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Eyes left!

Postby the foto fanatic on Mon Sep 13, 2010 11:35 am

I had a flying visit to Wagga Wagga last week to see my nephew march out as a private in the Australian Army. While there, I saw this platoon (my nephew isn't in the photograph) returning from field training, and they had to salute some brass as they marched past in double time. Click for larger image.

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Re: Eyes left!

Postby Matt. K on Mon Sep 13, 2010 9:34 pm

You shot them before they shot you. :D :D :D They do it tough at Kapooka and deserve congratulations for getting through. It's a bloody hard slog. Your nephew has done his family proud.
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Re: Eyes left!

Postby the foto fanatic on Mon Sep 13, 2010 10:03 pm

A couple more family snaps, not really for critique but rather for interest. The rain was pissing down, hence the rather flat looking images:
The band:
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Boys with guns - my nephew is the one second from right, partially obscured, looking into the camera:
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And here he is with his father and sister after march out:
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Soldiers need hugs too:
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Matt is right (of course!). The eighty-day induction course is designed to sort the wheat from the chaff, so to speak. Now he is off to Singleton for specialist weapons training.
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Re: Eyes left!

Postby biggerry on Mon Sep 13, 2010 11:33 pm

the foto fanatic wrote:The rain was pissing down, hence the rather flat looking images:
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I reckon the rain and overcast day has worked in your favour, nice images with soft light :up:
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Re: Eyes left!

Postby surenj on Tue Sep 14, 2010 12:51 am

Beautiful light in the #1.. makes it very toned in a muted way. Suits the scene.

the foto fanatic wrote:flying visit to Wagga Wagga
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After being to that airport a fair few times, I still can't get over how small it is! The Wagga town is comparatively large. :wink:
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Re: Eyes left!

Postby the foto fanatic on Tue Sep 14, 2010 8:58 am

surenj wrote:Beautiful light in the #1.. makes it very toned in a muted way. Suits the scene.

the foto fanatic wrote:flying visit to Wagga Wagga
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After being to that airport a fair few times, I still can't get over how small it is! The Wagga town is comparatively large. :wink:


My wife was looking for the Qantas Club! :biglaugh:
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Re: Eyes left!

Postby gstark on Tue Sep 14, 2010 10:30 am

biggerry wrote:
the foto fanatic wrote:The rain was pissing down, hence the rather flat looking images:
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I reckon the rain and overcast day has worked in your favour, nice images with soft light :up:
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I agree. The light in these is wonderful.

the foto fanatic wrote:My wife was looking for the Qantas Club! :biglaugh:


That was the big, heavy stick in the corner, Trevor.

Great images, and the family snaps are an important record that needs to be cherished and not undervalued.
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