Camera | Sony DSC-F828 |
Exposure Mode | auto |
Focal Length | 16.7mm |
Aperture | f/4 |
Exposure | 1/250 sec. |
ISO Speed | 64 |
Flash | off |
This weeks photo is of the Commando Memorial just outside Spean Bridge in Scotland. During WWII the Commando's had a training base at Achnacarry (about four miles from the monument) and use the entire area for their training. The aim of the photo was to use the monument to show how the Commandos were united as a group (their motto is "United We Conquer") but often isolated from the rest of the armed forces as they spearheaded attacks into enemy territory. My idea was to shoot the top half of the monument against the sky, leaving the figures isolated against the rather plain backdrop. I took a number of such shots but I wasn't really happy with any of them. Fortunately I also took a standard tourist type shot of the whole monument. Cropping this photo down allowed me to get the image I was after. I didn't originally intend to convert to black and white but the cropped image was obviously of a statue and I wanted something that at first glance would look a little more natural and given that we are used to seeing photos from WWII in black and white this seemed a sensible choice.
2 comments:
This is a beautiful tribute. I've been there but never done them justice. Thanks for this.
Thanks Adrian, glad you think it works.
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