Remembrance

[SmartWombat]

This is how many of the crosses are planted.

[SmartWombat]

There were three services of remembrance in the short time I was there.

[SmartWombat]

A few little details

[Frog]

Here the holiday is for all vets and we have a special Memorial Day for those who gave their lives in May...
The vets were willing to give their lives and should be honored for that.
On the news the last couple of days they report that 25% of the homeless here in the U.S. are vets and most of those are women and/or disabled. Shame on US!

[MJS]

Nice shots Paul, I really like the selective Depth of Field, very cool.

[SmartWombat]

Other people were getting very close, I stood back with the 300mm and used f/2.8

[Didache]

Hi Paul .. I'm glad you got there too. I really like that bottom one - it demonstrates the scale of loss in a way that individual crosses can't. I might get back there in the next day or to to get a few more (I'm thinking of trying an AV presentation of the whole thing)

Cheers
Mike

[Alison]

Superb shots Paul. That unknown soldier shot is very touching.

[Mule]

I like the diversity of angles in the first half of the shots. Nice.

[ddkphotos]

I attended the Montreal Remembrance Day commemoration this morning at Place du Canada.

[ddkphotos]

4 more from Montreal...

[Tyson L. Sparks]

These are some really nice shots guys.

[SmartWombat]

A final set, including an alternative shooting method that would wreck my back.
The last is the obvious tourist shot, so I took it for you virtual tourists
The youngsters are looking at the newer crosses, in the section that includes memorials for those killed in Iraq.
Remember this is in honour of those who lost their lives in all wars, though the majority died in the Great war and in World War II we should not forget those who lost their lives in other conflicts.

[ciddog91]

Thank you for the pictures.

[readingr]

Paul,

Some lovely shots. Just one comment - I would have moved the DOF a little to the fore in the last one of set 3.

Diane,

Love the shot of the chap with the medals.

Roger

[SmartWombat]

Roger, was that the one with just crosses and the focus at about 1/4 instead of 1/3 ?
What can I say - bending down for that - I'm still hurting today !
I'll do better next year, or crop it

[readingr]

Roger, was that the one with just crosses and the focus at about 1/4 instead of 1/3 ?
What can I say - bending down for that - I'm still hurting today !
I'll do better next year, or crop it

thats the one. I would Crop it just above the first pale out of focus leaf between the crosses.

Roger

[Axle]

remember

Sadly most of my digital shots I can't display here because they went to SNAP (save the linked one.). I did fire off a roll of film which I'll have by by the 23rd to share then.

[Liz]

Paul,

I just want to thank you for a most beautiful thread. I was brought to tears viewing the images here. Thank you for sharing them.

Liz

[OldSchool]

Great thread. We went to our humble Veteran's Day Parade on Sunday.... Just wanted to say thanks to all I could.

Tim

[SmartWombat]

I would Crop it just above the first pale out of focus leaf between the crosses

You mean ... a square crop ?

[readingr]

You mean ... a square crop ?

Yes - crop the bottom part.

Roger

[I_Fly]

Paul,

Beautiful shots, as a veteran I want to thank you for sharing these. The first two of your final set especially got to me. It wasn't until I had a son of my own, that I realized how big a sacrifice some military members make.

[SmartWombat]

Thank you.
I talked to a few people, and the first two are I think possibly the strongest shots.
Both taken with their permission, no grab shots, no posing though.

Though the one from Iraq, "Aaron Lincoln, Rifleman" has a special memory for me.
I met his relatives and they said just as they came into the Field of Remembrance, they looked down and saw his cross immediately. What are the chances of that?
But they couldn't get a good photo with their P&S. So I shot this one and emailed it to them, I got a wonderful email back.