I am planning to visit the Cambridge American Cemetery again soon and as part of that, I was looking through some photo files that I shot this past winter. One of the features in the cemetery is its Walls of the Missing that have 5,127 names on it. It’s an interesting structure in that there are places where you can walk through and it operates as both a barrier to the outside, but also an entrance and exit between the cemetery and it’s exterior. So it’s both a wall and a door. It’s imposing, yet delicate; Both personal and impersonal. During this particular photo editing session, I was working with images that included the Wall:
These first images are ones that I shot on my iPhone using the app Hipstamatic. One of the features of that app is “randomize” which means you shake your phone, take your photo, and the app applies a random selection of filters. I created a series of those over the course of my visit.
I also brought my Canon 80D:
These two photos I edited in Luminar 3 with an eye to accentuating the warm but quickly fading light of a February afternoon.
It was an interesting work session, and I was giving some thought to how different the lighting conditions will be since my next visit will be in July. In that vein, I think it is nice as a photographer to have the experience of shooting the same place at different times of the year. It’s a good exercise in thinking through things like light. It’s also interesting to then have the time of year be part of the narrative of the image.
Do you have a place like this, that you visit regularly over the year in part just to see the changes? What do you think of my various photos, is there a particular one that speaks to you? Feel free to comment below.
Cheers!
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The following countries were hit hard by WW II and lost large parts of its population in percentage: Poland (17.2 %), Sovietunion (14.2 %), Hungary (10.2 %) and Germany (9.2 %). Now in comparison: UK (0.7 %) and USA (0.3 %). It was the Red Army which lost the most soldiers (ca. 13 million) and defeated the Nazis.
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powerful, I’ve never heard of this
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It’s a really well-done monument.
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Great photos!
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Thanks 🙂
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It must be such a moving place to visit.
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I really find it to be.
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it would be an interesting exercise Amy to revisit in various seasons. I can’t say I have done that but will watch for opportunities as autumn approaches.
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It’s one of those exercises that doesn’t have to be a big production. One of the areas I keep an eye on is the pathways where I run, I mean I’m already there so it’s an easy spot to observe.
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