Actual color combat picture found

[egbert]

rare color battle photography here, presumably East front:

[centurion]

Hate to be a doubter but given the length of exposure needed for colour photography at the time the images of those explosions look awfully sharp.

[ianjonesncl]

Have a look at the hands of the chap in front of the soldier on the left. Is he taking a picture with a mobile phone !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Rayessex]

Looks very much like a re-enactment too me.

Ray

[Muerrisch]

Kosher?

No way Jose!

[Sepoy]

The trench has it been dug by hand, or by one of Joseph Cyril Bamford's finest.......

[SiegeGunner]

And are those digger track imprints in the bottom right-hand corner?

I suspect this is the group of re-enactors that Egbert has teased us with before .... and the photo's 'Properties' say it was taken on 25.8.2013.

[Rayessex]

Ha Ha Egberts a little tricker!

Ray

[spconnolly007]

and the photo's 'Properties' say it was taken on 25.8.2013.

well spotted. Good photo though. More here http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=198825&hl= you are a tease egbert

Regards,

Sean.

[SiegeGunner]

And this rather gives the game away .... http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=198825#entry1951116

[egbert]

Well I am not buying that. The guy surely points in surprise to wards the Austrian detachment , not holding a cell phone. You should know that they did not exist then. Digger prints? I am not so sure either- if yes than maybe made with one of those German diggers. (Photo from Western front). So could be another -or early 1914 version of Schützengraben-digger

[Steven Broomfield]

That German sense of humour we all know and love.

[johnboy]

The soldier in the foreground has just placed his towel down and is pointing at the Austrians shouting that he is off for breakfast but will be back later.

[ph0ebus]

My morning just got so much better!

Daniel