Eleventh Hour, Eleventh Day, Eleventh Monthby David McMahon
This shot of a World War I memorial was taken in the little Victorian town of Nhill, on the Western Highway between Melbourne and Adelaide.
The first frame I shot was a deep vertical, taking in the whole statue with the names of those soldiers who had given their lives. Then, as I stepped back, I realised the true shot was a horizontal frame, taking in that Western District farming sky, as well as the palm trees that seemed to form a memorial arch for the marble figure of the lone Digger in his slouch hat, keeping eternal watch …
I do not crop, enhance or post-edit my images in any way. Shot with a Pentax K100D, using a Sigma 18-125mm lens. F11, 1/500 sec, ISO 200, focal length 108mm.
And by a coincidence, it was on the Eleventh Hour, on the Eleventh Day, of the Eleventh Month (admittedly some year later…) that I was examined for my Ph.D. But that was not such a memorable event as the one you have depicted here.
I wish someone had learned something.
What a coincidence, Rune. You’re right with your last sentence, 100 per cent.
Comments
Super, David! So appropriate right now!
Thanks, David – the minute’s silence is still observed in schools and workplaces here.
– David McMahon
Brilliant capture.
Thanks very much. Just one way of paying homage.
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We will remember them……Great capture David!
Thank you, Linda – Melbourne was awash with poppies yestedray.
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Head bowed in remembrance.
I second that, Leslie.
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wonderful capture!
Thank you, Sandra. We honour them in our own way, almost a century later.
– David McMahon
And by a coincidence, it was on the Eleventh Hour, on the Eleventh Day, of the Eleventh Month (admittedly some year later…) that I was examined for my Ph.D. But that was not such a memorable event as the one you have depicted here.
I wish someone had learned something.
What a coincidence, Rune. You’re right with your last sentence, 100 per cent.
– David McMahon
I always think of my father and his friends, part of the “Greatest Generation” who fought in World War Two.
Consider this a salute to them, Betty.
– David McMahon
Beautiful capture, David!!
Thank you, Gail – we’ve drive through Nhill several times.
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Super shot David – very appropriate as I view this on Remembrance Sunday!