Antietam (The Union Advance) by olivetreeann

Antietam (The Union Advance)

The Union Army marched across this field but today it hardly resembles a battle ground but for the monument that honors the men who lost their lives at Antietam.

Although the color was very nice, I've decided to process most of my pictures from this historic place in black and white to reflect the era in which the war took place.
Very dramatic reminder of those times.
January 5th, 2017  
Striking composition, love the clouds, good in b&w.
January 5th, 2017  
Changing it to b&w does add drama to the image, nicely composed
January 5th, 2017  
Great b&w shot.
January 5th, 2017  
I will have to google this place to see what happened there. Your b&w processing has worked out marvellously here.
January 5th, 2017  
Now I know. I checked it out. So many men lost their lives in that battle.
January 5th, 2017  
Looks great in b&w! Ithe sky looks amazing!
January 5th, 2017  
I think it is well suited to B&W Ann. Great shot
January 5th, 2017  
the clouds cooperated with this shot
January 5th, 2017  
Spot on again, well done.
January 5th, 2017  
For sure , the war was bloody and colorfull.
Great shot of the statue.
January 5th, 2017  
A picture like this is well suited for B&W. sad reminder of the civil-war.
January 5th, 2017  
Quite a contrast to your colorful foolery series. You are so versatile.
January 5th, 2017  
Nice shot. Good that the monument was erected
January 5th, 2017  
B&W seems very fitting for this image
January 6th, 2017  
Great job, its very righteous for sure!
January 6th, 2017  
Very dramatic.
January 6th, 2017  
Great in B/W and with rule of thirds for the monument it makes a brilliant capture.
January 6th, 2017  
I don't know a lot about older battles particularly in the USA but they do seem to have a hill in them somewhere! Great memorial!
January 6th, 2017  
@dsp2 Thank you Dinah!
@quietpurplehaze Thank you Hazel!
@nicolecampbell Thank you Nicole!
@leestevo Thank you Lee-Ann!
@sangwann Thank you Dione! I can't explain the feeling of overwhelming sorrow that one gets when standing there. Jeff said, "This is sacred ground. Every inch is a soldier's grave." The amount of soldiers who were wounded or died is almost inconceivable.
@twinsplusone Thank you Sharon! The day had begun with clouds and rain but by the time we got here it had begun to clear. It made for some very compelling sky shots.
@thistle Thank you Joyce!
@francoise Thank you Francoise! They cooperated in quite a few!
@peterday Thank you Peter!
@pyrrhula Thank you Ferry!
@bruni Thank you Bruni!
@skstein Thank you Sandy! That is so nice of you to say!
@bkbinthecity Thank you Brian! This monument was put up for the New York Division. Both North and South named their divisions after the States which they came from.
@grammyn Thank you Katy!
@beyondtessaseyes Thank you Teresa!
@randystreat Thank you Kathy!
@wendyfrost Thank you Wendy! Funny you should mention the Rule of Thirds. I've decided to do one of those 52 week photography challenges and the first assignment is to "tell a story using the Rule of Thirds"!
@maggiemae Thank you Maggie! I used my wide-angle lens for this photo so it really captures the wide-open feel of the field.
January 6th, 2017  
Ann, that is a beautiful B/W shot, very nicely captured
January 6th, 2017  
@digitalrn Thank you so much Rick!
January 6th, 2017  
Nice capture & processing
January 7th, 2017  
I like it in monochrome ☺
January 7th, 2017  
amazing capture
January 7th, 2017  
@leggzy Thank you Leggzy!
@annied Thanks Annie! All the shots of this day look very nice in color, but I just can't seem to print them that way.
@sarasdadandmom Thank you Terry!
January 8th, 2017  
Amazing sky.
January 10th, 2017  
You shot this in such a dramatic way! Nicely done!
January 12th, 2017  
@allie912 Thank you Allison!
@cjphoto Thank you Chris!

I used my wide-angle lens for this shot. I really like how it pulls a large amount of space into the picture frame. That's probably what gives this scene its drama.
January 13th, 2017  
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