WW1 Pics, last Batch
 

This is the final batch of pictures from the recent trip to France and Belgium.

Starting with 2 graves of soldiers killed in action on 11th November 1918.

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This next shot is taken from the trenches where the Australians launched an assault on the German lines, and were massacred by the German machine gun nests. These are one of the few trenches that have not been preserved and fenced off. The memorial in the background is in remeberance of this massacre.

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The next picture shows the site of the Red Barons Crash Site. This is just a crop of the picture above!

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Finally, this is the 150 year old farmhose we stayed in and our group. The last pic was the view from my bedroom window.

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Great pics mate
I have to go,its something i just have to do,been on my Must Do list for ever.

very nice pics Steve, moving stuff.

Your so right steve moving stuff , 19 is no age to die fighting for your country, such a shame.

also on my list of places to visit!! a must :ok:

Steve, would the travel guides you used do a private sees trip, say no more than ten?

Wow!! Fine stuff Steve!

A trip everyone should make!!

Tim

Mike would prefer smaller groups of 4-6 people, so that he can give real details to everyone and answer individual questions a lot easier.

The good thing by keeping smaller groups and a smaller vehicle is that he can get to lots of places that coaches and minibuses can't. Some of the places we visited, if they did it on coaches and buses, there was sometimes a 20 - 30 minute walk to the site each way. Mike just bombed straight up the narrow lanes.

I can't recommend the whole thing highly enough. To be honest, I would suggest going with good friends or partners.

Thanks for all the comments guys :ok:

Nice pics there m8. A handy tip id give you if your gonna tinker with them in photoshop is Shadow/Highlight tool. Its my favourite tool when editing photos because it adds so much detail that you would normally loose in the dark shadows.

excellent pics as usual mate

Cheers matey!

I usually dodge and burn a little to try and get this right. I'm still getting to grips with what photoshop can do to be honest.

No probs! Dodge and burn is useful for adjusting smaller areas but for a quick and easy way of enhancing a photo just go image > adjustments > shadow/highlight and enjoy!

I'll give that a shot matey. Thanks for that. :ok:

Just tried that tip!

I like that a lot, cheers. :doubleup:

I wish I had the time to reallyget into photoshop :sadnod:

That brings back memories.

I spent 2 days over there with my school at the Somme.

The smell of mustard gas still lingers in some of the trenches.

Awesome pics mate!