The slave bell

which has been silent for hundreds of years with the Helderberg in the background.

[Liz Gooster]

A great shot that is both poignant and beautiful.

[Brian]

Wonderful POV

[John]

Interesting and sobering photo. The composition is excellent!

[Suzanne]

Powerful image. Glad the bell has been silent

[narayani]

Thank goodness
Lovely composition

[Susan Wakely]

A lovely setting and pleased that the bell remains silent.

[Dione Giorgio]

Beautiful shot and a lovely scene. Not something worth remembering. Slavery is a big black mark on humanity.

[John Falconer]

Great shot Diana.

What’s the narrative behind the slave bell?

[Lou Ann]

A wonderful image. It’s important to remember our history. Here they are destroying historical monuments. Heartbreaking.

[Peter]

Beautifully captured in dappled light Diana:)

[Beryl Lloyd]

So good to remember - even if the history was not a place to be proud of !

[katy]

I really like how you have composed this shot, and I like the comments of @johnfalconer @louannwarren and @beryl

[Christine Sztukowski]

Lovely photo and wonderfully composed

[Linda Godwin]

Fantastic scene and composition

[Lin]

Great compostion

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Very pretty and I like the shadows.

[Bucktree]

Great capture of the slave bell and the surrounding countryside.

[Lisa Brown]

the colors on this are fantastic. what a beautiful capture.

[Judith Johnson]

Lovely colours and composition

[Margaret Brown]

That is so poignant, brought a tear

[Carole Sandford]

Powerful shot! Life is not always pretty & if we forget the atrocities there is always a danger of them being repeated.

[bkb in the city]

Great capture of a piece of history

[Cordiander]

That's a blessing!

[Rob Z]

A silent reminder of an awful past.

[Granagringa]

wonderful balance in this image....

[haskar]

Great composition and shadows.

[Peter Dulis]

Niice

[Islandgirl]

Lovely archway and mountain in the background!

[Pyrrhula]

A great memory statue bell and a beautiful view .

[Heather]

A great composition and a beautiful capture! I agree with others here who feel we need to see and remember so that history is not repeated. Fav

[Shutterbug]

Is it like a memorial to all those who were enslaved? It is a pretty shot with the Helderberg in the background.

[LManning (Laura)]

A great composition and thought-provoking image.

[Rick]

A beautiful capture.

[Paula Fontanini]

Spectacular composition with those mountains in the background!

[Diana]

@lizgooster @briaan @congaree @ankers70 @narayani @wakelys @sangwann @johnfalconer @louannwarren @pcoulson @beryl @grammyn @365projectorgchristine @rontu @linnypinny @mittens @dkellogg @lisab514 @busylady @craftymeg @carole_sandford @bkbinthecity @cordulaamann @robz @granagringa @haskar @pdulis @radiogirl @pyrrhula @365projectorgheatherb @shutterbug49 @ljmanning @rickster549 @bluemoon Thanks for the wonderful comments and favs, they are very much appreciated :-)

[Valerie Chesney]

Such a beautiful & touching capture Diana...

[Diana]

@sangwann You are so right Dione, yet it continues in many countries in the world :-(

@johnfalconer Every farm in those days had one John, it was to let the people know when to get up and go to work. It also rang on Sundays for church services.


@louannwarren The same is happening here Lou Ann, except for those on private properties. Vandalism is really bad here in our country :-(

@shutterbug49 Probably Debbie, it is a part of every farm here :-)

[Kathy A]

Powerful image, great composition

[Issi Bannerman]

Such a powerful image, as Kathy so rightly says.

[Olwynne]

Wonderful composition

[Steve Chappell]

Lovely

[Ann H. LeFevre]

This is one of those things you are glad that it is silent. That being said, it is both powerful and beautiful!

[summerfield]

this is a rather lovely shot, Diana. love those shadows on the structure. aces!

i should like to read more about the slave bell. i hope that your country would not follow the west in destroying history. i always say that we all must learn from the past and destroying monuments and historical structures would only prove how more divisive we have become. @louannwarren