April 25th is ANZAC day in 0z & Kiwiland ...& Gallipoli in Turkey.
I wont go into explaining it too deep but here is a web link. We lost 60 000 in WWI & for a country that only had a population of 5 million...that was a lot.
Between the 0zzies/kiwis/british & turkish....about 246 000 men died in an 8 month campain. Figues are very vague.
The Jerusalem War Cemetary, on Mount Scopus, is the final resting place of 2,539 Allied soldiers killed in World War I (1914-1918), in and around Jerusalem; 2,178 British, 144 Australian, 34 New Zealand, 51 South African, 2 Indian, 41 British West Indian, 16 German, 5 Italian, 3 Turkish, and 65 unidentified
Yeah, they could have been better in this way or that, but they sure tugged at my heartstrings. FWIW, it takes a really good picture to do that
I think you are right about the pride being evident. I could see it in some of their faces. That was a lousy war (as if there are good ones ) and it wasn't their fault they had to go serve and in some cases die. IMO, the survivors have every right to be proud.
Tks mate....I agree.. you can sit & debate this way or that way & miss the entire show. The longer im sitting here doing stuff on this thing the less time i have to photograph.
Tks shay...i had not been to a march in ages. I used to always be there as centotaph guard at the dawn sevice & it felt odd to be one of the crowd.
I am really champing at the bit to do it next time with the 135 f/2....i am starting to find the kit lenses limitations.
centotaph guard, was this when you were in the navy?
and if you don't mind another q, I am really curious about what lens you decided on. I think you have gone for primes and know you have done a lot of research?
Yep & when i was doing time with the army...did some time with the AF also but never cerimonial.
I'll pm you re the lenses.
I was on the guard of honour for Ireland's first female president. We rehearsed for two months. The first day of rehearsals the sgt major walked onto the square with a bunch of blank charge sheets and told us that we were allowed one mistake.
I hadn't much hair anyway but I figured that I wouldn't get caught for a haircut so shaved my head. All went well on the day, live on tv, "pride of Ireland" according to the tv commentator,
I went to a night club that night and the bouncer took one look at me and said
" you're not getting in here with that haircut son",
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Your set is fantastic! The 'sandy' handshake is superb!!
The Jerusalem War Cemetary, on Mount Scopus, is the final resting place of 2,539 Allied soldiers killed in World War I (1914-1918), in and around Jerusalem; 2,178 British, 144 Australian, 34 New Zealand, 51 South African, 2 Indian, 41 British West Indian, 16 German, 5 Italian, 3 Turkish, and 65 unidentified
Nir Alon
images of my thoughts
Yeah, they could have been better in this way or that, but they sure tugged at my heartstrings. FWIW, it takes a really good picture to do that
I think you are right about the pride being evident. I could see it in some of their faces. That was a lousy war (as if there are good ones
Steve
I am really champing at the bit to do it next time with the 135 f/2....i am starting to find the kit lenses limitations.
and if you don't mind another q, I am really curious about what lens you decided on. I think you have gone for primes and know you have done a lot of research?
I'll pm you re the lenses.
I hadn't much hair anyway but I figured that I wouldn't get caught for a haircut so shaved my head. All went well on the day, live on tv, "pride of Ireland" according to the tv commentator,
I went to a night club that night and the bouncer took one look at me and said
" you're not getting in here with that haircut son",
did I metion that I hate bouncers
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/29/opinion/29van_es.html?ex=1115438400&en=5f89f9b09414cbc7&ei=5070