Ring of memory 2 by ankers70

Ring of memory 2

For Get Pushed #631, Delwyn @dkbarnett challenged me to photograph a monument, trying to find a different or novel approach to the photograph.

Fortunately, we are in Canberra, ACT, for a couple of days and Canberra is well supplied with monuments.

This is a view of the Australian Vietnam Forces National Memorial in ANZAC Avenue, Canberra. It's dedicated to all those Australians who served in Vietnam 1962–1973. I took this photo looking upwards at the ring suspended 7 metres above the podium floor of the memorial. The symbolic ring is made of granite segments and suspended by cables. Sealed within one of the segments (it is marked with a simple cross), is a scroll upon which have been inscribed the names of the dead. The ring also recalls the rotors of the helicopters used to transport so many into the battlefields of Vietnam.

As suggested by Dave Archibald @darchibald, I have edited t to B&W and tagged it for the Black and White challenge.


Wonderful POV
September 6th, 2024  
Cool shot and pov
September 6th, 2024  
nice in monochrome
September 6th, 2024  
This is such a meaningful memorial and you have photographed it brilliantly. Great POV.
September 6th, 2024  
So amazing on black!
September 6th, 2024  
What an interesting pov and narrative.
September 6th, 2024  
A great alternative.
September 6th, 2024  
Great b&w capture.
September 6th, 2024  
September 6th, 2024  
Super in b&w too...
September 6th, 2024  
love the POV
September 6th, 2024  
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