"Quatre Bras 16th June 1815 2.20 PM" Topic
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| C M DODSON | 29 Jun 2018 2:01 p.m. PST |
The Battle of Quatre Bras 16th June 1815 Timeline 2.20 PM 9th French Infantry Division, Lieutenant-general Maximilian-Sebastion Foy is advancing towards the crossroads. 2nd French Brigade, Marechal-de-camp Baron Jean-Baptiste Jamin advances on Gemincourt. ERROR - no url for link
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1st French Brigade Marechal-de-camp BaronJean-Joseph Gauthier is advancing down the Brussels road clearing Nassau opposition into the Bois de Bossu. ERROR - no url for link
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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. ERROR - no url for link
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Belgian Foot artillery, Captain Emanuel Stevenart commanding, contest the French advance.
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The view from the Bois de Bossu towards the 7th Belgian line infantry, Lieutenant-Colonel Francois van den Sande commanding. ERROR - no url for link
The Allied line is in danger of being engulfed by the French advance. Every man must stand and fight. Lang leve de Koning! |
 deadhead  | 29 Jun 2018 2:35 p.m. PST |
The modelling is great…. It is the photography that gets me…………
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 £800.00 GBP 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%)
What incredible talent. Much respect
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| C M DODSON | 29 Jun 2018 11:49 p.m. PST |
Thank you Mr D for your very kind comments. 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. Thank you again. Chris |
| Lambert | 30 Jun 2018 3:17 a.m. PST |
Thank you for sharing these, really stunning pictures that bring the figures to life. |
| Phil the french | 30 Jun 2018 9:07 a.m. PST |
Awesome pictures! Atmospheric and outstanding job, I LOVE this! |
| Gazzola | 01 Jul 2018 7:05 a.m. PST |
CMDodson Great pics and scenes. 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. |
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