The Dugout Posted 21 April , 2015 Share Posted 21 April , 2015 Lovely pictures, thanks for sharing! Andre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 4 May , 2015 Share Posted 4 May , 2015 As the other half of the dynamic duo that visited all the Messines operation craters last month I've been debating if I should lower the photographic quality of the thread by posting some of mine; but here goes....... As Marilyne said we went into Ypres for a coffee and wandered along the ramparts from the Menin Gate. With the trees not in leaf it was a completely different veiw to when I've been there before. The view back across the rooftops to the Cloth Hall and the cathedral reminded me a bit of Vermeer..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 4 May , 2015 Share Posted 4 May , 2015 Off we went up to Zwarteleen and the Hill 60 and Caterpillar craters; lots of building work as has been documented on the forum. Again the lack of leaves meant I got a completely different sense of Hill 60 particularly looking back onto Ypres from the railway bridge. The Hill 60 crater is quite shallow and hard to get a good photograph of; I started to wonder if the spoil that made the mound was different in density to the underlying geology and resulted in more material falling back into the crater. The Caterpillar is much more impressive and had added visitors for scale which was useful. Again it was possible to see through the trees across to Hill 60 and get a better sense of the proximity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 5 May , 2015 Share Posted 5 May , 2015 I'd never been up to the Caterpillar before and never seen this view back towards Ypres from that side of the railway bridge. It again brings home how close it is. This is taken with zoom from roughly the Allied front line close to the Dump so presumably the German view would have been as good if not even better. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 6 May , 2015 Share Posted 6 May , 2015 I asked Marilyne to take a detour from Hill 60 down to Zandvoorde as it is an area of the salient that I'm not familiar with. Having read a lot recently about the first battle of Ypres I was keen to see how much of a ridge the village stood on; I was also keen to see the ground in relation to the final positions after the Messines operation as one of those what if questions is should the British and Commonwealth forces attacked from the Oosttaverne position towards Gheluvelt; "across the high groud" is how I've seen it described. This is the view from the Zwareleen road across to Zandvoorde; the answer to my original question is that it sits on a really prominent ridge and I could really see why it was the scene of such fierce fighting. I managed to get us lost on the way from Zandvoorde to St Eloi, it wasn't the first time this has happened to me in that area. We got there eventually and looked at the craters, it is probably the first time I've ever stopped in the village although I've been through it loads of times. Yet again there is a superb view back into Ypres from where the 1916 craters are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 7 May , 2015 Share Posted 7 May , 2015 Although I'd been through St Eloi several times before I'd never really noticed the gun at the crossroads. I am at a loss to identify what type it is however; I thought it was a German 105mm but now I'm not so sure..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 30 September , 2015 Author Share Posted 30 September , 2015 Hi all, Just using this thread for some rather bad news for all the fans of the Bear's roaming of the battlefields and his Donkey's photographic art: the verdict from the photographer came back yesterday: after 7 years and over 150.000 pictures, the camera has definitely reached the end of its life. I can of course still use it, mostly in manual mode, but still: it's done with!! So it might take some time before you see any more pics from us. right now weighting the options: APS-C or Full Format for captor; compatibilities and above all ... prices !!!! I'm leaning towards the 6D .. MM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 30 September , 2015 Share Posted 30 September , 2015 MM & Bear That is bad news in one way, but at least you have a chance to upgrade. Presumably your lenses will fit the new one? Will this also affect the plan to buy the super wide angle lens? I thought I would add one of mine in grateful thanks for all of the photos you have taken for me. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrocks Posted 30 September , 2015 Share Posted 30 September , 2015 I have to say that for me one of the most pressing characteristics of a camera is that it doesn't weight too much, given that one has to lug the things, often for many miles. Full frame cameras seem to be complete lumps, whereas APS-C cameras are at least reasonably portable. I am rather attracted to the new micro 4/3rds mirrorless cameras. I have seen some absolutely stunning results from the Olympus OMD EM1, such a neat and lightweight package... http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/olympus-om-d-e-m1 I have no other interest in cameras whatsover. I use a Nikon, because I have had them now for many years. Back in the days of film I used Canon, Pentax, Olympus, eventually settling on Nikon - I still use an F3 sometimes. However, they are all good nowadays - it is just a matter of what feels right. For me they are a tool. I am often amazed when looking a photographic forums at the awful, dull photos that people manage to take with the most high-end and expensive systems. As they say, it ain't what you've got, its what you do with it that matters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 1 October , 2015 Author Share Posted 1 October , 2015 Thanks for that Toby !! to ne honest, I've made my choice... now only have to scrape the dough for it: I'm going for the EOS 7D Mark II. It's an APS-C. and as far as carrying, I have an amazing device to hang the camera on a backpack, on the strap around my waist. I did the 4 days of Nijmegen with the thing, and had no problem at all with the weight of the camera! M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 6 September , 2018 Author Share Posted 6 September , 2018 Hi all, i thought it's about time to take this thread out of the mothballs... Last post was about my new camera and since then, it's done a lot of nice work... But there are a few pics, I really want to share with you... proof again that the best place to be for real quiet and good work is ... the Salient. November last year (1917) I had a chance moment at Ramparts Cemetery. I just came back from a two day walk on the traces of the soldiers who fought Passchendaele (a really nice project in which we walked from Poperinge to Zonnebeke, camped there and the next day walked up Passendaele village to the Canadian memorial... when driving back home I looked at the trees and decided in a split second to stop in Ypres just to take a view at Ramparts cemetery. I was not decieved and managed to make this great pic. More to follow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 6 September , 2018 Author Share Posted 6 September , 2018 April 2017 the Marching Team went up for a one day stroll around Ypres... just before meeting the others at the start I stopped at Bedford House Cemetery. the sun wasn't up yet but ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted 6 September , 2018 Share Posted 6 September , 2018 27 minutes ago, Marilyne said: Hi all, i thought it's about time to take this thread out of the mothballs... Last post was about my new camera and since then, it's done a lot of nice work... But there are a few pics, I really want to share with you... proof again that the best place to be for real quiet and good work is ... the Salient. November last year (1917) I had a chance moment at Ramparts Cemetery. I just came back from a two day walk on the traces of the soldiers who fought Passchendaele (a really nice project in which we walked from Poperinge to Zonnebeke, camped there and the next day walked up Passendaele village to the Canadian memorial... when driving back home I looked at the trees and decided in a split second to stop in Ypres just to take a view at Ramparts cemetery. I was not decieved and managed to make this great pic. More to follow... Great photo, Marilyne. Perhaps the most beautiful of all the cemeteries in the Salient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 6 September , 2018 Author Share Posted 6 September , 2018 4 minutes ago, sassenach said: Perhaps the most beautiful of all the cemeteries in the Salient. Definitely! !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 6 September , 2018 Author Share Posted 6 September , 2018 And then last year November came the decision of the army to send me to MALI for four month, which meant I HAD to drive to Ypres's CCMP to get my "scales" ... the desert uniforms. This done, I had some time on my hands to wander around Hooghe and Hill 62, still covered in ice and snow... µ At the end of the day, the sun had made all the white go away, but I pity the men walking at Hooghe Cemetery here... their feet must have been quite WET ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 6 September , 2018 Share Posted 6 September , 2018 Superb MM, thank you. Are these taken with the new camera the size of an anti-tank weapon or the compact marching one? Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 6 September , 2018 Share Posted 6 September , 2018 Competition on your photography prowess Pete? Cracking pictures Marilyne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted 6 September , 2018 Share Posted 6 September , 2018 2 hours ago, Marilyne said: And then last year November came the decision of the army to send me to MALI for four month, which meant I HAD to drive to Ypres's CCMP to get my "scales" ... the desert uniforms. This done, I had some time on my hands to wander around Hooghe and Hill 62, still covered in ice and snow... µ At the end of the day, the sun had made all the white go away, but I pity the men walking at Hooghe Cemetery here... their feet must have been quite WET ! Another terrific picture, Marilyne. Almost makes me feel I am back there, walking along the Menin Road then turning right down Canadalaan to Sanctuary Wood Cemetery and the Canadian Memorial, with views across to Hooghe Crater Cemetery on the left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 6 September , 2018 Share Posted 6 September , 2018 10 minutes ago, Knotty said: Competition on your photography prowess Pete? Cracking pictures Marilyne No competition whatsoever John. I've stood next to MM and taken the same picture as she did and still managed to mess it up. She concentrates, I just click randomly. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aengland Posted 6 September , 2018 Share Posted 6 September , 2018 What excellent photographs from Marilyne; great skill with clearly a wonderful camera. Thank you for sharing them with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 7 September , 2018 Author Share Posted 7 September , 2018 13 hours ago, Fattyowls said: Superb MM, thank you. Are these taken with the new camera the size of an anti-tank weapon or the compact marching one? Pete. This is the serious work, Pete... so missile launcher it is !! M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 7 September , 2018 Author Share Posted 7 September , 2018 13 hours ago, Fattyowls said: No competition whatsoever John. I've stood next to MM and taken the same picture as she did and still managed to mess it up. She concentrates, I just click randomly. Pete. This being said ... why not do it again ??? We should do another tour ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 7 September , 2018 Share Posted 7 September , 2018 5 hours ago, Marilyne said: We should do another tour ! A photographic tour of the Salient?..... Who’s organising?.....When?..... Cost? Now see what you have gone and done to my over active imagination........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 7 September , 2018 Author Share Posted 7 September , 2018 1 hour ago, Knotty said: A photographic tour of the Salient?..... Who’s organising?.....When?..... Cost? Now see what you have gone and done to my over active imagination........ Pete and I met in May '15 to visit the Messines craters (see post #67). It was a great day and that was what I meant with "do it again"... but if you want to tag along next time... why not? The more the merrier! There's place in the Tank! M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fattyowls Posted 9 September , 2018 Share Posted 9 September , 2018 On 07/09/2018 at 06:21, Marilyne said: This being said ... why not do it again ??? We should do another tour ! As Bill Murray says in the original Ghostbusters movie - "I love this plan, I'm excited to be part of it". There are lots of bits of the salient that I need to photograph badly. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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