catherine from France

A very strong photo with all this blue !
Have a nice week-end too.
Catherine

26 Jul 2013 10:25am

Mariana Maoduš from Waterloo, Canada

Excellent group portrait !

26 Jul 2013 11:24am

Patrick M. from Lille, France

Belle harmonie ! super impact ce bleu

26 Jul 2013 11:53am

Curly from South Shields, United Kingdom

Oh this really does "pop", the colours, the contrasts, and the clarity are all top class.

26 Jul 2013 12:26pm

Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada

A striking study in blue! Nicely captured Franz! ;-)

26 Jul 2013 1:48pm

Don from Spokane, United States

I like this shot of the guard for the colorful uniforms. A fine action capture.

26 Jul 2013 2:36pm

Lena from San Francisco, United States

Gorgeous team, nice blue uniform.

26 Jul 2013 3:01pm

Abena from Illinois, United States

Very royal, I really like those blues and their expressions...lovely!

26 Jul 2013 3:53pm

Marilla from Turku, Finland

I almost missed your Stockholm-series... Fine pics, many things are nust like in my country. :)

26 Jul 2013 5:23pm

Phil Morris from Saskatoon, Toronto, NYC, Canada

Beautiful photo and very nicely framed !~

26 Jul 2013 6:02pm

Loner from Wörgl, Austria

Toll, diese blauen Uniformen - der blaue Rahmen macht das Ganze noch eleganter ! Ich wünsche ein schönes Wochenende mit viel kühlem Wasser !

26 Jul 2013 7:18pm

Denny Jump Photo from Easton, PA, United States

I could handle that :-) Beautiful sir <3
dj

26 Jul 2013 9:47pm

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

A fine looking squad in their blue uniforms. It's good to see women being able to participate. A really pretty shot.

26 Jul 2013 9:51pm

L'angevine from Angers, France

il y a deux femmes dans le lot...

27 Jul 2013 7:15am

DarkElf from Perth, Australia

the blue colour tone is really rich and vivid - it looks truly alive and attracts attention instantly! wonderful work!

27 Jul 2013 8:04am

Arnd from Basel, Switzerland

What a wonderful study of facial expressions.
This is an Interesting candid capture, well spotted and composed!

27 Jul 2013 9:19am

Doug from Burnham-on-Sea, United Kingdom

Great image Franz, I could only imagine seeing a young lady dressed in a British Army Guards uniform !

27 Jul 2013 4:58pm

Ted from South Wales, United Kingdom

stunning colour and perfectly captured.

27 Jul 2013 7:58pm

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

Great capture of these guards in marching formation!! They stand out nicely in blue here!

28 Jul 2013 1:44am

jean pierre from paris, France

belle image bien cadrée avec un bleu superbe!! amitiés

28 Jul 2013 6:45pm

Judy aka L@dybug from Brooksville, FL, United States

A wonderful capture of these guards, Franz ... I love the color of their uniforms and the seriousness on their faces!

28 Jul 2013 10:56pm

B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States

Those are really pretty and colorful uniforms.

29 Jul 2013 3:24am

Japanalia from Yokohama, Japan

The "women in blue"...and what a BLUE!!! They are well trained and don't even smile!

29 Jul 2013 10:09am

Sarito from Basingstoke, United Kingdom

Nice colourful uniform.. Just went through all the photographs I missed.. great series. thank you

29 Jul 2013 12:00pm

Jason Politte from Conway, AR, United States

Wonderful shot of these soldiers, Franz - the colors are outstanding!

30 Jul 2013 1:24am

Joyce from United States

What a brilliant color capture, and I feel....that the sameness and militariness is not very intimidating at all in that bold blue. They must have been something wonderful to watch march and move.

30 Jul 2013 11:27pm

PENTAX K-x
1/400 second
F/9.0
ISO 200
240 mm (35mm equiv.)

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