ANZAC parade

gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
edited April 26, 2006 in Landscapes
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  • §imone§imone Registered Users Posts: 105 Major grins
    edited April 25, 2006
    Great shots Humungus. Your 2nd image speaks volumes.
    About to dive into my shots taken in Wangaratta. Will post a some.
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited April 25, 2006
    Nice Work Gus
    Humungus wrote:
    April 25th marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. The soldiers in those forces quickly became known as ANZACs.

    They landed at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915, meeting fierce resistance from the Turkish defenders. What had been planned as a bold stroke to knock Turkey out of the war quickly became a stalemate, and the campaign dragged on for eight months. At the end of 1915 the allied forces were evacuated after both sides had suffered heavy casualties and endured great hardships. Over 8,000 Australian soldiers were killed.

    This is our 1st ANZAC day without any diggers (returned servicemen) from WWI.... I remember the WWI returned soldiers well as old men when i was a kid ..the returmed WWII & Korean men & women were in their 50's & the vietnam men were like older brothers. Today i saw the returned WWII men as i saw my grandfather many years ago. The population age has moved on.


    Age shall not weary them.

    My Great Grandfather was one of the last surviving 9 Anzacs in Victoria but he passed on too several years ago.......
    My ancestors on my mothers side where from Germany, and my mother has an extract from the paper way back then that tells the story of his family, and his brothers how they migrated to Australia to start a new life, but the war broke out, so they changed their surname so it wouldn't sound so German, and they enlisted in the Australian Army, and went back to Germany to fight their own people.

    They tried to stop people marching wearing their families Medals and hold photos of them did you know that???
    People will display their emotions differently, if it wasn't for the ANZACS we might well all be speaking a different language hu Gus.

    Very nice photos Gus........you did a great job there thumb.gif

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  • ed_hed_h Registered Users Posts: 191 Major grins
    edited April 25, 2006
    Nice shots, particularly liked the black and white.
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  • luckydogluckydog Registered Users Posts: 396 Major grins
    edited April 25, 2006
    Great shots Gus!

    I went to our local dawn service as I have since I was 5 years old. My intention was to grab the camera and head for Newcastle's march (the local big march) to take photos but it rained the proverbial cats and dogs so I stayed at home, had a little sulk, and then watched the Sydney march on the ABC.
    I was actually a little lost today as it's my first ANZAC Day where nobody has told me where to be or what I have to do. I'm used to marching or being in Catafalque parties.
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
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    Tremendous, the others are good, but this one really says something.

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  • §imone§imone Registered Users Posts: 105 Major grins
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    So gus he out of the bad books now ?
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  • rahmonsterrahmonster Registered Users Posts: 1,376 Major grins
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    Wow Gus, these are great. I remember your shots from last year and I loved those too. They are all great I can't pick a favourite.

    Did you play some 2up? I wasn't able to get out this year. So seeing nice shots makes me smile:D.
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  • TassieDTassieD Registered Users Posts: 711 Major grins
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    Outstanding work as always Gus,

    You definately caught the cross section and emotion of the day. Myself and my 9 year old son attended the Hobart march and was happy to see the school children carrying the banners of those that were once carried for the WW1 diggers, they even had students march behind the banners.

    Lest we forget.
    Cheers
    David Clifford
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  • TassieDTassieD Registered Users Posts: 711 Major grins
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    Humungus wrote:
    Tks mate...i would so wish to photograph kids waving flags etc but i just dont do it. No way would i want anyone photographing my daughter period.

    I am in troubled waters over that beautiful 135 prime lens mate. Its taken a year but yesterday showed that i really need that 70-200 f/4 or 2.8 sooner rather than later. No way can i just pop out & buy it (& stay married) so comes the question ...will i be happy with the sharpness of the 70-200 f/4 ?
    I end up shooting at f/4 most of the time (if not all the time) anyway.

    Yes times have definately changed where you really have to say no to photographing kids.

    As for the 70-200 dilema I feel for you cobber, I would dearly like to go out and buy the 2.8 IS version but I prefer the warmth of the house and my own bed. SO thats a purchase that is going to have to wait.
    Cheers
    David Clifford
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  • TassieDTassieD Registered Users Posts: 711 Major grins
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    Humungus wrote:
    Didnt you have the 70-200 f/4 ? If so is it doing the job for you ?

    Nope havn't had that lens the biggest I have is the Sigma 50-500. One day I may own an L lens but I wuldn't be able to afford the closely proceeding divorce If I buy one at this point in time .....lol
    Cheers
    David Clifford
  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited April 26, 2006
    Gus - well done mate!
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  • ehughesehughes Registered Users Posts: 1,675 Major grins
    edited April 26, 2006
    Great stuff Gus... I really like all of them but for some reason I kept going back to these two. Excellent work...
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