I had reason to find my Father’s photo album which I was lucky enough to store and tried to photograph the black and whites in the best way.
Some worked and some didn’t.
This one was taken on the SS Arawa, a steamship that carried NZer’s back to NZ from fighting in World War 1. My father was on it.
Three good things;
1 I was able to blur the really naked bits - this photo was entitled, “Bath Parade’
2. Both the yellow and the pink rhododendrons are out side by side.
3. I made macaroni cheese for lunch - we both love this dish!
The corporal is laughing, not sure if the bath parade guys also had fun.... great image :) (question, why did you photograph the old pictures and not scan, better result? and yes, im curious haha)
@madeinnl I could scan them Ko, but 365 is supposed to be from your own camera and I have found that if I get the focus right the photos are as good as a scan!
This is such a funny photo -- and while I can understand why you blurred the bits you did, it seems less authentic . . .
Gives you a bit of insight into your dad's sense of humor!
@maggiemae -- That's precisely what makes this photo work! They are oblivious to being photographed, the corporal is completely humored by your dad's work in photographing it. Such a great capture!
@maggiemae Hi Maggiemae while away went went to Banff Keith Uncle flew out from there not to return . I would have like to have visited Germany where my Dad was held prisoner instead when in Krakow went to Auschwitz and Birkenhau
@haskar I'm just glad to see these guys don't have the awful tragedy of terrible wounds from WW!. My father was Padre in an English rehabilitation Centre and the stories are not nice!
That is very funny! I think I am with @jyokota and wouldn't have blurred the cheeky bits, they are so much fun and what the photo is all about. It is a great image and such a fun moment to capture.
Oh my word what a wonderful photo! Who cares about a bit of nakedness, after all they had been through they were alive & that's all that would matter! A very happy ship! You have some amazing photos & stories from past lives in your family.
Fantastic shot ... It shows that the men still had a sense of humour after the terrible things they would have seen and been in ... It should be in a frame..
Great bit of history, the expression of the man on the left makes it . Wouldn't have worried about the bottoms, so often it is the context that more important than what we actually see.- as least they are facing away from the camera!
What a great old photo! Nice to know there was some levity, even during the war, by the look on the corporal's face...all very funny! It's the Tush or Full Moon Parade! Haha!
A snapshot of history. I can see no reason to not reproduce the original photo, aka without blurring. If we refuse to see and accept the reality, I feel we are denying the embarrassment and vulnerability that they must/might have felt. I like to think that in the century that has elapsed since this shot, we have become more aware of how many throughout the world have been compromised. Now is the time to recognise the dignity of mankind.
Gives you a bit of insight into your dad's sense of humor!