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[Somme1916]

This is very hard for me.  Out of 991 pictures I have on file I've narrowed it down to three.

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[Somme1916]

Thiepval Wood with Teddy Colligan & Stu Mayberry.

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[Somme1916]

44th Inf Div mon. Flers

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[Somme1916]

Sorry I know you asked only for one but I love taking pictures and I have soo many it was to hard to select just one.

[salientpoints]

Stoner Posted on Wed, 3 Mar 2004 01:08:57 +0000

Here is mine, taken at ?????? (guess where?) on the 10th of November 2003
It would be better if the gent left midfield wasn't there, but I suppose he adds to depth and scale

Looks to me like Langemarck German Cemetery.  

I think one of my fav's is this one - sums it all up doesn't it...



Ryan

[Somme1916]

Nice perspective of Tyne Cot Ryan.  

Stoner I agree the chap in the middle ground gives your shot good depth.  

I noticed my pictures were a lot darker on the forum than they are on my computer screen.  Can anyone tell me why and how to fix it?  The picture of Teddy & Stu in Thiepval Wood lost a lot of its impact because of this as did the contrast in the sepia picture of the 44th ID monument.  

Thanks,
Jon

[Matt Dixon]

Toss up between this one.......

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[Matt Dixon]

or this one........website of WF photos hopefully up and running soon.

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[salientpoints]

I don't know why an uploaded image should appear different unless the board resamples it on uploading it...

Here's another perspective...

[AndyHollinger]

Maybe this one





Or this one

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[Matt Dixon]

I really like this one, carrying on the Vimy theme.

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[Matt Dixon]

last one I promise......

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[Somme1916]

Toss up between this one.......

mattpdixon, Of the two I like the poppy!

The pictures keep getting better and better.  There is some real talent out there in the Regiment.  

My hat is off to each of you,
Jon

[Dragon]

Very effective pictures here!

Are you people using digital or SLR cameras? And are some of them taken with wide angle lenses; if so, how wide?

The Flers one - did you use a filter or were you fortunate to be there in an interesting light?

On the uploading point, I am very aware that the ones on my website lose because we have optimised the uploading time, so that they aren't taking forever. This is a deliberate sacrifice. Presumably the ones on this thread look different on other people's monitors / PCs. I suppose I am asking this because it may be time to buy a decent digital camera... ouch. I much prefer the creativity of SLR.

Thank you for sharing them.

Gwyn

[salientpoints]

Are you people using digital or SLR cameras? And are some of them taken with wide angle lenses; if so, how wide?

The photos of mine above were all done on a Nikon F401s SLR with Sigma 28-80mm lens, so not that wide.

I have now got a Nikon F65 and Nikon F50 (spare body) as of November last year.  Last month I bought a Nikon Coolpix 4500 from the US due to excellent £-$ rate... I paid £221 against £399.99 minimum in the UK.  The main reason I bought this particular model was simply as it is one of the few digital cameras that has a delayed shutter over 15 seconds, in fact up to 5 minutes on 'bulb' setting.  

This is very important for astrophotography which I am also interested in...

Here's an off topic pic (sorry but it is cute!) from last winter (no snow though   )

Ryan

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[Somme1916]

The Flers one - did you use a filter or were you fortunate to be there in an interesting light?

Dragon,

It was natural lighting.  I took it just as the very last bits of twilight were fadding.  I'm still at the office but I've got a wider color shot which I'll post when I get home that shows this quite well.

Jon

[Somme1916]

The 44th ID mon. at Fler in color.

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[Ken Lees]

My current favourites would be either this one:

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[Ken Lees]

or this one:

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[salientpoints]

I love the Menin Gate one Ken - perfect!

Ryan

[Matt Dixon]

I second that about the Menin Gate, wonderful, but the setting sun in the cemetery is awesome.

[Ken Lees]

Thanks for the kind comments.

The sunset one was almost a farce. I was at Dantzig Alley Cemetery late in the afternoon last October and decided to try and get a 'sunset over the cemetery' picture. But, I had to find a cemetery facing the right way and to be able to get into the right position to get the shot. "Easy", I thought, with so many cemeteries to choose from.

I ended up tearing round the Somme like a lunatic, pulling up outside each cemetery, looking for the sun, cursing and driving on again. I drove to Thiepval, byut the trees got in the way, Beaumont Hamel, but knew the sun was going to disappear before I got up onto the ridge and finally I got to this cemetery which is one of the ones just west of the Serre-Mailly Maillet Road, beyond the Sucrerie.

I knew that if I didn't get it at this cemetery then I would have to give up. I wasn't sure the light was right, but luck was with me.

Ken