The Western Front - we were there as well. It was far from "all quiet".
As sometimes happens this shot refused to work in B&W so you'll have to excuse the sudden burst of colour, particularly from this soul who looks to be having a far from colourful time.
This soldier is wading through a "sea" of poppies - just before the final section of the exhibit is a place where one can stop and "make" a paper poppy. These have been placed around the soldiers feet over the time (so far) of the exhibit.
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@jclaireyp Thank you very much :) @kwind Thank you very much :) @salza Thanks very much :) @shepherdman Thank you - they certainly did an amazing job, I just wish I'd had more than the iPhone with me! @30pics4jackiesdiamond Thank you very much :)
What I love about this series is that it's hard to tell if they're sculpture or paintings from the images. It's made me look closer, which means seeing more detail. The figures are astonishingly good.
@grendelbait The figures are amazing in real life - I really couldn't do them justice with the iPhone :) @dkbarnett Thank you and yes, it is - well worth the visit @photographycrazy Thank you very much :) @linnypinny Thank you very much :) @nicolecampbell Sorry about that ;)
This one needs to be in color-good choice. The look of innocence contrasted to the god awfulness of war then you land in a sea of poppies- Wow so powerful.
@paul10 It most definitely didn't work in B&W...I hate it when that happens ;) @harbie Thank you very much :) @888rachel Thanks very much :) @joysabin Thank you very much :)
@kwind Thank you very much :)
@salza Thanks very much :)
@shepherdman Thank you - they certainly did an amazing job, I just wish I'd had more than the iPhone with me!
@30pics4jackiesdiamond Thank you very much :)
@maggiemae Thank you...and yes, not my usual fare
@dkbarnett Thank you and yes, it is - well worth the visit
@photographycrazy Thank you very much :)
@linnypinny Thank you very much :)
@nicolecampbell Sorry about that ;)
@jesperani It is bit I guess... ;)
@harbie Thank you very much :)
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@joysabin Thank you very much :)