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Dutch horse artillery, Captain Adriaan Bijleveld commanding are threatened by 6th French lancers, Colonel Nicholas-Marie de Galbois commanding and begin to withdraw from the Gemincourt position.
Low angle, depth of focus, lighting and yet true colours.
That bottom image must seem a total waste. It is the hardest to capture. It shows nothing. It is therefore almost what Robert Capa would have captured with a contemporary camera.
I had a thing called a Yashica Dental Eye II, an incredible macro lens, with motor drive, ring flash etc. Fantastic pics. Over £800.00GBP in the late 80s. Only snag. It took 35mm film. I made literally thousands of pics on Ektachrome and later bought a slide digitiser. Finally, I gave the camera to a local charity shop, now worth £ 30-50 on e Bay. (Mine was pristine 100%)
You are right of course about digital photography eliminating the huge costs otherwise incurred waiting for your film to be processed, only to find they are all out of focus!
Even so with my Panasonic I on average take anything upto a hundred shots to get the one I want.
The problem is the eye eliminates imperfections but the camera does not. Therefore, just when you have your subject looking at his finest, oops, what's that tree sticking in his head ala Teletubies style.
I can understand what has been said about the last one, however, on the other hand, it could be considered as the viewpoint from a spy or deserter hiding nearby.
The images are also a good memory for your past games.