Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof, Cannock Chase

rpstewart · 12 Sep 2006 at 13:26

The Deutscher Soldatenfriedhof on Cannock Chase is the sole official German military cemetery in the UK, the graves of some 5000 German servicemen are marked by simple granite headstones in a cemetery maintained by the Commenwealth War Graves Commission and their German counterparts.

The first shot doesn't really work in the small size, the focal point being the second headstone. Might post a link to a full version later.

Belly · 12 Sep 2006 at 17:25

The German 1st World War cemetery at Langemark near Ypres (Ipern) in Belgium is worth a visit (as are the British Cemetries of Tynne Cott (passendale) a few miles away).

At Langemark there are some very sad and moving statues. Unlike the British, the German soldiers do not have individual headstones just a small brass plaque on the grass with six or so engraved names, this makes the presence of statues stand out even more.

Sorry it's not about photography and one can't really praise someone's photos of such a subject?

Thanx for showing them!

themask70 · 12 Sep 2006 at 18:49

Nice shots, i find that shot one doesnt look in focus on any of the graves, i really like the composition of it though. Shot two looks amazing, the processing really boosts its atmosphere, but in my opinion it would have looked better if you had of got all of the grave stone in the shot. The last shot just looks stunning, no complaints and i tihnk this is definately the best of the three, the use of the ir filter looks top notch

benjo plz. · 12 Sep 2006 at 18:52

The last one's creepy. Did you use infra red for it?

Zip · 13 Sep 2006 at 06:52

Whats the Orange thing in the second shot? :confused:

rpstewart · 13 Sep 2006 at 09:12

Phnom_Penh said:
The last one's creepy. Did you use infra red for it?

Yeah, Hoya R72 filter on a 50mm f1.8 then some post processing in PS.

Zip said:
Whats the Orange thing in the second shot?

It's a butterfly.