American Cemetery Cambridge

The autumn colours on the maples and other trees at Madingley War Cemetery are developing well though many leaves have not yet turned. The green intensity is reduced in full-spectrum photography giving a hint of what is to come if the winds stay away.

Freezing Fog at American Cemetery

I visited the American War Cemetery while the fog was still around and the sun just beginning to break through. The mist had frozen overnight onto the grass and all the twigs, flowers etc including some Ink Cap toadstools. 

Multiple Exposures at Madingley

We visited Madingley American War Cemetery this morning and I spent some time trying different blends on my camera using the different modes and changing the White Balance and Film Simulations during a set of exposures. I think I will have to experiment using known light, dark and different coloured objects to get some idea what the finished image might look like. It is very hit and miss at the moment though I have found some here that I like!

 

Tallinn 12. Maarjamäe Memorial and Pirita Front

On Friday, after Kadriorg Park, I headed for Pirita where there are a number of  'attractions' from the Soviet era including two that will have to await another visit - The TV Tower and the Olympic Yacht Centre.
I did visit the Estonian History Museum as I had heard about the old Soviet statues left to rot in the garden. However, the Museum was closed for rennovation and the back cordoned off though I could see that the statues have been tidied up and put on plinths. 

Image from Wikipaedia

 

Nearby is the Maarjamäe Memorial, a large Soviet-era monument consists of an elegant bowed obelisk set amid a large crumbling concrete plaza. The obelisk was erected in 1960 to commemorate the Soviet troops killed in 1918. The remainder of the complex was built in 1975 as a memorial to Red Army soldiers killed fighting the Nazis. It was built partly over a war cemetery housing 2300 German dead, dating from 1941. The cemetery was rededicated in 1998 and is now delineated by sets of triple granite crosses in the style common to German WWII military cemeteries throughout Europe. A grey day to visit this Memorial and the adjacent Pirita Promenade but, just as the light began to fail, the sky cleared to a beautiful sunset over Tallin city(next post).

 

Frost at Madingley War Cemetery Cambridgeshire

Frosty misty morning ideal for a trip to the American War Cemetery (decided better than waiting in the traffic queue on Madingley Hill). Decided to try photographing as much as possible into the light and pleased with the results. Last two had the camera on one of the 'advanced' settings - Soft focus.