60th Anniversary of the battle of the Somme

stunsworth · 07/01/06, 11:21 AM

I posted a similar shot to this in the old forum, but this time I've gone for a black and white approach - it seemed more appropriate somehow. Teken in Northern France.

I may have mentioed this before, but one of the things I wasn't expecting was the sheer number of cemeteries. I'd assumed that there would be several large ones, but in fact in thes part of France there were lots and lots of small ones. I say small, but each one contained a few hundred men. A few hundred tradgedies, a few hundred grieving families, a few hundred sons not returning home.

No more cemetery photos for a while, I promise!

Canon 5D, 180mm Elmar.

jmr · 07/01/06, 02:53 PM

Steve,

a moving subject handled with sensitivity, creating a very strong image.

leicaflex · 07/02/06, 02:44 AM

Agree with Stewart.. also with a profound sense of sadness....

Maybe closer to Rememberance Day....it will be ok
Wasn't the Battle od the Somme..July 1rst 1916...so July 1rst 2006 minus 1916 = 90 years ago

http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/somme.htm
Thanks for sharing

Cheers, JRM

andybarton · 07/02/06, 09:08 AM

John

You are correct. simple typo, no doubt.

There are as many powerful photos to be taken here as there are graves.

hm1912 · 07/02/06, 02:31 PM

A very powerful photograph of an important subject.

Thanks for sharing.

stunsworth · 07/02/06, 02:45 PM

Andy's correct it was a typo on my part!

07/01/06, 02:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
jmr Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 11/06/04 Location: Tintwistle Posts: 4,802	Re: 60th Anniversary of the battle of the Somme Steve, a moving subject handled with sensitivity, creating a very strong image. __________________ John Reynolds johnreynoldsphotography.com

07/02/06, 02:44 AM	#3 (permalink)
leicaflex Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 01/16/03 Location: Vancouver Posts: 110	Re: 60th Anniversary of the battle of the Somme Agree with Stewart.. also with a profound sense of sadness.... Maybe closer to Rememberance Day....it will be ok Wasn't the Battle od the Somme..July 1rst 1916...so July 1rst 2006 minus 1916 = 90 years ago http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/somme.htm Thanks for sharing Cheers, JRM Last edited by leicaflex : 07/02/06 at 02:49 AM.

07/02/06, 09:08 AM	#4 (permalink)
andybarton Moderator Join Date: 06/21/06 Location: Airstrip 1 - 53:17:00N 03:04:00W Posts: 8,106	Re: 60th Anniversary of the battle of the Somme John You are correct. simple typo, no doubt. There are as many powerful photos to be taken here as there are graves. __________________ Cheers, Andy ___________________________ 2008 Spring Collection now released

07/02/06, 02:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
hm1912 Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 01/07/06 Location: Barcelona, Spain Posts: 354	Re: 60th Anniversary of the battle of the Somme A very powerful photograph of an important subject. Thanks for sharing. __________________ Ilan “Why a four year old child could understand this. Run out and get me a four year old child, I can’t make head of tail out of it.” Groucho Marx

07/02/06, 02:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
stunsworth Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 09/30/02 Location: Manchester Posts: 8,360	Re: 60th Anniversary of the battle of the Somme Andy's correct it was a typo on my part! __________________ Steve Website - www.steveunsworth.co.uk Picture a week - http://www.steveunsworth.co.uk/PAW_blog/?page_id=9

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