Guest gumbirsingpun Posted 12 December , 2006 Share Posted 12 December , 2006 hi friends m not sure if you hae ever come across this foto while surfing amang those thousands o webpages wi regards to the western front, i have found the foto quite interesting, thats the reason why i wanted to share it with you regards tuna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilB Posted 12 December , 2006 Share Posted 12 December , 2006 Do you think it`s genuine, tuna? Phil B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gumbirsingpun Posted 12 December , 2006 Share Posted 12 December , 2006 if you ask me, its genuine phil,, dinna ken what made you think that it may not be genuine? regards tuna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunners dream Posted 12 December , 2006 Share Posted 12 December , 2006 For someone to be that close to a shell burst I'd say it's been staged. The background looks real, it's just the foreground that doesn't look right. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunboat Posted 12 December , 2006 Share Posted 12 December , 2006 I agree with Steve, the figure looks unreal.... hand painted. In any event if a shell landed that close surely the person wouldnt have time to raise their arms to shield themselves they would be dead or unconcious before they hit the ground? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Posted 12 December , 2006 Share Posted 12 December , 2006 I agree with Gunboat....the figure and explosion at the bottom certainly looks like an add on. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gumbirsingpun Posted 12 December , 2006 Share Posted 12 December , 2006 http://www.firstworldwar.com/photos/artillery.htm pls have a glance over the link regards tuna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gumbirsingpun Posted 12 December , 2006 Share Posted 12 December , 2006 http://www.firstworldwar.com/photos/artillery.htm regards tuna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcderms Posted 12 December , 2006 Share Posted 12 December , 2006 I think what's being assumed is that the 'flash' is the shell explosion. IMHO, this is either a later re-touch or a fault on the negative. If it's a fault, it could be a genuine pic but... The figure in the foreground with arms raised has definitely been 'improved'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Posted 12 December , 2006 Share Posted 12 December , 2006 Tuna Just because the picture is posted on a website does not mean that it is genuine. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andigger Posted 12 December , 2006 Share Posted 12 December , 2006 You'd also have to think that if the camera were that close to the explosion it and the image would have been damaged/destroyed. Also it appears in the darkness there are soldiers coming down the trench (perhaps a German helmet outline) and they are not reacting to the 'explosion'. Where as the obvious soldier has been doctored that alone does not cause me to doubt the picture. It has more to do with what else is in the pic, the quality of the image, and quite honestly the direction of the blast. Why is it only going out towards the right in almost a straight line across unlike the almost verticle blast in the background? Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilB Posted 12 December , 2006 Share Posted 12 December , 2006 The flying particles are leaving shadows in mid air! Phil B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auchonvillerssomme Posted 12 December , 2006 Share Posted 12 December , 2006 Tuna Just because the picture is posted on a website does not mean that it is genuine. Andy So you mean there are fakes on t'internet??? what about all those nice nigerians offering me money, and only yesterday i won a million quid on a lottery!!! Of course its fake. Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CROONAERT Posted 12 December , 2006 Share Posted 12 December , 2006 I've only ever seen two genuine photographs of the close-up of a shell burst (both of which killed the photographers, and both of which post-date WW1). Neither of them look anything like this (nor does the famous pic of the explosion of a Jap Kamikaze on a US A/C in 1945 - which also killed the toggy!). To be honest, I don't think that the camera technology of the time would be able to capture such an image (they were only just about able to 20 years later!). To me ,like oh so many of the WW1 "action" shots, this is an obvious fake (and not one of the better ones either - though I've seen worse!) Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roel22 Posted 13 December , 2006 Share Posted 13 December , 2006 The shell-burst is definetely added later and looks like a drawing to me. Camera technology in the early 1900's certainly wasn't sophisticated enough to capture shell-fragments during an explosion. Even today it would be extremely hard to make such a photo in the field. regards Roel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBI Posted 27 December , 2006 Share Posted 27 December , 2006 Looks like the Shellburst and the Soldier have been painted onto the Photo to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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